Transit Oriented Development in West African Cities

Timothy Nubi is a Professor of Housing and Regeneration in the University of Lagos. He holds a Phd in Construction management. He is the Director of the University of Lagos Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development and Eisenhower Global fellow. His research interests are in the area of housing finance and urban regeneration.

Taibat Lawanson is a Professor of Urban Management and Governance at the University of Lagos, She holds a Phd in Urban and Regional Planning. She is the lead - Propoor Development Research Cluster and Co-Director at the University of Lagos Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development. She is a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio fellow. Her research focuses on the interface of social complexities, urban realities and the quest for spatial justice.

Basirat Oyalowo is Senior Lecturer in Estate Management at the University of Lagos. She holds a PhD in Estate management. She is Academic Coordinator at the University of Lagos Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development. She is an Urban Studies Foundation fellow. Her research focuses on urban informality, sustainability and alternative housing models.

Part I: Introduction.- Chapter 1. Introduction.- Part II: Thematic Study.- Chapter 2. Transit-Oriented Development and Urbanisation in African Cities.- Chapter 3. Transit-Oriented Development and Housing in African Cities.- Chapter 4. Transit-Oriented Development and Urban Health and Livability in African Cities.- Chapter 5. Transit-Oriented Development and Urban Infrastructure in African Cities.- Chapter 6. Transit-Oriented Development and Land in African Cities.- Chapter 7. Transit-Oriented Development and Construction in African Cities.- Chapter 8.- Transit-Oriented Development and Pro-Poor Development in African Cities.- Chapter 9.- Transit-Oriented Development and Spatial Data Infrastructure in African Cities.- Part III: City Study.- Chapter 10. Urban Infrastructure and Transit-Oriented Development in Banjul, Gambia.- Chapter 11.- Urban Infrastructure and Transit-Oriented Development in Freetown, Sierra Leone.- Chapter 12.- Urban Infrastructure and Transit-Oriented Development in Abuja, Nigeria.- Chapter 13.- Urban Infrastructure and Transit-Oriented Development in Osogbo, Nigeria .- Chapter 14.- Urban Infrastructure and Transit-Oriented Development in Accra, Ghana.- Chapter 15.- Urban Infrastructure and Transit-Oriented Development in Lagos, Nigeria.