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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Street Vending"”.
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A growing space for dialogue : the case of street vending in Nairobi's Central Business District
… the city and the ongoing "un-modern" activity of street vending is replicated in many cities in developing countries, often pitting the city's local government and formal businesses against street vendors. However, informal sector activities, such as street vending, provide sustenance for many …
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Vending the city : mapping the policy, policing and positioning of street vending in New York City
… of their activities; governments often allow street vendors in certain areas of the city, while relocating street vendors from sidewalks in others. In the absence of meaningful, in-depth datasets on urban informality, studies investigating this variation have had to rely on case studies, …
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The diversity of retail trade in contemporary cities: a geographical perspective. From informal street vending to halal landscapes
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Your Mess, My Life: The Junction between Land Use Planning and Street Vending in the Accra Mall Enclave
… outlaw informality, be it economic, such as, street trading or housing, such as, slums. This has led to the marginalisation of the urban poor, who make up the majority of urban dwellers. Consequently, the masses invent ways to survive in the city and thus reshape the materiality of urban …
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Role of food street vending in empowering indigenous women in South Africa: Case study of uMhlathuze Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal
… research project, I examined the role of Food Street vending in empowering black women in South Africa, using the case study of women street vendors in uMhlathuze Local Municipality in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. Food street vending was a very popular phenomenon among black people in South …
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The effects of municipal by-laws and the survival strategies of street vendors in Harare Central Business District, Zimbabwe
Street vending is a common practice the world over. In cities the streets are swamped with vendors selling various wares and Zimbabwe is no exception. However, in recent years the proliferation of street vending in Zimbabwe, particularly in Harare Central Business District (CBD) has been an eyesore …
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A right to vend : new policy framework for fostering street based entrepreneurs in New York City
Street vending remains one of the most highly regulated and least understood activities in New York City. The current regulatory framework is overly confusing and complex, leaving policy decisions about who gets to vend and where to the discretion of private interests represented by Business …
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The neoliberalization of street vending policy in Lima, Peru: the politics of citizenship. property and public space in the production of a new urban marginality
… poor - particularly those that participate in street vending - use urban spaces in Lima, Peru. Using municipal policies, newspaper articles and local academic texts I argue that there is a changing marginality in Lima that is being experienced by street vendors, and currently in los canas of …
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The interdependence of human rights: a case study with recommendations for law reform to promote decent work in the informal economy and street vending sector in Nigeria
… of activities in the informal economy, of which street vending is an example, is the lack of decent work. To achieve decent work, the objective is to transition work in the informal economy toward decent work in the formal economy. The presence of a legal framework that facilitates such a …
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Informal business enterprises and their impact on the sustanability of the city of Pietermaritsburg
… Allegations have been made that street vending causes pollution of the environment in the city and that it was an illegal activity associated with crime and other anti-social activities that were inimical to formal business enterprises and the viability and sustainability of the …
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Exploring the forms of violence experienced by women street vendors, and the strategies they use to sustain a living, in a particular South African periurban context, Muswodi Dipeni
… the forms of violence experienced by women street vendors and the strategies they use to sustain a living, in a particular South African peri-urban context, Muswodi Dipeni. The research used a qualitative method to explore the forms of violence experienced by the participants who classify …
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Does culture affect form: creating architecture and community through culture
… (plazas) for cultural amenities such as street vending and socialization is also documented. This project defines the influence of cultural values on architectural and urban form and discusses how these forms create a sense of community.
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Spatial stratification of street vendors in downtown Mexico City
… fight for space between city administrators and street vendors working in city centers is one of the major controversies about street commerce. Trying to renew and upgrade their downtowns, city administrators of most urban areas have attempted to relocate street vendors from central areas to …
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A study to investigate awareness levels, benefits, impact and empowerment women get from income generating activities through micro-finance loans: A case of Pride Zambia Chainama Branch
… women, and Government must pass a law to stop street vending
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Right to Sell: Politics of Informal Retail in the Neoliberal Era.
… competitive and profitable businesses of urban street vendors. Accordingly, this project asks a simple question: if neoliberal governance of the economy prescribes a positive disposition towards the market system driven by selfish pecuniary gain, then why are informal street vendors regularly …
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Re-envisioning the Indian city : informality and temporality Sabrina Kleinenhammans.
… of one sector of the informal economy: street vending. The first section introduces the Indian urban realm through a journalistic narrative based on impressions during my first visit to India. The second section is inspired by the challenges of urban growth in the City of Ahmedabad: …
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Pushcarts to Platforms: Measuring Food Delivery Apps’ Effect on Street Vendors’ Location Preferences in the Global South. Case Study: Surakarta, Indonesia
… retailers’ location preference and in particular street vendors in the Global South has been less explored. E-commerce and food delivery apps (FDA) change search costs for customers and could therefore change the desirability of locations for retailers. Yet, most existing retail economic studies …
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Informal Vending and the State in Kampala, Uganda
… dramatically restricted the agency of informal street and market vendors, forcing them to adapt to changing political circumstances in ways that have limited their ability to participate in urban development and economic life. This argument is presented through two examples of how expanding …
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Curbside eating : mobilizing food trucks to activate public space
… States have seen the rise of a new form of street vending: the modern food truck. Nearly overnight, food trucks have become an expected and anticipated occurrence in many metropolitan areas throughout the country. The trucks are a new and unique typology in the street food landscape of the …
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Drawing the line : spatial street vendor management in Ho Chi Minh City
… on what to do with the complex issue of informal street vending and sidewalk usage, with cities often turning to ineffective licensing or harmful street clearance. This paper seeks to address this unfulfilling dichotomy by analyzing a tourism proposal for a painted pedestrian path in Ho Chi Minh …
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