Master Class by Alain Bertaud - How Markets Shape Cities

About

Alain Bertaud is an urbanist and, since 2012, he is a senior research scholar at the NYU  Marron Institute of Urban Management. He is the author of a book about markets and the practice of urban planning titled “Order Without Design: How Markets Shape Cities” published by MIT Press. Bertaud previously held the position of principal urban planner at the World Bank.  Before joining the World Bank, he worked as a resident urban planner in several cities around the world: Bangkok, San Salvador (El Salvador), Port au Prince (Haiti), Sana’a (Yemen), New York, Paris, Tlemcen (Algeria), and Chandigarh (India).

Bertaud’s research aims to bridge the gap between operational urban planning and urban economics. His work focuses primarily on the interaction between urban forms, real estate markets, and regulations. In this two-day Master Class, Alain will explain how applying the theories of urban economics to urban planning can greatly improve cities' productivity and the welfare of urban citizens.

This Master Class is being organized as one of the first initiatives by CEPT University as the Centre of Excellence in Urban Planning and Design, a status recently conferred by the MoHUA, GoI.