Theme: Urban Planning and Design

Improving the Regulatory Framework for Income Enhancement of the Urban Poor: A Case Study of Lima

Planning as Practice? Governing Conjunctures and Informal Urbanisation in Solapur Town

Solapur is a town in Maharashtra with a vibrant industrial legacy, yet fraught with spatial and socio-economic divisions in the contemporary...

The Urban Informal Economy: Enhanced Knowledge, Appropriate Policies and Effective Organization

Home-Based Workers and Cities

This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO.   Abstract: This paper explores the impact of local government...

Waste Pickers: Forging a New Conceptualization of “The Public” in Waste Management

Note from WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference. 

Foreigner Street Traders Working in Inner City Durban: Local Government Policy Challenges

Managing Resources, Activities, and Risk in Urban India: The Impact of SEWA Bank

Labour in Urban Areas

Challenging city imaginaries: Street traders’ struggles in Warwick Junction

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Organising Street Vendors: “Gente de Confiar” Radio Progamme, Lima, Peru

An authentically democratic community requires open channels of communication between citizens. Street markets offer a natural setting for...