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  • Research Reports

    Exploring the Role of Improved Access to Public Goods and Services

    This paper reports on a Policy Dialogue of the JWP (Joint Work Programme) Annual Meeting 2016. WIEGO is one of the Cities Alliance members...

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  • Journal Articles

    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...

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  • Journal Articles

    Disabling governance: Privatisation of city markets and implications for vendors‟ associations in Kampala, Uganda

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  • Journal Articles

    Intentions, Design and Outcomes: Reflections on IHSDP in Maharashtra

    This paper examines the implementation of the Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme in the smaller cities of Maharashtra. It...

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    The New Urban Agenda: Prospects and Challenges

    “The New Urban Agenda: Prospects and Challenges has been published with the objective of moving forward conversations on a few ideas,...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    Redemption – The Documentary

    From the documentary’s website: “They are New York City’s gleaners – struggling at the edge of our society. You see them on almost...

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  • Advocacy Materials

    WIEGO’s Key Messages on Public Spaces

    This document was prepared as part of WIEGO’s participation in the Habitat III process. It details WIEGO’s stance on public space. Subsequently,...

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  • Ntombikayise Gagayi, bovine head cook at Warwick Junction, Durban Post
    Access to Public Space August 12, 2019

    For street vendors, finding water and toilets isn’t just a nuisance, it’s cutting into earnings

    Inadequate infrastructure – particularly related to clean water and toilets – and the cost of accessing these takes a heavy toll...

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  • New York City food truck vendor Post
    Access to Public Space August 06, 2019

    En un barrio de Nueva York, contra la voluntad de la mayoría, los ricos expulsan a las vendedoras y vendedores ambulantes

    El carrito de barbacoa de Lin solía ser un negocio popular en el centro de Flushing, un barrio próspero en Queens, Nueva York, con una población...

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  • New York City food truck vendor Post
    Access to Public Space August 06, 2019

    Dans un quartier de New York, contre la volonté de la plupart des résidents, les riches expulsent les vendeuses et vendeurs de rue

    La charrette à grillades de Lin était autrefois une activité très achalandée au centre-ville de Flushing, un quartier prospère et à prédominance...

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