Access to Public Space

Nothing about us without us: A case study of the dynamics of the informal workplace in Mitchell’s Plain Town Centre

This research paper is part of the Development and Labour Monograph Series.

Inclusive Public Spaces for Informal Livelihoods: A Discussion Paper for Urban Planners and Policy Makers

The Discussion Paper opens with a brief overview of academic discourse and policy debates on public space. Section II presents recent statistical...

Informal Traders and Planners in the Regeneration of Historic City Centres: The Case of Quito, Ecuador

A major reason for the regeneration of historic city centres in developing countries is the possibility of benefiting from the growing mobility...

Street vending in urban India: The struggle for recognition

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Changes in Official Attitudes Towards Urban Agriculture in AccraAfrican Studies Quarterly

The unexpected power of informal workers in the public square: A comparison of Mexican and U.S. organizing models

Abstract: Street vendors in Mexico and day laborers in the United States, both groups of informal workers who labor in public space, face...

Informal Work and the Social Function of the City: A Framework for Legal Reform in the Urban Environment

The New Urban Agenda envisages cities and human settlements that fulfil their social function. But what is a city’s “social function”? And...

Comercio ambulante en el Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México

The multiple sites of urban governance: Insights from an African city

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Innovative Practices for the Urban Informal Economy

An expert group meeting was convened to discuss case studies of regulatory inform of the urban informal sector in six developing country...