Papers by Joseph Fadamiro
Landscaped open spaces are few and far between as found in many emerging cities of most developin... more Landscaped open spaces are few and far between as found in many emerging cities of most developing countries and this has served as a deterrent to city development and the achievement of a healthy and sustainable environment. This paper focuses on the landscape quality of open spaces highlighting the peculiarities of Akure, a city in South-western Nigeria as it evaluates the significance of landscaped areas to the built environment in an urban setting. The poor quality of the city’s urban environment has been attributed partly to inadequate use and management of these urban open spaces and this has exerted a major strain on the physical outlook of the environment and an attendant negative effect on the welfare and productivity of the residents. The need to effectively address the issue of a sustainable built environment calls for the identification and analyses of the open spaces in a bid to assess their implications to landscape planning and the status of the city’s development. Th...
Journal of sustainable architecture and civil engineering, Jun 19, 2024
The evolution of indigenous architecture for any social culture is usually sectionalised into thr... more The evolution of indigenous architecture for any social culture is usually sectionalised into thresholds of different but succinct architectural styles. The continued survival of any indigenous style is the ability to accommodate changes in components while preserving the culture of the people. The postmodern and contemporary architectural styles are the most recent defined patterns that have been assimilated into the Yoruba areas of Southwest Nigeria. Existing literature on Yoruba architecture have not addressed the delineation of the current threshold of the indigenous style. In a bid to address this problem, this research set out to define the current outlook of the Yoruba indigenous architecture through the forms and elements that have been acculturised from the foreign styles. This was achieved by locating the study in a historic city centre where the social culture is preserved in the community and the buildings. Urban upgrades carried out in the area stimulated the renovation and fresh construction of buildings where they occurred in the otherwise sedentary community. The older buildings in the sedentary parts of the study area and the newer structures in the upgraded areas provided two different thresholds in the architectural evolution for comparison of the constituents of the building patterns. After defining the study area, building counts were
Civil Engineering Dimension, Feb 23, 2006
The essence of building design process and management for building sustainability in the creation... more The essence of building design process and management for building sustainability in the creation and maintenance of a qualitative architectural product is investigated in this paper. The design process, concept of building sustainability and particularly the quality of the built environment are discussed. Akure, a state capital in Nigeria was used as a case study. The principles and indicators for sustainability of buildings and its implications on the quality of the environment are examined in details. Survey findings include the views of the professionals on the clients, perception on the design process as well as management of projects, and the implications on the quality of the ensuring products and the city's environment. The data were factor analyzed using varimax rotation criterion (with Kaiser Normalization). The results revealed that five factors were effective, with one of them exhibiting the greatest variability and individual differences. The variables that loaded on this factor were really the aspects of the process and management relating to the clients. The findings also revealed the professionals' wrong attitude towards design process as shown with a very high degree of variability in the study. The paper concludes by recommending the enactment and enforcement of relevant policies with adequate education of the people and the involvement of all the stakeholders in the management of building projects and environmental programmes for the realization of a qualitative architectural product.
Journal of Human Behavior in The Social Environment, Jun 5, 2020
Although urban green infrastructure (GI) and sense of community provide several benefits to resid... more Although urban green infrastructure (GI) and sense of community provide several benefits to residents, the relationship between them seems not to be unclear, especially in the context of densely populated urban settlements in the developing countries. This study investigated the influence of GI on sense of community amongst residents in selected neighborhoods in Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 1,560 residents who participated in a questionnaire survey conducted in the study area. The results of the descriptive statistics and categorical regression analysis reveal that although the residents rated the existing stock of GI to be of poor quality, they perceived GI as having a positive influence on the development and sustenance of sense of community in the neighborhoods. The rate of loss of green areas, access to recreational parks, and proximity of green areas to the residents emerged as the top three aspects of GI with the most significant influence on sense of community in the residents. This implies that to enhance the contribution of GI in promoting sense of community in urban residents, these aspects of GI should be given adequate attention in Nigeria and other developing countries.
