Theme: Urban Planning and Design

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

Countdown 2015: an assessment of basic provision to migrant families in the urban slums of Ludhiana, North India

This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO.  

Waste and Citizenship Forums – Achievements and Limitations

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Hawkers and the Urban Informal Sector: A Study of Street Vending in Seven Cities

The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of the problems of street vendors in urban areas. The study discusses the profession...

Street trading in Africa: Demographic trends, planning and trader organisation

Integrating Informal Workers into Selective Waste Collection: The Case of Belo Horizonte, Brazil

This Briefing Note explores the origin and key elements of public policy focused on the integration of waste pickers in Belo Horizonte, Brazil....

Chapter 4 – From Street to Informal Shopping Concourse: Urban Design Solutions

Supporting Women Home-Based Workers: The Approach of the Self-Employed Womens, Association in India

The Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) of India is a national labour union that organizes women, workers in the informal economy...

Articulating Growth in the Urban Spectrum

Urbanization and Agglomeration Benefits: Gender Differentiated Impacts on Enterprise Creation in India’s Informal Sector

This paper presents an exploration at the intersection of four important themes in the current development discourse: urbanization, agglomeration...