Perception of street vendors and their effect on urban settings in Portobello Road, London

Torky, Esraa; Heath, Tim

doi:10.1108/arch-12-2020-0294

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“…The utilization of a case study design enabled a comprehensive analysis of the region, providing a wealth of quantitative data to gain a thorough understanding of the unique ramifications associated with the increasing prevalence of street selling in Gweru. The advantages of utilizing a case study technique to examine the consequences of street vending in urban settings have been underscored in prior studies undertaken by May et al, [12], Fuste-Forne [13], and Torky [14]. To ensure diverse representation across different sectors and types of enterprises, a mixed-sample strategy was employed, which involved the utilization of stratified, purposive, and random sampling methods.…”

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Analyzing the Implications of the Growing Street Vendor Population in Gweru, Zimbabwe: A Risk Assessment

Maviya,

Simbanegavi

2024

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This study investigates the consequences of the growing number of street vendors in Gweru, Zimbabwe, and offers a risk evaluation. The prominence of street vending can be attributed to several factors, including limited formal employment possibilities, poverty, inadequate education or skills, restricted job prospects, and exorbitant leasing expenses. The presence of restricted trading spaces also exerts a substantial influence. Although street selling is thought to have a positive effect on Zimbabwe’s economy, it is recognized that there are possible adverse consequences, such as noise pollution and overcrowding in public areas. Street selling is accompanied with several risks, such as concerns regarding sanitation, competition with established enterprises, traffic congestion, and potential safety dangers. In order to tackle these concerns, it is imperative for policymakers and urban planners in Gweru to enact efficacious laws and regulations that guarantee the establishment of secure, hygienic, and controlled street vending settings. It is essential to strike a balance between the requirements of various groups and to minimize any adverse effects. It is imperative to implement education and awareness initiatives aimed at promoting effective waste management practices. Gweru has the capacity to allocate specific areas for vending, enforce regulations regarding sanitation, control the quantity of traders and their operating hours, offer training and assistance to vendors, facilitate their transition into formal businesses, establish a structured market system, and engage in communication with the informal sector. This study highlights the significance of tackling the problems associated with street vending in order to promote sustainable development and enhance the quality of life for people. Efficient tactics are required to alleviate adverse consequences and foster a cohesive urban milieu.

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Analyzing the Implications of the Growing Street Vendor Population in Gweru, Zimbabwe: A Risk Assessment

Maviya,

Simbanegavi

2024

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“…Of the many practices of informal architecture, street vending is the most visible materialization of the informal economy (Recchi, 2020). Street vending demonstrates how urban space is produced (Cross, 2000) and helps create the liveliness and attractiveness of today's urban environment (Torky & Heath, 2021). This means that street vending is consequently in-charge of turning space into Thirdspace, an integral dimension between social and spatial, a space as lived and experienced.…”

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MATERIALISE THIRDSPACE THROUGH SOCIO-SPATIAL INTEGRATION (Cases of Study: Thamrin 10, Jalan H. Agus Salim, Jalan Percetakan Negara, and Jalan Kramat Raya)

Dwisusanto

Juwita²

2022

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Urban informality is a phenomenon of everyday life in Jakarta but has not been extensively discussed, especially in spatial design practice. Previous study shows that informal space in the city is shaped by economic activities and urban opportunities heavily influence the flow of urbanisation in Indonesia. The study aims to examine the materialisation of Thirdspace through the forms of socio-spatial integration using Henri Lefebvre’s Production of Space (1991) and Edward Soja’s Thirdspace (2010). The use of theory connects the case study with other bodies of work in architecture that are looking to develop understandings of how spatial, social, and other urban contexts might be challenged and intertwined in urban informality. Using their respective body of work, the study is conducted in the four selected objects of study: Thamrin 10, Jalan H. Agus Salim, Jalan Percetakan Negara, and Jalan Kramat Raya. The findings reveal that the concrete abstraction of Thirdspace emerges in everyday life through urban informality, materialised by informal actors. The materialisation of Thirdspace is possible due to (1) participation of informal actors, (2) space occupied by informal actors, and (3) activities conducted by informal actors. As abstraction will become true in practice, socio-spatial integration of urban informality is an abstraction that becomes true through social and spatial practice.

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“…It represents one of the most visible manifestations of the informal economy (Recchi 2021). Street vending also presents the informal sector as a solution to several problems (Cross 2000) and creates liveliness and attractiveness in today's urban environment (Torky and Heath 2021). However, there is a tendency to perceive street vending as a problem despite its existence for several decades.…”

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“…Street vending is an urban issue in several global cities (Yatmo 2008;Devlin 2011;Recchi 2021;Torky and Heath 2021) including those in Indonesia such as Jakarta. The street vendors in this city have been negotiating and materialising in public spaces including the streets for a long time.…”

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Spatial integration of urban informality in Jakarta

Juwita¹,

Dwisusanto²

2022

ARTEKS J. Tek. Arsit.

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Urban informality is an everyday life phenomenon in Jakarta but has not been extensively discussed, especially in relation to spatial design practice. This is important because formality and informality are not entirely separate but rather interconnected and complementary (Moatasim, 2019). It has also been discovered that on-street informality such as street vending demonstrates the existence and trend of urban space and also acts as the most visible manifestation of the informal economy. Therefore, this research focuses on investigating the integration of urban informality with special attention to its influence on the spatial or architectural aspects. This was achieved through the qualitative method which involves the application of a phenomenological paradigm by participating in the street vending and informal economy on Thamrin 10, Jalan H. Agus Salim, and Jalan Percetakan Negara streets in Jakarta. The results showed that informality is present at different degrees of contemporary urban life and there is a pressing spatial demand for such activities. Moreover, it was discovered that spatial integration of urban informality has the ability to sustain and catalyse greater urban frameworks, including the activities of the formal sector.

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Perception of street vendors and their effect on urban settings in Portobello Road, London

Cited by 5 publications

References 26 publications

Analyzing the Implications of the Growing Street Vendor Population in Gweru, Zimbabwe: A Risk Assessment

Analyzing the Implications of the Growing Street Vendor Population in Gweru, Zimbabwe: A Risk Assessment

MATERIALISE THIRDSPACE THROUGH SOCIO-SPATIAL INTEGRATION (Cases of Study: Thamrin 10, Jalan H. Agus Salim, Jalan Percetakan Negara, and Jalan Kramat Raya)

Spatial integration of urban informality in Jakarta

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