Urban Planning and Design

The Spatial Reproduction of Urban PovertyEconomic & Political Weekly

This article highlights, from the vantage point of workers in the resettlement colony, how the restructuring processes of large formal sector...

Changing Structure of Governance in Non-Metropolitan Cities: A Study in Andhra Pradesh

Globalisation has brought forward new modes of governance and technological options to urban local bodies in India in the last two decades....

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

Exploring the Role of Improved Access to Public Goods and Services

This paper reports on a Policy Dialogue of the JWP (Joint Work Programme) Annual Meeting 2016. WIEGO is one of the Cities Alliance members...

Inclusive Public Spaces for Informal Livelihoods: A Discussion Paper for Urban Planners and Policy Makers

The Discussion Paper opens with a brief overview of academic discourse and policy debates on public space. Section II presents recent statistical...

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

Perceptions of Costs and Benefits of Informal-Formal Linkages: Market and Street Vendors in Accra, Ghana

Contested Space: Street Trading, Public Space, and Livelihoods in Developing Cities

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The Struggle for the Streets: Processes of Exclusion and Inclusion of Street Traders in Durban, South Africa

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