Theme: Urban Planning and Design

Supporting Urban Livelihoods, Reducing Urban Poverty

Afrontando la Crisis: Recesión Persistente, Inflación Creciente y la Fuerza Laboral de la Economía Informal (Ficha Técnica)

Report available in English here.Relatório disponível em português aqui.Informe disponible en español aquí. 

Otherwise – National Public Radio

In this podcast, WIEGO’s Urban Policies Program Director, Caroline Skinner, shares information about WIEGO and about the informal economy,...

El Trabajo de Ciudades Focales de WIEGO en Lima

La implementación de varias iniciativas de WIEGO en dos ciudades – Lima, capital de Perú, en América del Sur, y Accra, capital de Ghana,...

World Urban Campaign: The People’s Economy and the Future of Cities

This blog post about improving engagement between city authorities and the urban working poor was written by Sally Roever, WIEGO’s...

WIEGO’s Key Messages on Public Spaces

This document was prepared as part of WIEGO’s participation in the Habitat III process. It details WIEGO’s stance on public space. Subsequently,...

Impatient Optimists – Stories of the Urban Working Poor

A blog managed by the Global Development group at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It tells the stories of the urban working poor throughout...

Enfrentando a Crise: Recessão Persistente, Inflação Crescente, e a Força de Trabalho Informal (Ficha Técnica)

Report available in English here. Relatório disponível em português aqui. Informe disponible en español aquí.  

National Brazilian Waste Policy

“This is a law document. This law establishes the Brazilian National Policy on Solid Waste; it amends the Law no. 9,605, February 12,...

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...