Abstract Purpose of Review The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
identified 17 goals to achieve by the year 2030, with many of these goals directly or …

Despite several efforts towards addressing the problems of acute shortage of suitable and
decent accommodation, slum settlements still persist in urban areas like Onitsha. It is noted …

The culture of sewage management in Lagos dates back to pit latrines (Shalanga) in
precolonial Lagos; this culture gave way to bucket latrines in the wake of British colonial …

This study analyses the contributions of slum housing to satisfying the health and well-being
needs of residents. Using data collected from the slum characterisation studies conducted in …

Adopting a case study methodology with mixed methods data collection and analysis, this
study investigates causes and mitigation strategies related to urban informal settlement and …

The pressures of rapid urbanization and climate change are severely affecting cities such as
Lagos, Nigeria. Failures of modern construction practices to accommodate various impacts …

This paper examined the characteristics of slum in the core of Akure, Nigeria, with a view to
suggesting means of correcting the abnormalities caused by the slum environment. A …

Slum inhabitants have a significant environmental effect from their activities, and their living
circumstances leave them open to several types of deprivation. As a result, this study …

There has been continuous population growth in some of the cities in the sub-Saharan
African coastal region since the mid-20th century. This has led to the emergence of mega …

The overall objective of this study is to identify the social and health problems of river side
slum area dwellers. For this study both qualitative and quantitative research approach were …