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Urban Planning and Design

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  • Journal Articles

    Why the Poor Need Property Rights

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  • Working Papers

    Informal Work and the Social Function of the City: A Framework for Legal Reform in the Urban Environment

    The New Urban Agenda envisages cities and human settlements that fulfil their social function. But what is a city’s “social function”? And...

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    Size and Significance of the Informal Economy

    In many cities in developing countries, informal employment accounts for the majority of employment. Data analysis suggests that informal...

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    WIEGO Brochure (español)

                   

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  • WIEGO Network Newsletters

    WIEGO dans le Monde: Newsletter, Juin 2014

    Dans cette édition: 

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    WIEGO en el Mundo: Boletín Informativo, febrero de 2015

    Este número del boletín WIEGO se concentra en 6ª Asamblea General de WIEGO. La Asamblea General se celebró en Yogyakarta, Indonesia. En esta...

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  • Audiovisual Materials

    VIDEO: Should the City of Los Angeles Legalize Street Vending?

    The Department of Urban and Regional Planning (URP) at Cal Poly Pomona hosted a symposium (1-hour) on street vending on May 19, 2016. Organized...

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    Waste Pickers Infographic, 2017

    This infographic was produced by WIEGO using the latest statistics and research on the waste picker sector.

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Advocacy Materials: Rights, Voice, Protection, and Opportunities, A Policy Response to the Informal Economy

    A set of advocacy materials on decent work for the informal economy and on inclusive urban planning for the urban working poor

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  • Presentations

    Urbanization and Informalization: A Global Picture

    Presentation at WIEGO Colloquium, ‘World Class Cities’ and the Urban Informal Economy: Inclusive Planning for the Working Poor

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