Theme: Urban Planning and Design

Formalizing Street Vendors

Sally Roever, WIEGO’s Urban Research Director, gave this presentation at a dialogue on formalizing the informal economy in Montevideo, Uruguay...

WIEGO’s Focal Cities Work in Lima

Implementing several of WIEGO’s initiatives in two cities – Lima, capital of Peru, in South America, and Accra, capital of Ghana,...

In Gujarat, no homes for the construction workers who make everybody’s dream homes

Recently Narendra Modi got a new office for himself and his ministers at the cost of 150 crores and named it ‘Swarnim Sankul’. Question is...

Implementing the New Urban Agenda: How Local and National Governments Can Support the Urban Informal Economy

More than 50 per cent of the urban work force in most developing countries is informal ‒ ranging from over 80 per cent in South Asia to over...

Posicionamento da WIEGO sobre FECHAMENTO DE LIXÕES

Global Economic Crisis Study 2 – Fact Sheet

WIEGO Brochure

Disponible en español aquí. Disponible en français ici.

Urban planning and design: laws, regulations, and the informal city

The website explains that “this discussion will consider how cities can use spatial planning as a means to social integration, and...

Le Travail de WIEGO dans la Ville de Lima

La mise en oeuvre de plusieurs initiatives de WIEGO dans deux villes – Lima, capitale du Pérou en Amérique du Sud, et Accra, capitale...

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