The New Zealand Initiative; New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga; and the Victoria University of Wellington School of Government are pleased to invite you to a public lecture by Alain Bertaud, one of the world’s leading thinkers on how cities work and how good planning can help.

Bertaud is an urban planner whose work has shaped city policy debates internationally. Over a career spanning several decades, he has advised governments and institutions on urban development, housing markets and infrastructure, including work with the World Bank and on major city reforms across Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. He is the author of Order Without Design, a landmark book that has helped inform New Zealand’s cross-party consensus on the need for more enabling urban policy and planning reform. Alain last visited New Zealand in 2014, as a guest of The New Zealand Initiative.

Event details
When: Wednesday, 18 March, arrival from 5:00pm for a 5:15pm start
Where: GBLT1, Pipitea Campus, Victoria University of Wellington
Hosted by: The New Zealand Initiative; New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga; Victoria University of Wellington School of Government

The lecture will be followed by audience Q&A.

We’d be delighted if you could join us for what promises to be a timely and thought-provoking discussion on urban growth, housing, and the practical economics of city design.

Please register here. We hope you can join us.