Urban Planning and Design

Análise do Orçamento Público Diretamente Destinado a Alguns Setores da Economia Informal no Brasil

Health and Sanitation is an Economic Right as Well–Just Ask Ghanaian Food Sellers

WIEGO Researcher Laura Alfers investigates the chop bar owners of Accra. Whereas governments are quick to scapegoat them for diseases borne...

National Workshop on Urban Governance with Reference to Urban Poverty

A report of the proceedings of a national workshop organized by HomeNet Nepal, ActionAid International Nepal, Nepal Mahila Ekata Samaj, Ministry...

We Need to Start Respecting Informal Workers

In the midst of rapid urbanization, the question of whether and how to formalize the informal economy is a growing concern.

Livelihood Strategies in African Cities: The Case of Residents in Bamenda

Abstract: This paper, in the African Review of Economics and Finance, analyses the livelihood strategies of residents in the city of Bamenda,...

Building Inclusive Cities: Highlights from the Inclusive Cities Project

This publication features case studies and profiles highlighting successful interventions by organizations of informal workers and includes...

Displacement and the New Spaces for Informal Trade in the Latin American City Centre

Using evidence from Cusco, Peru, the paper examines the effects of the planned displacement of informal traders from city-centre streets....

Disabling governance: Privatisation of city markets and implications for vendors‟ associations in Kampala, Uganda

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The New Urban Agenda: Prospects and Challenges

“The New Urban Agenda: Prospects and Challenges has been published with the objective of moving forward conversations on a few ideas,...

Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Philippines and Quezon City

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