All posts in Access to Public Space
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Journal Articles
Changing Structure of Governance in Non-Metropolitan Cities: A Study in Andhra Pradesh
Globalisation has brought forward new modes of governance and technological options to urban local bodies in India in the last two decades....
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Journal Articles
Dislocating modernity: Identity, space and representations of street trade in Durban, South Africa
South Africa’s cities have experienced dramatic changes over the past decade. Cities are now home to a multiracial population, and have been...
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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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Journal Articles
Planning as Practice? Governing Conjunctures and Informal Urbanisation in Solapur Town
Solapur is a town in Maharashtra with a vibrant industrial legacy, yet fraught with spatial and socio-economic divisions in the contemporary...
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Countdown 2015: an assessment of basic provision to migrant families in the urban slums of Ludhiana, North India
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
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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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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