Indigenous African building techniques and the prospects for sustainable housing and environmental development
Environment, Development and Sustainability, Apr 17, 2014
In this paper, sustainability is examined as one of the objectives of enabling man in a preserved... more In this paper, sustainability is examined as one of the objectives of enabling man in a preserved, efficient and enduring world environment. Thus, sustainable housing and environmental development is conceptualized as a building or shelter provided through judicious, selective sourcing, processing and use of building materials to satisfy current shelter needs while ensuring quality environment and adequate resources for the future generations in satisfying theirs. To stimulate orderly academic debate, the paper proposes five major factors of sustainability. They include climatic sustainability factor, ecological sustainability factor, economics and affordability sustainability factor, social sustainability factor and cultural sustainability factor. The sustainability attributes of each factor are highlighted, and the criteria for the selection of building materials to satisfy the attributes are commended.
Urban Upgrading in the Historic City Core of Abeokuta, Nigeria: A Case for Inclusive Policies Towards Heritage Preservation
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
The rapid urbanization, taking place in Southwest Nigeria in the last 40years has necessitated th... more The rapid urbanization, taking place in Southwest Nigeria in the last 40years has necessitated the need for regenerating the historic city cores of the region. The state governments and big private stakeholders determine the key narratives for the urban upgrades. Loss of patrimonial stock of indigenous buildings and communal cohesion in these enclaves after upgrading often lead to a complete loss of the socio-cultural heritage. The promotion of urban tourism, which is ideal for cities with heritage values, is thus made more challenging for these cities. This study examines the sensitive nature of upgrade programmes as it affects historic city centres. A review of instances in the area is concluded with a case study of the Abeokuta city core. The study was carried out using literature about upgrades in Southwest Nigeria and field studies that involved interviews and questionnaires in Abeokuta city core. The research discovered that while residents are aware of the programmes, they ha...
Assessment of the Physical Characteristics of Recreational Open Spaces in Abeokuta Nigeria
Journal of Global Ecology and Environment
Recreational open spaces provides recreational areas for residents and helps to enhance the beaut... more Recreational open spaces provides recreational areas for residents and helps to enhance the beauty and environmental quality of neighbourhoods. It consists of natural and organized open spaces used for outdoor recreational purposes. This paper examines the physical characteristics of recreational open spaces in Abeokuta Nigeria. In order to achieve this, available recreational facilities of the recreational open spaces in the study area were identified.. Descriptive and Kendall Tau B’s test was used for the analysis, and result showed significant relationship between environmental aesthetics and physical characteristics of ROS in Abeokuta, This implies that the physical characteristics influences the environmental aesthetic quality of the ROS. It also establishes the fact that environmental aesthetic quality has an impact on the patronage of ROS. It is recommended that the environmental aesthetics of recreational open spaces in the study area be improved in order to enhance its patr...
European Journal of Development Studies
Urbanization attracts numerous and multifarious challenges that transverse across nations, region... more Urbanization attracts numerous and multifarious challenges that transverse across nations, regions, and continents. These challenges limit the potential of the cities, making them unsatisfactory and inefficient as well as plunging some towards collapse. This paper explores a review of academic outputs on different challenges of urbanization bedeviling cities in Nigeria and identifies a porous cities management system that allows a wide gap of in-balance between numerous urban dynamics. Undesirable effects and negative outcomes such as urban disharmony, reduction in the quality of the urban environment and urban life, and limitations to the potential of the cities in meeting needs are pointed out. The perspective of achieving sustainable city development in Nigeria in terms of improving the quality of the urban environments came to the fore by recommending a smart city approach for managing city developments.
Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 2020
Although urban green infrastructure (GI) and sense of community provide several benefits to resid... more Although urban green infrastructure (GI) and sense of community provide several benefits to residents, the relationship between them seems not to be unclear, especially in the context of densely populated urban settlements in the developing countries. This study investigated the influence of GI on sense of community amongst residents in selected neighborhoods in Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 1,560 residents who participated in a questionnaire survey conducted in the study area. The results of the descriptive statistics and categorical regression analysis reveal that although the residents rated the existing stock of GI to be of poor quality, they perceived GI as having a positive influence on the development and sustenance of sense of community in the neighborhoods. The rate of loss of green areas, access to recreational parks, and proximity of green areas to the residents emerged as the top three aspects of GI with the most significant influence on sense of community in the residents. This implies that to enhance the contribution of GI in promoting sense of community in urban residents, these aspects of GI should be given adequate attention in Nigeria and other developing countries.
