All posts in Access to Public Space
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Working Papers
Inclusive Urban Planning for the Working Poor: Planning Education Trends and Potential Shift
Current urban planning education, supported by prevailing legislation, negatively impacts on the livelihoods and shelter options of the urban...
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Research Reports
Situação Social das Catadoras e dos Catadores de Material Reciclável e Reutilizável (Região Centro-Oeste)
Coordenação – Sandro Pereira Silva, Fernanda Lira Goes, Albino Rodrigues Alvarez Relatórios sobre outras regiões: Nordeste NorteSudeste Sul ...
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Journal Articles
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...
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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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City/Country Level Reports
Policies, Regulations and Organizational Capacity of Women Street Vendors in Kenya
IDS Discussion Paper Number 299
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Technical Briefs
Major International Events and the Working Poor: Selected Lessons for Social Actors Stemming from the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa
This technical brief explores issues that arose before, during and after the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, with the aim of informing...
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Journal Articles
Territorial Legends: Politics of Indigeneity, Migration, and Urban Citizenship in Pasighat
Exploring how the policy of protection of indigenous people works on the ground in Pasighat, a town in Arunachal Pradesh, this paper brings...
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