Programme: Urban Policies Programme

Waste pickers’ cooperatives and social and solidarity economy organizations

Waste pickers make significant contributions to public health, sanitation, and the environment by promoting resource circulation and reducing...

Street Vendor Exclusion in “Modern” Market Planning: A Case Study from Kumasi, Ghana

Working in Warwick: Including Street Traders in Urban Plans

The book documents the lessons learned from the Warwick Junction Project, an inner city renewal initiative which sensitively integrated street...

Incineração de resíduos e Catadores: Um guia técnico sobre tecnologias de recuperação energética de resíduos sólidos

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Bangkok’s Street Vending Ban: A Summary of the Research on the Social and Economic Impacts

Informal Workers in Urban Thailand: A Statistical Snapshot

This brief contains estimates on informal workers in Bangkok and other urban centres in Thailand.

Waste Incineration and Informal Livelihoods: A Technical Guide on Waste-to-Energy Initiatives

This brief provides waste picker organizations, policymakers and practitioners with information about waste-to-energy initiatives, and solid...

Mexico City Recognizes the Rights of Informal Waste Pickers

On July 15th 2016, Mexico City’s Human Rights Commission (CDHDF) issued Recommendation 7/2016, named “Omissions in Mexico City’s urban solid...

Enhancing Lobbying Capacity of Women Street Vendors: The Challenges in the Kenyan Policy Environment

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India’s National Policy on Urban Street Vendors

India is one of very few countries to have developed a National Policy on Urban Street Vendors. Adopted in 2004, its objective is to promote...