Urban Planning and Design

Livelihood Strategies in African Cities: The Case of Residents in Bamenda

Abstract: This paper, in the African Review of Economics and Finance, analyses the livelihood strategies of residents in the city of Bamenda,...

Building Inclusive Cities: Highlights from the Inclusive Cities Project

This publication features case studies and profiles highlighting successful interventions by organizations of informal workers and includes...

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

The paradoxes of informalizing street trade in the Latin American city

Lissette Aliaga Linares, a WIEGO member, compares the approaches to regulating street trade in Lima & Bogota in this paper.

Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Philippines and Quezon City

  This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication Series.   View list of all WIEGO briefs.

Private Sector Participation in Municipal Solid Waste Services in Developing Countries

Negotiating Formality: Informal Sector, Market, and State in Peru

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...