@article{2018,title={INFORMAL TRADERS IN ABIDJAN STREETS, BETWEEN PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES AND SOCIAL LOGIC OF INFORMAL OCCUPANCY OF PUBLIC SPACE},abstractNode={If for a long time the public space was perceived as a public patrimony insusceptible to be in the pay of any individual investment, today it is administered in order to draw various facets of possible utility, to in particular, because of its importance as a support for the beautification of the city on the one hand, and on the other hand, as a support for the operation of economic activities. In this context, in Côte d'Ivoire, however, it seems that within this space of varied use is the seat of multiple conflicts between municipal authorities and informal traders. To date, the legal and regulatory sluggishness in the management of public spaces does not make it possible to ensure regular management of public spaces in Ivorian communes in general and in particular the communes of the District of Abidjan. In this regard, this study proposed to capture in Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire, the social representations of informal actors in public affairs and the actions that follow from them. To do this, the study is based on a qualitative methodology with a comprehensive aim and the results obtained mention the report of informal actors to public affairs and authority, socio-economic factors at the origin of informal occupation of public space and the question of the regulation measures of the public space in the presence.},author={Amara KEİTA},year={2018},journal={The Journal of Academic Social Science}}