Civil and environmental research, 2015
Lagos State today accommodates about 17 million inhabitants ranking it among the fastest growing ... more Lagos State today accommodates about 17 million inhabitants ranking it among the fastest growing urban conglomerations in the world. As more people continue to migrate to Lagos in search of better condition of living, the challenge of housing delivery has manifested in form of severe overcrowding, unwholesome environmental conditions and slum settlements. This paper focuses on the impact of urbanization on the housing conditions in Agiliti town of Ikorodu and Panada in Isolo both in Lagos State. Both questionnaires and personal observations survey methods were used to elicit relevant data and the analysis of data generated revealed very poor housing and environmental conditions in these slum areas. It was also discovered that housing shortage and poverty were the major causes of proliferation of slums. The paper thereafter recommended the integration of slum development into the urban planning framework and the upgrading of the present housing units to a well-structured low cost hou...
Efficacy of Architectural Space Design for Healing and Humanization in Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
International Journal of Architecture and Urban Development, 2021
This study reviewed the effectiveness of architectural space design for healing and humanization... more This study reviewed the effectiveness of architectural space design for healing and humanization in Lagos University Teaching Hospital, (LUTH), Nigeria. The study adopted a semi-structured interview and physical appraisal of the selected major departments within the study area. Also, a literature review of past studies on hospital buildings was done to buttress and advocate for the importance of architectural spaces design for healing and humanization of the users in the hospital environment. Factors of architectural space design in hospital buildings were identified and classified through the literature of past studies and a conceptual framework was developed through it. These factors were categorized under the following headings. This includes functional design factors (FDF), aesthesis design factors (ADF), environmental design factors (EDF), security & safety design factors (SSDF), and Physiological & Psychosocial design factors (PPDF). The study provides information on...
Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Sports, 2021
The exposure of the cultural landscape to tourism activities puts a lot of pressure on the common... more The exposure of the cultural landscape to tourism activities puts a lot of pressure on the common heritage of man with a possibility of the loss of the attractions to the landscape. This often happens because the necessary attention to the development of such fragile touristic sites are absent thus exposing them to stages of deterioration. This paper is a review of theoretical issues related to the development and sustainability of the cultural landscape. Through the review of literatures, previous models such as, General System Theory (Cuervo, 1967), Cultural landscape Management framework (2006), Diamond Model for sustainable tourism (2017), and The Ethical tourism model (2008), a conceptual framework for the sustainability of the cultural landscape was developed. The study, however, provides useful information for the development and conservation of a cultural landscape through a framework that can inform policy makers in the tourism industry.
Influence of green infrastructure on residents' self-perceived health benefits in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria
Cities, 2021
Abstract There is a growing body of knowledge on the health benefits of green infrastructure (GI)... more Abstract There is a growing body of knowledge on the health benefits of green infrastructure (GI) in the built environment. However, the aspects of GI with the most significant positive influence on human health, especially in densely populated cities in sub-Saharan Africa have not been adequately investigated. This study relied on household survey involving 1560 residents to explore the influence of GI on residents' self-perceived health benefits in Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria. The data were analysed using descriptive and multiple regression analyses. The findings revealed that around 42% of the respondents had visited green spaces more than any other type of GI, and that this had positive influence on their perceived physical, mental and psychological health and wellbeing. Access to parks; availability of well-equipped green spaces; condition, adequacy and proximity of green areas to residents' emerged as the key aspects with the most significant influence on their perceived health benefits of GI in the neighbourhoods. This study concludes that for urban population to derive maximum health benefits from GI, more attention should be given to issues of accessibility, quantity, quality and location in the provision and management of GI in urban neighbourhoods in Nigeria and beyond.
Empowerment of Professionals as a Strategy for Effective Sustainability of the Built Environment
Seeking Environmental Justice, 2008
Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs, 2020
Green Infrastructure (GI) facilities have the capacity to enhance health and mitigate Environment... more Green Infrastructure (GI) facilities have the capacity to enhance health and mitigate Environmental Sustainability Challenges (ESC). However, the extent of the mitigation and health benefits is unclear in developing countries. This study examined the impact of GI on ESC and Perceived Health (PH) of urban residents in Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 1858 residents of Lagos Metropolis who completed semi-structured questionnaires. Descriptive statistics and chi-square test were used to explore data distributions and assess the association of the availability of GI with resident’s PH and ESC. Odds ratio with 95% confidence interval (OR;95%CI) were estimated for good health and ESC mitigation. Participants were mostly men (58.9%) and younger than 50 years old (86.3%). Good health (20.5%) and high mitigation of ESC (collection and disposal of waste-52.7% and official development assistance-63.9%) were reported where GI is mostly available. Part...
