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Volume 11, Issue 4 (2024)

ISSN: 3067-4409

DOI Prefix: 10.5281/zenodo.

LAND USE PATTERNS AND LOCAL FLOOD MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES IN KOGI STATE: A SPATIAL PERSPECTIVE

By Abdullahi Ibrahim Suleiman

Flood is among the most recurring and devastating natural hazards causing colossal loss of lives and severe economic damages throughout the world. Kogi State in Nigeria, because of its confluence nature, experiences perennial flooding which this stud...

URBAN EXPANSION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES: THE CASE OF BDPA ESTATE IN BENIN CITY

By Ejiro David Okon

Sustainable and resilient urban environments are created by fitting environmental practices. One important area of practice is land development where the guidance of regulatory authorities and the compliance of developers together work to shape the b...

RECLAIMING URBAN SPACES: GENTRIFICATION AND THE RIGHT TO THE CITY

By Kelechi Obinna Nduka

This critical commentary investigates the nexus between gentrification and the concept of the "Right to the City”, as postulated by Henri Lefebvre. Gentrification, a procedure concomitant with the deracination of long-standing, lower-income residen...