THE CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES OF ACCOMMODATING INFORMAL

SECTOR ACTIVITIES IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT

The Case of Mwanza City
BY
GOMBO S. G.
 DEDICATION
DECLARATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ABSTRACT
ABBREVIATIONS
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF PLATES
LIST OF MAPS
 CHAPTER ONE
BACKGROUND, RESEARCH ISSUES AND METHODOLOGY

1.1 Introduction
1.2 Background; informal business sector in Tanzania
1.3 Informal business sector in Mwanza City
1.4 Statement of the problem
The need of the study
Significance of the study
Beneficiaries of the study
Scope of the study
1.5 Objectives of the study
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1.6 Research Question
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1.7 Methodology
Techniques

Official documents
Literature review
Official interviews
The study of data from the media

Informal Interviews

Data Analysis
Report Writing
1.8 Definition of informal Sector
1.9 Organization of the report
CHAPTER TWO
INFORMAL SECTOR ACTIVITIES: NATIONAL AND CITY
CONTEXT
2:1 Introduction
2.2 Overview of informal sector activities in Tanzania
2.2.1 Past and recent trends

Rural-urban migration
Reduced tariffs in import goods
ruksa
Low salaries in formal sector
Declined employment opportunities in the formal sector
Retrenchment
2.2.2 Policy environment
2.2.3 Prospects of informal sector in Tanzania
2.2.4. Characteristics of informal sector activities
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2:3 Informal sector activities in Mwanza
Recent trends-growth
2.3.1. The categories of informal sector in Mwanza City
Petty trading
Service category
Wateja wangu wengi wako huku mjini, ni wale ambao wanajua zaidi eneo hili na
hawawezi kwenda mbali zaidi ya hapa kwa vile siyo wenyeji
Manufacturing
Building and construction
Agriculture
Transportation and cultural activities
2.3.2. Diversification
2.4. Key actors and location preferences

CHAPTER THREE
INFORMAL ACTIVITIES Vs URBAN DEVELOPMENT
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Positive and negative impacts of informal sector activities
3.2.1. Impacts on land use
Positive impacts
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Negative impacts
3.2.2. Impacts on Environment
Positive impacts
mama lishe
Negative impacts
3.2.3. Impacts on economy and employment
Positive impacts
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3.2.4 Impacts on Revenue generation
Positive impacts

Negative impacts
3.3. Challenges of informal sector
3.3.1. The Experience from the city of Dar es Salaam
3.3.2. The case of Mwanza City
Location consideration
Different interests between stakeholders
Unwillingness of petty traders to shift to the designated areas
Rigidity of Mwanza City Council (MCC)
CHAPTER FOUR
PUBLIC RESPONSE TO INFORMAL ACTIVITIES IN MWANZA
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Neglect of informal activities: pre-recognition
4.3. Recognition
4.4 Post recognition
4.5. Strategies to accommodate informal sector activities
Relocation of informal sector operators to new areas

Eviction
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4.5.1. The Case of Mlango Mmoja
a) Introduction
b) Relocation Process
(a) Ideal procedure (b) What happened
c) Activities and characteristics of operators
i) Selling of garments
ii) Tailoring
iii) Food vendors (Mama lishe) and restaurant
iv) Ironing
v) Wheelbarrow operators
d) Implication of relocation
i) The operators livelihood
ii) The urban economy
iii) The urban environment
4.5.2 The Case of Sabasaba
a) Introduction
b) Relocation process
c) Activities and characteristics of operators
d) Implication of relocation on
i) The operators
4.5.3. The Central Business District (CBD)
a) Introduction
b) Activities and characteristics of operators
i) Trading activities
ii) Manufacturing
iii) Services
c) Implication of activities on
i) The operators livelihood
ii) The urban economy
iii) The urban environment
CHAPTER FIVE
FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5:1 Introduction
5:2 Findings and Lessons
5:2:1 General findings
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5:2:2: Findings at Mlango Mmoja
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5:2:3 Findings at Sabasaba
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5:2:4 Findings at the CBD
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5:3 Recommendations
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5:4. Conclusion
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APPENDICES
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