Access to Public Space

Street vending in urban India: The struggle for recognition

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National Policy on Urban Street Vendors

Il sapere urbano del clasificadores (The knowledge of urban recyclers) Lo Squaderno Urban Knowledges, Explorations in Space and Society

The paradoxes of informalizing street trade in the Latin American city

Lissette Aliaga Linares, a WIEGO member, compares the approaches to regulating street trade in Lima & Bogota in this paper.

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...

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

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Changes in Official Attitudes Towards Urban Agriculture in AccraAfrican Studies Quarterly

Urban Informality: Towards an Epistemology of Planning

The study of cities is today marked by a paradox: much of the urban growth of the 21st century is taking place in the developing world, but...

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...

Policies, Regulations and Organizational Capacity of Women Street Vendors in Kenya

IDS Discussion Paper Number 299