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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Trends and Their Impact on Nigeria's Real Estate Market
By Daniel Yamah · 1 week ago
The main argument of this analysis is that increasing FDI, rapid urbanization with over 4% annual growth, and substantial housing demand are transforming Nigeria’s real estate sector and economy. These factors present both opportunities and ...
Smart Cities and Digital Infrastructure: Prospects for Real Estate Development in Nigeria
By Daniel Yamah · 1 week ago
Nigeria's cities are on the verge of a radical change where the fast-growing human population will be accompanied by technological development. It is projected that by 2050, urban areas will hold 70% of Nigeria's population, ...
Land Use Act and Its Influence on Real Estate Development Efficiency in Nigeria
By Daniel Yamah · 1 week ago
The real estate market in Nigeria remains under the influence of the Land Use Act of 1978, a law that redefined property rights and land management. The law's enactment involved the state government in the ...
The Line, Saudi Arabia: Engineering Paradigms and Sustainability Challenges in Linear Urbanism
By Daniel Yamah · 1 week ago
Urbanistic design practice of urban sprawl has a significantly negative impact on the environment, and in such a scenario, transportation systems played a big role, mostly, if not solely. The latter, in fact, are responsible ...
Eudeon: Architecting Symbiotic Urbanism Through Bio-Digital Integration
By Daniel Yamah · 1 week ago
Urban areas that the city of today occupies have encountered indescribable problems throughout their existence. Before facing the results of the increase in carbon in the atmosphere—which has already surpassed 420 ppm in the last ...
Bosco Verticale: A Paradigm for Climate-Responsive Urban Architecture in the Anthropocene
By Daniel Yamah · 2 weeks ago
The rapid escalation of the climate crisis alongside the urban sprawl has resulted in the adoption of architectural solutions that go beyond standard sustainability criteria. Vertical Forest, which is a residential project by Milanese office ...
Impact of Inflation and Interest Rate Volatility on Housing Affordability in Nigeria
By Daniel Yamah · 2 weeks ago
Nigeria's housing industry is going through a major transformation. The situation has developed to the point where the rising inflation and subsequently increasing interest rates have collectively pushed families of middle- and lower-income categories out ...
Urban Housing Deficit and the Effectiveness of Public–Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Nigeria
By Daniel Yamah · 2 weeks ago
The principal research question is whether Nigeria's public-private partnership (PPP) housing projects are alleviating the national housing shortage. The ICRC Framework and state-level PPP housing schemes, which started in 2010, have not attracted enough private ...
Data-Driven Tools for Transit and Mobility and Equitable Net-Zero Cities: A Comparative Study of ICT Planning Solutions
By Daniel Yamah · 1 month ago
Introduction
Urban mobility is central to sustainable development due to its link to climate change and social justice. As transportation accounts for nearly 25% of energy-related CO₂ emissions, primarily concentrated in cities, integrating ICT into ...
The Influence of Contemporary Residential Architecture on People’s Daily Lives and Their Health
By Daniel Yamah · 1 month ago
It is estimated that about 70% of a person’s total life span is indoor life, and the health effects of different building types have just begun to be the subject of investigation. Modern residential architecture ...
Building Code Compliance and Structural Resilience in Lagos State, Nigeria: A Critical Assessment
By Daniel Yamah · 1 month ago
The Lagos State building collapse has become a continuous problem, and it remains one of the primary urban safety issues in the most rapidly growing megacity of Africa. The city is caught between its development ...
Managing Conflicts Between Clients and Building Professionals in Nigerian Construction
By Daniel Yamah · 1 month ago
Managing Conflicts Between Clients and Building Professionals in Nigerian Construction
Introduction
The Nigerian real estate sector plays a critical economic role, contributing about 4% of the nation's GDP. However, this industry faces persistent issues, chiefly ...