Informal Services in Asian Cities: Lessons for Urban Planning and Management from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Edited by Ashok Das and Bambang Susantono

No 30 in ADBI Books from Asian Development Bank Institute, currently edited by ADB Institute

Abstract: While supporting the livelihoods of most of the developing world’s urban poor, the informal sector also deprives them of basic services and social protection. Rendered vulnerable to socioeconomic threats, people in the urban informal sector have suffered disproportionately during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and face a highly uncertain future. Informal Services in Asian Cities explores informality’s forms and constraints. It describes the pandemic’s effects on the informal sector and how leveraging informal services can enable urban resilience. Drawing on interdisciplinary research, the book illustrates the transformative potential of urban planning and governance that addresses informality. It also details measures that could boost the informal sector’s inclusive and sustainable growth potential.

Keywords: informal services; cities; urban planning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
ISBN: 978-4-89974-262-3
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