Matt Adams

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Matt Adams

Journal article

Do denser urban areas save on infrastructure?: Evidence from New Zealand territorial authorities

30 Nov 2016

The purpose of this research was to examine the link between density and the costs of providing infrastructure in New Zealand. There is a need for research to provide planners and local authorities with an evidence base for shaping development to be economically efficient as...

Journal

Policy Quarterly special issue: local goverment

30 Nov 2016

Mike Reid,

Christine Cheyne,

Jean Drage,

Jenny Ombler,

Marie Russell,

Graciela Rivera-Muñoz,

Chris Berry,

Peter McKinlay,

Jason Krupp,

Richard Norman,

Grant Duncan,

Frances Sullivan,

Matt Adams,

Ralph Chapman,

Geoffrey Palmer,

Claudia Scott

Editorial note: Local government in New Zealand exists within a fairly well-defined narrative. New Zealand is the most centralised nation within the OECD. Central government is by far the dominant partner in the central-local relationship and recent innovations in local government have tended towards further...