Legal Ecosystem for Affordable Housing: From Games to Ghar – A Playful Roadmap from Pakistan
Can affordable housing policy be learned through games? This interactive session uses playful tools, real-world case studies, and collaborative exercises to explore how planning standards, legal frameworks, and digital systems can support climate-responsive and affordable housing delivery.
Organizer: Imran Ali Sultan, Program Director, Punjab Affordable Housing Program
Summary
This interactive Schoolyard session explores how planning standards, legal instruments, and institutional systems can work together to deliver affordable and climate-responsive housing. Drawing on experiences from Pakistan, the session presents practical approaches, including site selection criteria, housing policies, regulatory frameworks, and digital management systems that support inclusive urban development. Through videos, interactive games, and group exercises, participants will engage directly with challenges related to housing affordability, resilience, and urban governance. The session aims to translate complex policy and planning processes into practical, collaborative, and accessible learning experiences that participants can adapt to their own urban contexts.