Shantanu Raut

New GPA Research Associate Shantanu!

Geoff is delighted to announce the appointment of Shantanu Raut as a GPA Research Associate! Shantanu has been a great help to GPA in recent years and we look forward to continued collaboration in the future. Details about Shantanu can be found here. Shantanu Raut

Geoff is at Marmara Urban Forum!

Geoff is proud to be contributing a keynote presentation on ‘Deep Dive into Environmental Resilience – Nature-based Solutions for Urban Areas’ at the Marmara Urban Forum in Istanbul on 05 October 2023. Please click here to follow Geoff’s sessions (Geoff’s first session takes place in the first 1.5 hours and his second session takes place […]

Geoff’s Baghdad Recollections

Geoffrey Payne arrived in Baghdad in the summer of 1986. His assignment was for two visits, three weeks each. He still remembers his visit and its lasting memories.” Geoff has written a recollection of his Baghdad trip in 1986 for FEEFAA. Click here to read it, and enjoy!

Geoff is at the 2nd Land Management Conference!

The 2nd Land Management Conference being organised by the University of the West of England is being held this week on 11-12 May! Geoff is proud to be moderating the second session and will introduce seven presentations on innovative approaches to improving land rights. Don’t miss it! Registration is free and can be completed by […]

ICREDM2023 in Ankara!

Geoff was honoured to be invited to contribute to the International Conference on Real Estate Development and Management organised by Ankara University between 01-04 February, 2023 and held at the Wyndham Hotel, Ankara. Geoff first visited Ankara with his students in 1974 and then undertook a major research project on housing and urban growth in […]

Geoff’s N-AERUS Conference in Kassel, Germany

Geoff was invited to present a keynote presentation at the 21st N-AERUS conference held at the University of Kassel, Germany between 27-29 October, 2022. The event was organised jointly with the University of Khulna, Bangladesh on a hybrid basis and included presentations by a diverse range of speakers. Some participants also obtained copies of Geoff’s book.

Guest editing by Geoff: the International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development

Geoff is proud to announce that the special issue of the International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development that he guest edited is now available for free download. The special issue is entitled: Improving urban social and environmental sustainability and can be accessed at the following link:  https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tjue20/14/1 Just scroll down to the Introduction by Geoff and the […]