Graham Tipple

PhD in Town Planning (Newcastle upon Tyne), MA and BA in Town and Regional Planning (University of Sheffield). Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute since 1974. Reader in Housing Policy and Development, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, University of Newcastle upon Tyne

Skills mobilised
Graham Tipple will be involved as anchor person in urban survival strategies. He has around 25 years experience in research among the urban poor in developing countries, recently in home-based enterprises and homelessness. He has successfully instigated and managed large multinational primary research (twice in four countries each) and secondary research (once in nine countries), funded by the UK Department for International Development

Relevant publications
· Tipple, A.G., Gough, K.and Napier, M. (2005), “Making a living in African cities: the role of home-based enterprises in Accra and Pretoria”, International Planning Studies,
· Tipple, A.G., Coulson, J. and Kellett, P.W., (2002), “The effects of home-based enterprises on the residential environment in developing countries”, in Sam Romaya and Carole Rakodi (eds.) Building sustainable urban settlements: approaches and case studies in the developing world, London: ITDG Publications.
· Tipple, A.G., Coulson, J. and Kellett, P.W., (2002), “The effects of home-based enterprises on the residential environment in developing countries”, in Sam Romaya and Carole Rakodi (eds.) Building sustainable urban settlements: approaches and case studies in the developing world, London: ITDG Publications.
· Tipple, A.G. (2000), Extending themselves: user-initiated transformation of government-built housing in developing countries, Liverpool: Liverpool University Press ISBN 0-85323-913-4 (hardback) and 0-85323-504-X (paperback).
· Tipple, A.G. and Kellett, P.W. (1999), “The home as workplace: a study of income-generating