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The legacy and topicality of John F.C. Turner on housing policy and lessons for community-led development

John Turner's pioneering research in Peru showed that people are capable of planning and building their own homes providing they are able to access land on reasonable terms. He influenced developments in Egypt and beyond and remains highly relevant.

Geoffrey Payne

Moderator

date November 6, 2024 | 17:00 - 18:30
place
Multipurpose room 16
organization
GPA
country
United Kingdom
language
English
Reference: 
NE 16-06

Summary

John Turner exerted a major influence over housing policy globally following his research on informal settlements in Peru in the 1950s. This event intends to assess his approach to community-led development at a time when the housing sector in countries at all levels of economic development is failing to meet the needs, not only of the poor, but increasingly of middle-income groups. With urban populations increasing more rapidly than formally planned development in many countries, this is an opportune moment to take stock and review Turner’s legacy and its contemporary relevance.

Objectives

The key objective of the event is to address the role of households and communities in the formation and implementation of housing policy. It will review the approach advocated initially by John F.C.Turner and others who support participatory approaches to development with contributions by a panel of internationally renowned experts.

Event files

Session panelists

Panelist
Role
Organization
Country
Mr. Forbes Davidson
Mr
Forbes Davidson Planning
Mr. Claudio Acioly
Mr
Institute for Housing Studies Erasmus University Rotterdam
Ms. Janice Perlman
Dr
Founder and President the Mega-Cities Project Inc
Ms. Kathrin Golda-Pongratz
Professor
Department of Urbanism at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia-BarcelonaTech