During the last five years, I have been collaborating with several longstanding friends and colleagues to establish a charity to help young built environment professionals in the global South who want to kickstart their careers helping the urban poor to access secure land and affordable housing. Despite initial setbacks, we persevered and I am delighted […]

The interview with Geoff by Prof Eugene Chigbu on the reasons why Geoff wrote his book, ‘Somewhere to Live’:

Here is the full interview made by Prof Eugene Chigbu of Geoff and his longtime friend and colleague, Allan Cain, the director of Development Workshop consultants in Namibia.

Geoff was commissioned to undertake the mid-term review of a national sites and services housing programme in Namibia being funded by the German development bank KfW and being implemented by Development Workshop Namibia. Geoff was in Namibia between 02-11 March and visited five towns during which he had meetings with project staff,  beneficiaries and local […]

Geoff has been invited to join the UK Civic Voice organisation’s Expert Panel to review housing and urban planning issues in the United Kingdom and apply international lessons of good practice. Geoff is also actively involved in housing and planning issues in the borough of Ealing, London where he lives.

Geoff has been commissioned to review a national sites and services housing programme in Namibia being undertaken by the Development Workshop Namibia consultants. Having recently submitted the Inception Report, Geoff will be visiting Namibia between 03-11 March to meet the project team, senior officials at local and national level and the residents of ongoing and […]

Geoff has been invited to moderate Theme 4 on ‘Early Career Professionals and Junior Researchers – Innovations in Land Research and Practice’ at the 4th International Land Management Conference organised by the University of the West of England to be held online during 27-28 February 2025. Access to the conference can be made via this link: Link to […]

Geoff has been re-elected to the Royal Town Planning Institute International Commitee for 2025. 

Geoff was proud and happy to be invited to contribute to the fourth International Conference on Real Estate Development and Management organised by Ankara University at the Wyndham Hotel in Ankara, Türkiye between 03-05 February, 2025. Geoff made two presentations: ‘An Assessment of the Role of Communities in the Provision of Urban Housing’ and ‘The Role of Land […]

Geoff attended the last meeting this year of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) International Committee meeting. The committee addresses the strategies of the planning profession and the needs of international members.