Urban informality and the design of public space

Peimani, Nastaran ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1945-2181 and Kamalipour, Hesam ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7216-7115 2021. Urban informality and the design of public space. Presented at: Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) Online Small Format Conference 2021, Virtual, 12-14 July 2021.

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Abstract

Public space in the rapidly growing cities of the global South incorporates a mix of formal and informal economies. At stake is to explore the ways in which forms of informal street vending have become integral to how public space works. Informal street vending gears to the emergence of vibrant urbanity and economic productivity.The challenge is to investigate the complex relations between formal and informal to understand how forms of informal street vending negotiate for the use of the access network and compete for visibility in public space. Drawing on non-participant observations, time-activity diaries, urban photography, video recording and urban mapping as the key research methods, we discuss how different formsof informal street vending negotiate their mobility, visibility, and spatial claims in relation to street life and certain types of public/private urban interface. The aim is to contribute to the ways in 232 which urban designers and other built environment professions can effectively engage with enabling opportunities for unplanned activities in public space.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item - unpublished
Status:	Unpublished
Schools:	Schools > Architecture
Last Modified:	24 Jun 2026 14:47
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/142643

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