Urban Planning and Design

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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...

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...

VIDEO: PrepCom3: Dialogos exitosos entre vendedores ambulantes y el gobierno de Lima – parte 2

En el marco del Tercer Comité preparatorio para Habitat 3, Gloria Solorzano, una lider peruana de la Red Nacional de Trabajadores Autoempleados...

WIEGO’s Position on Dump Closures

Livelihood plans must be an integral component of any dump closure process  Waste pickers around the globe contribute to a cleaner environment,...

Regional Conference of City Authorities on Home-Based Workers

A Regional Conference of City Authorities on Home-based Workers was organized by HomeNet South Asia and HomeNet Thailand on 7-9 May 2014...

WIEGO Session – Informal Livelihoods and Inclusive Urban Planning

As part of the Urban Thinkers Campus, WIEGO is organizing a panel, titled Informal Livelihoods and Inclusive Urban Planning, that will include...

Informal Workers’ Narratives in Delhi

• January 14, 2018 - January 18, 2018

“We make the city, what does the city do for us?” Hosted by Working Peoples’ Charter (WPC), and co-curated by Alliance...

Photo Exhibit: “Waste Pickers, Living Matters in Waste: Portraits of Invisibility”

• May 2, 2017 - May 20, 2017

Criciúma, BrazilPhoto: Luis Afonso dos Santos/Coleta Seletiva Solidária