Theme: Urban Planning and Design

Urban Informal Workers and the Green Economy – Fact Sheet

Fact SheetProduced for the Rio+20 international conference in 2012, this fact sheet details how sectors within the informal economy are playing...

WIEGO Brochure (français)

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WIEGO en el Mundo: Boletín Informativo, Junio de 2014

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Planarchie: How street vendors and urban planners can work together

This blog post is by Sally Roever, WIEGO’s Urban Research Director. This is part of a series of articles on urban livelihoods focused...

A Different Approach to Policy

A presentation by Sally Roever, WIEGO Urban Policies Programme, from the urban informal economy.The presentation was made at a conference...

Waste Pickers Infographic, 2017

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

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...

WIEGO Brochure (español)

WIEGO dans le Monde: Newsletter, Juin 2014

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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...