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Why do cities need to plan land use?

Video 22 Jul 2019 Cities and Cities that Work

Paul Collier discusses the importance of land use in developing cities in the context of growing urban populations.

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Paul Collier

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

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