All posts in Access to Public Space
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Research Reports
Hawkers and the Urban Informal Sector: A Study of Street Vending in Seven Cities
The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of the problems of street vendors in urban areas. The study discusses the profession...
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Policy Briefs
India’s National Policy on Urban Street Vendors
India is one of very few countries to have developed a National Policy on Urban Street Vendors. Adopted in 2004, its objective is to promote...
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Books & Book Chapters
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...
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Journal Articles
Waste Pickers and Cities
This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO.
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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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Access to Public Space August 12, 2019For 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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Access to Public Space August 06, 2019En 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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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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Access to Public Space August 06, 2019
In a New York neighborhood, it’s the rich pushing out street vendors, not the majority
“Lin’s” BBQ cart was once a busy operation in the center of downtown Flushing, a prosperous and predominately East Asian neighborhood in...
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