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The Urban Street Commons Problem: Spatial Regulation in the Urban Informal Economy

Ofori, Benjamin O.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1180940316

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2007, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Environmental Studies (Arts and Sciences).
The prevalence of informal economic livelihood activities in the public spaces of developing cities is gradually attracting research attention. Over the past decade or two, municipal and metropolitan governments in many developing cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America have been grappling with the urban spatial problem. This involves the urban management challenge of accommodating street vendors and dealing with some environmental externalities associated with their unauthorized occupation and their activities generate in the urban natural and built environment. This piece of work considers some policy alternatives drawn from the experiences of other developing cities that the City of Accra may consider to resolve its spatial problem. The study advocates a strategic approach that offers official policies on the informal economy and street vending and adopts new measures such as the creation of permitted zones, a revision of the concept of existing traditional markets and the creation of satellite markets through public-private partnerships.
Ariaster Chimeli (Advisor)
115 p.
public space; informal economy; spatial regulation; street vendors; informal economic units; informal economy Accra; Ghana

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  • Ofori, B. O. (2007). The Urban Street Commons Problem: Spatial Regulation in the Urban Informal Economy [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1180940316

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Ofori, Benjamin. The Urban Street Commons Problem: Spatial Regulation in the Urban Informal Economy. 2007. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1180940316.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Ofori, Benjamin. "The Urban Street Commons Problem: Spatial Regulation in the Urban Informal Economy." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1180940316

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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