Urban Policies Programme

Sumário Executivo – Estudo de Monitoramento da Economia Informal: Catadoras e Catadores em Belo Horizonte, Brasil

City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Pune, India

Informal Economy Monitoring Study Sector Report: Waste Pickers

Waste pickers are one of the three urban informal worker groups – along with street vendors and home-based workers – who are the focus of...

Organising Street Vendors: “Gente de Confiar” Radio Progamme, Lima, Peru

An authentically democratic community requires open channels of communication between citizens. Street markets offer a natural setting for...

The Regularization of Street Vending in Bhubaneshwar, India: A Policy Model

After years of conflict between street traders and local authorities, the city of Bhubaneshwar, India developed a public, private and community...

Sumário Executivo – Estudo de Monitoramento da Economia Informal: Catadores de Nakuru, Quênia

City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors in Durban, South Africa

Policy Recommendations, Informal Economy Monitoring Study – Ahmedabad’s Street Vendors: Realities & Recommendations

Executive Summary: Informal Economy Monitoring Study Sector Report: Waste Pickers

The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide credible, grounded evidence of the range of driving forces, both positive...

Overview of the Legal Framework for Inclusion of Informal Recyclers in Solid Waste Management in Brazil

Brazil has replaced repressive policies on waste picking with new inclusive policies that give legal backing to redistributive measures and...