Theme: Urban Planning and Design

Reclaiming Reusable and Recyclable Materials in Africa – A Critical Review of English Language Literature

This paper seeks to include Africa in the current international conversations about the situation of informal workers such as waste pickers....

Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Brazil and Belo Horizonte

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Securing Livelihoods: A Gendered Analysis of Support Interventions available to Street Traders in the Durban Metropolitan Area

Innovative Practices for the Urban Informal Economy

An expert group meeting was convened to discuss case studies of regulatory inform of the urban informal sector in six developing country...

Vending in Public Space: The Case of Bangkok

This brief reviews cultural, economic, political and other broad social foundations of vending in Bangkok’s public space. It also examines...

Eking out a living: the livelihood implications of urban space regulation on street hawking in Accra, Ghana

Abstract: Street hawking as a source of livelihood across the developing world has often raised a lot of concerns regarding hygiene, slum,...

Gender and informal livelihoods: Coping strategies and perceptions of waste pickers in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America

This article (read the abstract here) was published in a special issue of the International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy. The special...

Supporting Informal Livelihoods in Public Space: A Toolkit for Local Authorities

This toolkit is designed to assist city officials and other local authorities to adopt an inclusive approach to managing public space that...

Part I: The Making and Unmaking of a Model Market for Street Vendors

Informalising the Formal: Clothing Manufacturing in Durban, South Africa