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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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Livelihoods August 14, 2019
In Lima, modernization makes work harder for some
Modernization in cities is meant to ease the commute for workers and offer convenience — to make lives easier. But too often, it’s the poorest...
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Livelihoods August 13, 2019
Q&A: WIEGO’s New Urban Policies Director Talks Migration, 21st-century Cities and What Inspires Her Research
This week, we sit down with WIEGO’s new Urban Policies Programme Director, Caroline Wanjiku Kihato, to learn more about her background and...
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Livelihoods August 13, 2019
Delhi’s Free Public Transportation for Women Could be an Economic Game-changer for the Poorest
The recent proposal by the Delhi government to make public transportation free for women has been hailed as a way to improve women’s safety...
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Urban Planning and Design

All posts in Urban Planning and Design

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

In Lima, modernization makes work harder for some

Q&A: WIEGO’s New Urban Policies Director Talks Migration, 21st-century Cities and What Inspires Her Research

Delhi’s Free Public Transportation for Women Could be an Economic Game-changer for the Poorest