Urban Planning and Design

Sem almofadas para amenizar o tombo – Sumário Executivo

Report available in English here. Informe disponible en español aquí. Fact Sheet available in English here. Ficha Técnica disponible en español...

The Politics of Classification and the Complexity of Governance in Census Towns

Spontaneous urbanisation through the transfer of capital from the agricultural sector to the commercial sector has given rise to a large...

Legal reforms for the self-employed: three urban cases

Four out of five urban workers in modern India are engaged in the informal economy, and half of these are self-employed. This article examines...

Street Vendors and the Contestation of Public Space

From the book- “This study attempts to capture a time of rapid political and urban change in the city at large, and more specifically...

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,...

La Red Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Recicladores website

The Msunduzi Municipality, City of Pietermaritzburg

Presentation at WIEGO Colloquium, ‘World Class Cities’ and the Urban Informal Economy: Inclusive Planning for the Working Poor

Waste Pickers: The Right to Be Recognized as Workers

Long before the green economy concept was globally adopted, waste pickers and other recycling and waste workers in the informal economy have...