Theme: Access to Public Space

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...

“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...

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...

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

Note from WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference.

Bangkok’s Foodscape: Public Eating, Gender Relations and Urban Change

Why the Poor Need Property Rights