Urban Housing has been laden with host of problems, for which urbanization is seen as a
major catalyst. The implication is manifested in high unemployment, over population with …

Housing represents one of the most basic human needs and has a profound influence on
the health, efficiency, social behaviour, satisfaction and general welfare of man. In urban …

Many of the generally acknowledged global environmental problems (greenhouse warming,
ozone depletion, soil erosion, chemical management, acidic rain and water pollution, among …

Phenomenon as old as cities themselves, slums-in their many permutations-have been part
of city management for a long time. Descriptions and definitions have gone through trends …

Purpose Slums have existed as long as cities have and are a growing context in the
developing world. The challenge is in their efficient, effective and inclusive management …

Over the years, human settlement experts have utilized a number of intervention strategies
for integrating slums and informal neighbour-hoods into their larger urban context. Yet these …

Despite postulations by various studies that residential high-rise buildings would aid
mitigating some problems of urbanization and population proliferations including issues that …

Despite billions of dollars spent and hundreds of studies conducted, there seems to have
been progress made in meeting the housing and infrastructures shortages in Less …

Purpose Following the successful transition of Archnet-IJAR to Emerald, the introduction of
new process and editorial teams, and the production of the first issue last March (Volume 13 …

This study is a critical examination of Environmental Health Challenges and Causes in
Lagos State Nigeria in historical perspective. The paper also analysed some of the cogent …