Order Without Design: How Markets Shape Cities

by Devon

This podcast is an extension of the book, Order Without Design: How Markets Shape Cities. With its focus on economic theory, you might not realize that this book is the product of the adventurous life Alain & Marie-Agnes Bertaud two have shared together. Join the three of us on a journey to the Bertauds' past lives in Bangkok, NYC, San Salvador, Algiers, and beyond! We'll explore the incredible stories that informed the theories in the book.

Latest episodes

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The evolution of urban utopias (guest episode from Caos Planejado)

Alain was interviewed by our friend Anthony for a Brazilian urbanism blog called Caos Planejado. They discussed Brazilian cities, municipal financing, what it was like to

Jul 10 2021
1 h 21 min

Supersonic planes, levitating trains, & electric automobiles

Mobility is central to living in every city. In this episode, we discussed how different communities tackle the question of transportation, and how culture shapes how dif

Dec 23 2020
1 h 12 min

Disney World & other underworlds

Every place has some dirty secrets, even Disney World. We all have to get rid of waste somehow! So in this episode, the Bertauds and I discuss methods of sanitation and

Aug 15 2020
1 h 22 min

Vanished in Guadalajara

Alain and Marie-Agnes raised three children while living their nomadic lifestyle. So in this episode, we dug into how their role as parents shaped how they experience cit

Jul 8 2020
53 min

Tea time in Yemen

Transcript · Audio · Photos · https://devonzuegel.com/owd-1-tea-time-in-yemen This first episode is an introduction to the Bertauds. I was going to title it "Keeping Up

Jul 8 2020
1 h 41 min

Welcome to Order Without Design

Welcome to Order Without Design, a new podcast I'm starting the most interesting couple I know: Alain and Marie-Agnes Bertaud. This project is an extension of their boo

Apr 21 2020
1 min

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