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Informal Construction

Informal Construction is a scholarly framework within the study of the informal economy that specifically delineates the organizational, operational, and regulatory characteristics distinguishing construction activities conducted outside formal legal and institutional structures.

118

Publications

4.8K

Citations

246

Authors

147

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

46

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Publications

118

Incremental infrastructures: material improvisation and social collaboration across post-colonial Accra

Jonathan Silver · Urban Geography · 2014 · 380 citations · Full text

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Role of construction in economic development: Review of key concepts in the past 40 years

Dang Thu Giang, Low Sui Pheng · Habitat International · 2010 · 274 citations

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Perceptions of offsite construction in the United States: An investigation of current practices

Mohamad Razkenari, Andriel Evandro Fenner, Alireza Shabani Shojaei et al. · Journal of Building Engineering · 2019 · 190 citations

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Building China: precarious employment among migrant construction workers

Sarah Swider · Work Employment and Society · 2014 · 150 citations

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Chinese construction companies in Angola: A local linkages perspective

Lucy Corkin · Resources Policy · 2012 · 136 citations

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Authors

246

  1. JW
    Jill Wells

    London South Bank University, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 298 citations

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  2. GL
    Gonzalo Lizarralde

    Université de Montréal, Canada

    3 publications · 85 citations

    3

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  3. MB
    Marissa Barcenas

    Asian Development Bank Institute, Japan

    2 publications · 41 citations

    2

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  4. AO
    Adedamola O Oluwunmi

    Covenant University, Nigeria

    2 publications · 86 citations

    2

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  5. SC
    Sining Cuevas

    Asian Development Bank, Philippines

    2 publications · 41 citations

    2

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Institutions

147

  1. University of the Witwatersrand

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    77 citations

  2. University of Cape Town

    Rondebosch, South Africa

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    200 citations

  3. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    429 citations

  4. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    80 citations

  5. Loughborough University

    Loughborough, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    97 citations

  6. Technische Universität Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    101 citations

  7. RMIT University

    Melbourne, Australia

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    134 citations

  8. National University of Singapore

    Singapore, Singapore

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    584 citations

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Venues

  1. Construction Management and Economics

    10 publications · 381 citations

    10

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  2. Habitat International

    7 publications · 508 citations

    7

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  3. Cities

    4 publications · 132 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

    Repository · 4 publications · 98 citations

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