Flooding has become a major hazard in Nigeria in recent years due to a growing population,
rapid urbanization and extreme weather events. This study provides a critical review and …

The challenges in housing and urban infrastructure development in Nigeria are enormous.
This work is aimed at exploring the role of research and innovation in overcoming the …

This paper examines contemporary issues in building collapse and its implications for
sustainable development in Nigeria. It explores whether the approach to construction by …

The current spate of building collapse in Nigeria has continued to attract research efforts to
unravel the causes and possible remedies. Although cases of building collapse in Nigeria …

A study of the dynamics of building collapse in Ghana is lacking, notwithstanding the fact
that several buildings have collapsed in recent times. This study analyzes the supervisory …

Purpose–Quality function deployment (QFD) is a method for structured product planning and
development that enables a development team to specify clearly the wants and needs of …

The failure of civil engineering structures especially buildings by severe cracks, partial, or
complete collapse have kept the natives of communities in Aguamede and Ehamufu …

The informal business sector has made enormous contributions to Nigeria's economic
growth and development, but this sector is not given the necessary attention to transforming …

Non-compliance is a major urban planning challenge in Ghana. Based on in-depth
interviews with key stakeholders, the paper examines the complex and multifaceted factors …

The paper is a perception survey of poor construction supervision and building failures in six
major cities in Nigeria. This was informed by several reported cases of building failure and …