Browsing TRP 2011 Volume 59 by Issue Date
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Opportunities and constraints facing informal street traders: Evidence from four South African cities
(Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Free State, 2011)English: A small income and the limited ability of the government and the formal business sector to provide sufficient employment opportunities to people in the economically active age categories are two of the main ... -
The home as informal business location: Home-based business (HBB) dynamics in the medium-sized city of George
(Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Free State, 2011)English: Home-based businesses (HBBs) are often considered the most ‘formal’ of the informal business sector types, where a formal structure such as a house or shack provides some form of security for these businesses. ... -
The economic importance of migrant entrepreneurship: An application of data envelopment analysis in The Netherlands
(Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Free State, 2011)English: In the Anglo-Saxon literature in the past decade, much attention has been paid to the economic importance of ethnic (migrant) entrepreneurship. This type of self-employment appears to provide a vital and creative ... -
Who’s out there? A profile of informal traders in four South African city central business districts
(Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Free State, 2011)English: The informal sector has gained prominence in developing countries during the past two decades, mainly as a result of the formal sector’s inability to absorb growing populations and an increasing number of ... -
The informal sector in urban Nigeria: Reflections from almost four decades of research
(Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Free State, 2011)English: The rapid expansion of the informal sector or economy in both developed and developing countries has not only captured the attention of researchers, development analysts, government officials and international ... -
The geography of informal arts and crafts traders in South Africa’s four main city centres
(Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Free State, 2011)English: The choice of location of street traders and the products they sell reflect specific geographies of flows of people. In this study the focus is on the spatial relationships between arts and crafts trading and ... -
‘Picking up the pieces’: Reconstructing the informal economic sector in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
(Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Free State, 2011)English: Since the launch of Operation Restore Order in May 2005 in all urban centres by the Zimbabwean government, the informal economic sector in Bulawayo has undergone significant transformations and growth. In ... -
Land quality, urban development and urban agriculture within the Cape Town urban edge
(Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Free State, 2011)English: The article analyses the consumption of agricultural land within the Cape Town urban edge between 2002 and 2007. The agricultural potential of the developed land and the distribution of land uses are analysed to ...