The Informal American City: Beyond Taco Trucks and Day Labor

by Vinit Mukhija and Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris

An examination of informal urban activities--including street vending, garage sales, and unpermitted housing--that explores their complexity and addresses related planning and regulatory issues.

Every day in American cities street vendors spread out their wares on sidewalks, food trucks serve lunch from the curb, and homeowners hold sales in their front yards--examples of the wide range of informal activities that take place largely beyond...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026252578X
• ISBN13: 9780262525787
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher