Genotoxic effects following exposure to air pollution in street vendors from a high-traffic urban area
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DOI: 10.1007/s10661-018-6598-2
Abstract: Workers in several occupational environments are exposed to pollutants. Street vendors, for example, typically work in a high-traffic urban environment and are exposed to numerous air pollutants, including genotoxic substances emitted by motor vehicles. This… read more here.
Keywords: traffic; street; air pollution; exposure air ... See more keywords
Spatiality of street vendors and sociospatial disputes over public space: The case of Valparaíso, Chile
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2019.02.005
Abstract: Abstract In recent years street vending or street trading has become a focal point of political agendas throughout cities of the Global South. The literature of street vending tends to develop within two fields of… read more here.
Keywords: street; street vending; public space; street vendors ... See more keywords
Enrolling a goddess for Delhi’s street vendors: The micro-politics of policy implementation shaping urban (in)formality
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2017.06.005
Abstract: Abstract In a world of persistent and growing informality of working and living conditions in cities, and increasing policy efforts to formalise the informal, why are some forms of informality criminalized while others enjoy sanction… read more here.
Keywords: state; policy; policy implementation; street vendors ... See more keywords
Young Adult Street Vendors and Adverse Respiratory Health Outcomes in Bangkok, Thailand
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DOI: 10.1016/j.shaw.2017.02.002
Abstract: Air pollutants of concern include traffic-related air pollution, including particulate matter in respirable coarse and fine size fractions. There are no critical studies to date into associations between knowledge, awareness, and attitudes in using proper… read more here.
Keywords: bangkok thailand; adverse respiratory; street vendors; respiratory ... See more keywords
Gridlocked in the city: kinship and witchcraft among Wayao street vendors in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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DOI: 10.1017/s0001972017001140
Abstract: Abstract For a group of Wayao street vendors in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, kinship relations were simultaneously an advantage and a hindrance. Their migration to the city and entry into the urban economy had occurred… read more here.
Keywords: dar salaam; vendors dar; city; wayao street ... See more keywords
“Show them how they treat us”: Legal violence in the everyday lives of street vendors
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DOI: 10.1057/s41276-022-00367-2
Abstract: Since the 1930s, street vending in Los Angeles has been classified as a misdemeanor, punishable by jail time and fines. The Los Angeles Street Vendor Campaign (LASVC)—a coalition of Brown and Black street vendors and… read more here.
Keywords: street; show treat; street vendors; legal violence ... See more keywords
Mobile commerce adoption among the bottom of the pyramid: a case of street vendors in Thailand
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DOI: 10.1108/jstpm-12-2017-0074
Abstract: Purpose This study aims to investigate the applicability of technology acceptance model in explaining technology adoption among street vendors in Thailand as a representation of emerging economies. Design/methodology/approach A pen-and-pencil survey was administered to 370… read more here.
Keywords: commerce; street vendors; technology; adoption ... See more keywords
"I Have to Use My Son's QR Code to Run the Business": Unpacking Senior Street Vendors' Challenges in Mobile Money Collection in China
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DOI: 10.1145/3579493
Abstract: Mobile payment systems have become an infrastructural component in citizens' socio-economic life in China. The rapid shift to a cashless society demands vendors of all ages to quickly adapt themselves to the ubiquitous mobile payment… read more here.
Keywords: mobile payment; money; street vendors; senior street ... See more keywords
Inclusive Urban Eco-systems
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DOI: 10.1163/15685314-04704008
Abstract: Informality, associated with street vendors, is now seen as a generalised mode of metropolitan urbanisation. Street vendors form an important part of several economies around the world and are seen as a vital source of… read more here.
Keywords: inclusive urban; street; urban eco; street vendors ... See more keywords
Issues and Challenges of the Weekly Market Street Vendors in Telangana: A Special Reference to Hyderabad
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DOI: 10.30954/0424-2513.2018.00150.6
Abstract: In developing countries, the informal sector is playing a dominating role in providing employment and income security in rural as well as urban areas. In India, Informal sector is playing a significant role because 93… read more here.
Keywords: challenges weekly; issues challenges; market; street vendors ... See more keywords