Essays about: "Hawkers"
Found 3 essays containing the word Hawkers.
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1. OUR EXISTENCE MATTER : EXPERIENCES AND BELONGING OF URBAN SPACE FROM STREET HAWKERS PERSPECTIVE-A CASE STUDY OF LA-NKWANTANANG MADINA MUNICIPAL AREA
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionenAbstract : The study examines the experiences of street hawkers and contributes to the current but less represented debate on hawkers’ ways of appropriating the urban space through space modification and codification that serve greatly their capitalist purposes and how those daily activities influence their sense of belonging to the urban public space. The hawkers in the study area; La- Nkwantanang-Madina Area, Ghana show some social concerns in their informal day-to-day street activities that account for some of the relocation issues that render the repressive measures of city authorities futile. READ MORE
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2. Tarmac road investment and road side livelihoods - A case study of street hawkers in Babati and Magugu, Tanzania
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Many road projects have been done in Tanzania to increase trade and reduce poverty. One of these investments was the upgrading of the Singida–Babati–Minjingu Rd., a distance of 223.5 km, which is now a tarmac road. READ MORE
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3. Minor field study on traffic safety in Ghana : Pedestrian and cyclist facilities and access in central Accra
University essay from Institutionen för teknik och samhälleAbstract : This study is an analysis of the traffic situation for pedestrians and bicyclist, unprotected road users, in Accra’s Central Business District. A Swedish method, Calm streets, is used to identify conflicts in the mixed traffic situation. The findings reveal a large amount of conflicts between unprotected road users and motor vehicles. READ MORE
