Over the past decade, the Auckland Unitary Plan has enabled more development capacity in more places. As Auckland continues to grow, the question remains: how do we accommodate that growth in ways that improve affordability, boost productivity, and enhance quality of life for the people who live here?

Join Alain Bertaud for a public lecture exploring what it takes to make cities work – now, and into the future.

5.00pm: Doors open and networking
5.30pm: Discussions begin

Alain Bertaud is an internationally recognized urbanist with over five decades of experience in urban planning, land markets, and spatial economics. He has advised national and municipal governments on urban development strategies across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. As a former Principal Urban Planner at the World Bank, he contributed to policy and project design on housing, infrastructure, and metropolitan governance in rapidly growing cities.

Bertaud is the author of Order Without Design: How Markets Shape Cities. He has taught at leading universities and continues to conduct research, write, and provide advisory services focused on improving urban productivity and housing affordability worldwide.

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