TITLE:
Social Production of Space: “Lived Space” of Informal Livelihood Operators; the Case of Dares Salaam City Tanzania
AUTHORS:
Nelly John Babere
KEYWORDS:
Production of Space, Lived Space, Informality and Livelihoods
JOURNAL NAME:
Current Urban Studies,
Vol.3 No.4,
October
30,
2015
ABSTRACT: This paper critically examines the social production of space for informal livelihood activities.
While many progressive scholars have embraced the idea of eviction and harassment of the informal
livelihood operators, what these scholars have often left unexplored is how informal operators
contribute to the social production of space in urban areas. The first half of this paper focuses
on the idea of Lefebvre’s conceptualisation of social production of space and the linkage with the
informal livelihood activities. The second section focuses specifically on how social production of
space is manifested in the operation of the informal livelihood operators. I argue that informal
mode of production of space should be considered to inform how spaces for such activities are
produced.