Theme: Access to Public Space

“The Poor Also Must Live!” Market Demolition, Gentrification and the Quest for Survival in Lagos State

Report on demolition of traditional open markets, as part of the State government programme to develop Lagos into a “mega city”. This...

Local Government in Transition – A Gendered Analysis of Trends in Urban Policy and Practice Regarding Street Trading in Five South African Cities

Centre for Social and Development Studies (CSDS) Research Report, No. 18

Chapter 1 – A Walk Through Warwick

The Politics of Classification and the Complexity of Governance in Census Towns

Spontaneous urbanisation through the transfer of capital from the agricultural sector to the commercial sector has given rise to a large...

Street Vending: Politics and Possibilities for Inclusion Street Vendors & Engagement with the State

Note from WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference.

Clandestine Geometries: Mapping Street Vending in Downtown São Paulo

Chapter 2 – Turning Warwick Around

Patterns and Practices of Spatial Transformation in Non-Metros: The Case of Tiruchengode

Urban transformation in Tiruchengode town in Tamil Nadu has been predominantly driven by processes internal to it. It has been driven by...

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,...

Why the Poor Need Property Rights