Urban Planning and Design

Il sapere urbano del clasificadores (The knowledge of urban recyclers) Lo Squaderno Urban Knowledges, Explorations in Space and Society

Bangkok’s Foodscape: Public Eating, Gender Relations and Urban Change

The Struggle for the Streets: Processes of Exclusion and Inclusion of Street Traders in Durban, South Africa

Constraints to Growth and Employment in Durban: Evidence from the Informal Economy

Urban India 2011: Evidence

Integrating Informal Workers into Selective Waste Collection: The Case of Belo Horizonte, Brazil

This Briefing Note explores the origin and key elements of public policy focused on the integration of waste pickers in Belo Horizonte, Brazil....

Chapter 4 – From Street to Informal Shopping Concourse: Urban Design Solutions

Coping with Crises: Lingering Recession, Rising Inflation, and the Informal Workforce

This report proposes a a number of policies to help address the existing vulnerabilities of workers in the informal economy and minimize...

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...