Theme: Urban Planning and Design

Les travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel sur le front de la COVID-19 : Fournir des services essentiels sans protection ni rémunération adéquates

Même si plusieurs travailleuse·eur·s de l’informel sont aujourd’hui considéré·e·s comme des « travailleuse·eur·s essentiel·le·s »,...

Key Considerations: COVID-19 in Informal Urban Settlements (March 2020)

This brief sets out key considerations for protecting informal urban settlements from the spread and impacts of COVID-19. There is heightened...

Home-Based Workers and Urban Plans, Policies and Practice: India in Comparative Perspective

This paper explores the impact of local government policies and urban plans on home-based workers in India and elsewhere. It presents recent...

Interview with Caroline Skinner on Street Vendors and Public Space for WIEGO Blog

Caroline Skinner, WIEGO’s Urban Research Director, discusses the launch of our new e-book, Street Vendors and Public Space: Essential...

Podcast Interview: Caroline Skinner on Street Vendors and Public Space

In this podcast interview with Urban Research Director Caroline Skinner, she discusses WIEGO’s new e-book, Street Vendors and Public...

Street Vendors and Public Space: An interactive e-book

Through photography and text, this e-book offers an in-depth look at the important role street vendors play in cities, the challenges they...

Street Vendor Exclusion in “Modern” Market Planning: A Case Study from Kumasi, Ghana

C40-CCAC Waste Systems webinar

• January 16, 2020

Integrating the informal sector in solid waste management plans WIEGO’s Waste Picker Specialist, Dr. Sonia Dias led a webinar that...

Looking Back at 2019: Informal Workers Demanded Change — and Won

In 2019, informal workers made some noise — in their home cities and at the highest global change-making bodies. They took to the streets,...

Five ways to achieve SDGs through grassroots change

The clock is ticking on the road to meeting the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets by 2030. Governments everywhere are strategizing...