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Building Collective Power September 09, 2019
In times of crisis, grassroots organizations re-imagine democratic practice
Democratic norms are under threat worldwide. Informal workers and other marginalized groups are witnessing the reversal of hard-fought wins...
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Livelihoods August 16, 2019
En Lima, la modernización dificulta el trabajo diario de algunas personas
La modernización en las ciudades sirve para facilitar el desplazamiento de los trabajadores y aportar comodidades, para hacer la vida más...
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Access to Public Space August 16, 2019
Evicted: How Mexico City’s Shoe Shiners Fought Displacement and Challenged “Future” Cities
Shoe shiners in Mexico City have worked in Glorieta de Insurgentes Square for decades to earn their livelihoods. When they were unceremoniously...
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Building Collective Power August 16, 2019
New Project Explores How Waste Pickers Can Help Solve the Ocean Plastics Waste Crisis
A Q&A with Taylor Cass Talbott It’s hard to miss the shocking images of heaping plastic floating in the middle of the world’s oceans...
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Formalization August 16, 2019
In Colombia, a Global Model for Inclusive Recycling is under Threat
Without waste pickers, cities across Africa, Asia and Latin America would be buried in their own garbage. Informal recyclers have proven...
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Fiscal Justice August 15, 2019
Q&A: Feeding cities: Informal retailers play crucial role in urban food security
Supermarkets have spread rapidly across the Global South, but what implications does this growth have on informal food retailers and the...
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Statistics August 15, 2019
Understanding the Statistical Term “Dependent Contractor”: A Q&A with Firoza Mehrotra
The addition of a new category “dependent contractor” in the status in employment classification of labour statistics should lead to better...
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Access to Public Space August 15, 2019
For street vendors, finding water and toilets isn’t just a nuisance, it’s cutting into earnings
Inadequate infrastructure – particularly related to clean water and toilets – and the cost of accessing these takes a heavy toll...
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Livelihoods August 15, 2019
Three Ways to Make Cities More Inclusive in 2019
As global inequality rises in many places around the world, creating more inclusive cities comes with increasing challenges.
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Global Advocacy and Negotiations August 15, 2019
Where are the inclusive cities? Street vendors globally face increasing hostility
The WIEGO Urban Policies Team analyzed news articles on street vendors from six continents over the past 18 months to gain a better understanding...
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Urban Planning and Design

All posts in Urban Planning and Design

In times of crisis, grassroots organizations re-imagine democratic practice

En Lima, la modernización dificulta el trabajo diario de algunas personas

Evicted: How Mexico City’s Shoe Shiners Fought Displacement and Challenged “Future” Cities

New Project Explores How Waste Pickers Can Help Solve the Ocean Plastics Waste Crisis

In Colombia, a Global Model for Inclusive Recycling is under Threat

Q&A: Feeding cities: Informal retailers play crucial role in urban food security

Understanding the Statistical Term “Dependent Contractor”: A Q&A with Firoza Mehrotra

For street vendors, finding water and toilets isn’t just a nuisance, it’s cutting into earnings

Three Ways to Make Cities More Inclusive in 2019

Where are the inclusive cities? Street vendors globally face increasing hostility