{"product_id":"9783031587283","title":"Transit Oriented Development in West African Cities","description":"\u003ch3\u003eGeoJournal Library Urban Perspectives from the Global South\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eTransit Oriented Development in West African Cities\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTimothy Nubi | Taibat Lawanson | Basirat Oyalowo\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Human Geography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe book addresses conceptual issues around urban transportation policy and practice in selected west African cities. It highlights the institutional, socio economic and infrastructural barriers of transit-oriented development in West Africa. Through a series of case studies, the chapters present how transport governance systems affect housing, land, infrastructure development, urbanization dynamics, construction and the urban poor.\u003cp\u003eThe chapters in this book are written by authors from multi-disciplinary backgrounds including architecture, construction management, real estate, urban planning and public health, and are members of the African Research Network on Urbanization and Habitable Cities, a research network supported by the UKRI African Research Universities Alliance Capacity Building Programme. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eBy providing a solid empirical portrait based on lived and research experience, this book will be a great resource to students, academics and policy makers in transport, urbanplanning and development policy as well as social scientists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eTimothy 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.\u003cp\u003eTaibat 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eBasirat 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 August 2025\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer International Publishing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783031587283\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e307\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52241003675788,"sku":"9783031587283","price":179.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031587283.jpg?v=1786539154","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783031587283","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}