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“Market Urbanism” refers to the synthesis of classical liberal economics and ethics (market), with an appreciation of the urban way of life and its benefits to society (urbanism). We advocate for the emergence of bottom up solutions to urban issues, as opposed to ones imposed from the top down.

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Interview with Alain Bertaud

January 19, 2015 By Anthony Ling

Alain Bertaud is probably the most interesting urbanist you've haven't heard about. He is a senior researcher at the NYU Stern Urbanization Project next to names such as Paul Romer and Solly Angel. Bertaud used to be the lead urbanist at the World Bank, and Ed Glaeser has said that everything he … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economics, housing, infrastructure, Transportation Tagged With: alain bertaud, brasilia, BRT, Hong Kong, real estate

The benefits of the market in both infrastructure and urbanism

January 8, 2015 By Emily Hamilton

Alain Bertaud, a senior research scholar at the Urbanization Project, has had a long career in urban planning, and many of his writings have a market urbanist flavor. He is currently working a book called Order Without Design, and last year he published an excerpt from that book called "The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economics, history, infrastructure, Uncategorized Tagged With: alain bertaud

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