Contested Space: Street Trading, Public Space and Livelihoods in Developing Cities
The importance of public space in supporting city economies and in contributing to poverty reduction is rarely recognised. Instead public space is often an arena for contest between municipal governments, traders and other urban actors
Contested Space draws on a DFID-four comparative study, based on a research study in four cities – Dar es Salaam, Kumasi, Maseru and Kathmandu. The book explores the survival strategies of street traders and their relationships with city governments, and examines the practical and policy implications for pro-poor street trade.
Contested Space: Street Trading, Public Space and Livelihoods in Developing Cities, Rugby, Practical Action Publishing, (2006)
Editors: Brown, A.