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RNZ Nine to Noon: Alain Bertaud on what makes cities work

Alain Bertaud, former principal urban planner at the World Bank and guest of The New Zealand Initiative, talked to Kathryn Ryan on RNZ's Nine to Noon about what makes cities work. He argued that cities should be understood as large labour markets, and that affordable housing and good transport are essential foundations — warning that without them, everything people value about city life will collapse. Listen below.