Street sales are a source of jobs, income and survival for the urban poor in Ghana.
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Contemporary characterisations of squatters and street vendors as a “nuisance” reproduces colonial urbanism ideas of hygiene and order.
Vendors are continuously exposed to outdoor air pollution from traffic or automotive emissions and cooking fuels such as gas and open fires.
Cities have long resisted the public demand for street food vendors, but the pandemic may reverse those restrictions for good.
After trying to remove street vendors from its cities for years, China is supporting them to help jump-start its economy. An urban scholar explains why other cities should do the same.
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