Housing for All: Essential to Economic, Social and Civic Development
Day / Time Tuesday, June 20th / 16:30 - 18:30
Event Description
PADCO will facilitate a round table discussion with prominent multi-national experts to brainstorm about how best to re-introduce the role of housing in the development agenda. The first part of the event will summarize the paper's theme of housing as a main driver of economic, social and civic development. Examples from both the developed and developing world will illustrate this argument. The paper highlights the role of housing in poverty alleviation, health and humanitarian relief and as a foundation for democracy, governance and security. An interactive discussion and critique on the paper's thesis will follow including an identification of next steps in obtaining stakeholder support.
Session Language
English
Speakers
Duane Kissick, President of PADCO
This session is one of a series of 12 networking sessions organized by the International Housing Coalition (IHC) on important housing issues.
Host Organization PADCO / AECOM
Host Organization Description Founded in 1965, Planning and Development Collaborative International (PADCO) is an international development consulting firm headquartered in Washington, DC . PADCO has implemented projects in more than 100 countries around the world. PADCO's wide range of expert technical advisory services include: democratic governance and urban services, sustainable economic development, infrastructure and facilities, humanitarian response and stabilization, and conflict mitigation and resolution. In 2004, PADCO joined AECOM, a leading provider of professional services for the built environment. AECOM is the parent company of a consortium of major architecture/engineering firms with more than $30 billion in projects currently under way. AECOM provides comprehensive consulting, design, program and construction management, and operations and maintenance support for government agencies and private clients on a global basis. PADCO can tap into these resources to ensure single-source management for delivering requisite services.
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