Urban Planning and Design

Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Universal social protection in labour markets with high levels of informality

The Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean is a twice-yearly report prepared jointly by the Economic Development Division...

Urban livelihoods: reviewing the evidence in support of the New Urban Agenda

SUMMARY: The New Urban Agenda (NUA) recognizes the role played by the urban informal economy and makes bold commitments to inclusive urban...

If Street Food Disappears — Projecting the Cost for Consumers in Bangkok

The Exclusion of Street Traders from the Benefits of the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa

Urban Informality: Towards an Epistemology of Planning

The study of cities is today marked by a paradox: much of the urban growth of the 21st century is taking place in the developing world, but...

Will Better Workers Lead to Better Jobs in the Developing World?

A Review of Street Trade in Africa

University of Nairobi, Institute for Development Studies. A review commissioned by Women in Informal Employment Globalising and Organising...

Policies, Regulations and Organizational Capacity of Women Street Vendors in Kenya

IDS Discussion Paper Number 299

Durban Street Traders

This report provides a disaggregated analysis of known street vendors in the eThekwini Municipality by type of area, with further disaggregation...

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...