Paper
Local Public Markets Infrastructure and Urban Food Systems in African Small Cities: Insights from Arusha, Tanzania
How market infrastructure shapes the urban food system in a small African city, based on primary evidence from Arusha.
Research evidence
The evidence behind the work
Papers, reports and accords on public markets, public space and the food systems of Tanzanian cities, written by UPC and its research partners.
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- Report
Local Markets in Arusha, Tanzania: Summary Report
A summary of UPC's findings on the quantity, quality and use of Arusha's local public markets.
- Report2022
Liveable Cities Tanzania Summary Report 2021–2022
Two years of liveable cities work in Tanzania, drawn together into a single summary of evidence and outcomes.
- Accord
Bellagio Accord for Public Spaces in African Cities
A shared statement of principles for protecting and expanding public space in African cities.
- Report
Local Public Markets: Empirical Evidence on Their Quantity and Quality in Arusha, Tanzania
Field evidence on how many local public markets Arusha has, where they sit and what condition their infrastructure is in.
- Report
Mapping and General Perceptions on the Use of Parks in Arusha, Tanzania
A map of Arusha's parks set alongside what residents say about using them.
- Playbook
HealthBridge Project Playbook on Public Spaces: Lemara Park Development in Arusha
How Lemara Model Community Park was delivered, step by step, so that other wards and cities can run the same process on their own open space.
- Report2025
Urban Planning for Community Change Summary Report 2025
A year of UPC's work in one place: the parks, markets, school grounds and studies the organisation delivered through 2025.
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