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Land use planning for economic growth

In focus Active since Cities and Cities that Work

These publications examine trade-offs associated with designing and enforcing land use plans and regulations in the context of rapid and often informal urban development.

Researchers

Paul Collier

Director, IGC and Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of Oxford

Edward Glaeser

Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics, Harvard University

Tony Venables

Professor of Economics, University of Manchester

Victoria Delbridge

Head of Cities that Work Initiative, International Growth Centre

Juliana Oliveira-Cunha

Policy Economist, International Growth Centre
Priya Manwaring

Priya Manwaring

Researcher, University of Oxford

Content from the collection

View of the city of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. Photo by Edwin Remsberg/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images.

Economics meets urban planning: Developing effective land use plans in fast-growing cities

Paul Collier, Edward Glaeser, Tony Venables, Victoria Delbridge, Juliana Oliveira-Cunha
Policy brief

Urban land use planning for economic growth

Paul Collier, Edward Glaeser, Tony Venables, Priya Manwaring
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