Urban Planning and Design

Presidential intervention and the changing ‘politics of survival’ in Kampala’s informal economyLondon School of Economics and Political Science

This paper uses the case of Uganda’s capital Kampala to explore how political configurations overturn structures of city governance, with...

Comercio ambulante en el Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México

Situação Social das Catadoras e dos Catadores de Material Reciclável e Reutilizável (Região Sudeste)

Coordenação – Sandro Pereira Silva, Fernanda Lira Goes, Albino Rodrigues Alvarez   Relatórios sobre outras regiões: Centro-OesteNordeste NorteSul ...

Informal Work and the Social Function of the City: A Framework for Legal Reform in the Urban Environment

The New Urban Agenda envisages cities and human settlements that fulfil their social function. But what is a city’s “social function”? And...

Linking the Formal and Informal Economy: Concepts and Policies

Informal Governance and Organizational Success: The Effects of Non-Compliance among Lima’s Street Vending Organizations

Value Chain Analysis for Policy-Makers and Practitioners

Challenging city imaginaries: Street traders’ struggles in Warwick Junction

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The Municipal Waste and Citizenship Forum: A Platform for Social Inclusion and Participation

A critical source of success of the Belo Horizonte model of including waste pickers into urban plans has been the high level of organization...

Chapter 3 – Different Sectors, Different Challenges