Urban Planning and Design

Informal Cities and the Contestation of Public Space: The Case of Bogotá’s Street Vendors

Changes in Official Attitudes Towards Urban Agriculture in AccraAfrican Studies Quarterly

Belo Horizonte Selective Waste Collection Programme

Informal Economy, Undeclared Work and Labour Administration

No Cushion to Fall Back On – Executive Summary

Report available in English here.Informe disponible en español aquí.Fact Sheet available in English here.Ficha Técnica disponible en español...

Informal Sector Integration and High Performance Recycling: Evidence from 20 Cities

The global informal recycling sector has come into focus as the base of the industrial value chain. With few exceptions, reports and articles...

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...

Not to be Taken for Granted: What Informal Waste Pickers Offer the Urban Economy

WIEGO Waste Sector Specialist Sonia Dias argues for a holistic approach to solid waste management that recognises the economic and environmental...

National Workshop on Urban Governance with Reference to Urban Poverty

A report of the proceedings of a national workshop organized by HomeNet Nepal, ActionAid International Nepal, Nepal Mahila Ekata Samaj, Ministry...

We Need to Start Respecting Informal Workers

In the midst of rapid urbanization, the question of whether and how to formalize the informal economy is a growing concern.