Urban Planning and Design

The Politics of Urban Space in Mumbai: 'Citizens' versus the Urban Poor

Urban Responses to Street Trading: India

This paper analyzes the situation of street vendors in big cities, the reasons for this informal sector that is continuously increasing as...

Hawkers and the Urban Informal Sector: A Study of Street Vending in Seven Cities

The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of the problems of street vendors in urban areas. The study discusses the profession...

Seeing from the South: Refocusing urban planning on the globe’s central urban issues

Recycling in Belo Horizonte, Brazil – An Overview of Inclusive Programming

Brazil is one of the world’s most progressive countries in integrating waste pickers in solid waste management systems, and Belo Horizonte...

Chapter 5 – Tackling Urban Management Issues: A Cooperative Effort

Enfrentando a Crise: Recessão Persistente, Inflação Crescente, e a Força de Trabalho Informal

Report available in English here. Relatório disponível em português aqui. Informe disponible en español aquí.  

On the Charts, Off the Tracks: Disconnected Development in Ambur Town, Tamil Nadu Economic and Political Weekly

This paper on Ambur town of Tamil Nadu, an important hub for leather goods production, catering primarily to an international market, explores...

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...