A dominant narrative in conventional literature is that informality is a barrier against sustainable city development. However, in recent times, some scholars argue that informal …
V Terziev - Business Ethics and Leadership, 2020 - papers.ssrn.com
The article deals with the analysis of the areas of research related to the shadow economy. The results of analyses show that financial market and financial intermediates become an …
Economic and spatial informality dominates the cityscape of countries in the Global South. From the perspective of urban practitioners and other stakeholders, there are two main …
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused enormous detrimental impacts on a global scale. Street vendors are one of the most heavily affected groups since they lack the skills and …
Flooding is currently one of the major threats to cities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The demographic change caused by the high rate of natural increase, combined with the …
BM Finn - Dialogues in Human Geography, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The study of urban informality has exploded since Keith Hart theorized the term the 'informal sector.'This explosion has coincided with a growing interest among urban scholars who train …
Slum upgrading interventions often assume that all residents have similar aspirations and needs. However, these neighbourhoods rank among the most unequal settlements, and …
How does rapid urban growth affect risks of communal violence in cities? In rapidly growing cities, poor planning and weak institutions combined with an unregulated influx of migrants …
Cities are the physical embodiment of power, capital and state control. Yet urban centres are heterogeneous and multiple counter-cities are created within the bounds of the city …