Journal of Environment and Earth Science, 2012
Unplanned and overcrowded market places especially in developing countries usually grapple with s... more Unplanned and overcrowded market places especially in developing countries usually grapple with sanitation problems. This phenomenon poses threats such as pollution of the environment and deterioration of city landscape. In Akure the capital of Ondo State, Nigeria, government in its urban renewal effort introduced neighbourhood markets in a decentralized market system, as a way of resolving these problems. This study focuses on the extent of these urban renewal efforts and their impacts on the socioeconomic and general wellbeing of the market users. It further suggests ways to achieve proper sanitation in markets places in a manner that is sustainable. The methodology includes the use of structured questionnaires, interviews, as well as observations. The study reveals a successful decongestion of the king's market and a considerable improvement in sanitation. It concludes that sanitation in market places is absolutely expedient to ensure public health and proper public hygiene.
Journal of Architecture and Built Environment, Jul 19, 2006
The poor quality of the Nigerian urban environment has been attributed partly to the inadequate, ... more The poor quality of the Nigerian urban environment has been attributed partly to the inadequate, misuse and mismanagement of the urban open spaces. This, according to various researchers, has exerted a major strain on the physical outlook of the environment and a negative effect on the welfare and productivity of the residents. This has called for the need to identify and analyze the open spaces in the urban environment and assess the implications of their landscape planning on the status of the city and the development of a healthy and sustainable environment. This study therefore discusses the concept of sustainability, particularly within the built environment. It looks into the principles and indicators for sustainability of the environment and the resulting problems. Furthermore, a case study of Akure urban core was carried out to assess the uses and landscape status of the open spaces. The results when statistically analysed showed the inadequacies in the provision and management of the open spaces in the study area. It therefore recommends attainable policies for the effective sustainability of the environment.
Recreational experiences in parks and gardens, Ibadan, Nigeria
Journal of Place Management and Development, 2014
Purpose– The recreational benefits of urban parks and gardens have been documented in the literat... more Purpose– The recreational benefits of urban parks and gardens have been documented in the literature. However, the extent to which the mechanism behind this is reliant on demographic variables and sites' quality, among others, is not clear. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the impact of these variables on recreational experiences in Ibadan, Nigeria, towards recommending the best practices.Design/methodology/approach– A questionnaire was carried out with a random sample of users (n=232) of the three most prominent parks and gardens in the city. The content was grouped into three broad themes – the overall design of urban natural landscape, meeting people's needs, and the nature of space management. These three streams of parameters were investigated on a five-point Likert scale. The questionnaire was designed to elicit information on personal, physical and psychological issues.Findings– Based on the hypotheses that recreational experiences do not depend on the variab...
Functional Analysis of Effective and Affective Space Setting for Industrial Design Programs in Nigerian Higher Institutions
Indoor and Built Environment, 2009
Space setting relates to the environment designed and created as a workplace for a group, which a... more Space setting relates to the environment designed and created as a workplace for a group, which affects individuals and evokes some behavioral response from them. This paper analyzes the role of sensory receptors in the interaction between people and their environment in the particular case of Industrial Design Programs in tertiary institutions. It recommends that planners and architects in collaboration with industrial designers must make concerted efforts in the planning and design of the space setting that reflects trainees’ needs. It is expected that good design of such spaces will nurture and enhance the academic performance, social, physical and psychological growth, and development of the trainees.
Indigenous African building techniques and the prospects for sustainable housing and environmental development
Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2014
In this paper, sustainability is examined as one of the objectives of enabling man in a preserved... more In this paper, sustainability is examined as one of the objectives of enabling man in a preserved, efficient and enduring world environment. Thus, sustainable housing and environmental development is conceptualized as a building or shelter provided through judicious, selective sourcing, processing and use of building materials to satisfy current shelter needs while ensuring quality environment and adequate resources for the future generations in satisfying theirs. To stimulate orderly academic debate, the paper proposes five major factors of sustainability. They include climatic sustainability factor, ecological sustainability factor, economics and affordability sustainability factor, social sustainability factor and cultural sustainability factor. The sustainability attributes of each factor are highlighted, and the criteria for the selection of building materials to satisfy the attributes are commended.
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