Abstract
Abstract:
Spatial planning for informal economic enterprises globally and
cities of the developing world such Harare in particular is made difficult by the lack of
appropriate data. In most cases, informal economic enterprises are discussed descriptively and
statistically, leaving out their spatial characteristics. This makes the orderly planning for the
enterprises very difficult if not impossible, espe- cially given that the informal economy dominates
the economies of most developing countries. This article presents geographic information data that
was collected by means of mobile geo- graphic positioning systems over time. In the absence of any
other spatial datasets in the City of Harare, this unique data is handy in revealing spatial
locational trends of informal economic enter- prises and the preferred locational behaviour of
informal economic
entrepreneurs in the city.
Spatial planning for informal economic enterprises globally and
cities of the developing world such Harare in particular is made difficult by the lack of
appropriate data. In most cases, informal economic enterprises are discussed descriptively and
statistically, leaving out their spatial characteristics. This makes the orderly planning for the
enterprises very difficult if not impossible, espe- cially given that the informal economy dominates
the economies of most developing countries. This article presents geographic information data that
was collected by means of mobile geo- graphic positioning systems over time. In the absence of any
other spatial datasets in the City of Harare, this unique data is handy in revealing spatial
locational trends of informal economic enter- prises and the preferred locational behaviour of
informal economic
entrepreneurs in the city.