TY  - JOUR
VL  - 85
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85065224038&doi=10.1007%2fs10708-019-10009-1&partnerID=40&md5=c6a69e2dc082073fde6a73f614c0f4fe
A1  - Dano, U.L.
A1  - Balogun, A.-L.
A1  - Abubakar, I.R.
A1  - Aina, Y.A.
JF  - GeoJournal
Y1  - 2020///
KW  - Housing; Traffic congestion; Transportation; Urban planning
KW  -  Environment; Geospatial technology; Governance; Infrastructure; Sustainable cities; Urbanization challenges
KW  -  Sustainable development
KW  -  detection method; governance approach; megacity; metropolitan area; sustainability; urban population; urbanization
KW  -  Lagos Nigeria; Nigeria
ID  - scholars12893
IS  - 4
N2  - Lagos, the economic and industrial hub of Nigeria, is the second largest metropolitan area in Africa, and one of the fastest growing megacities in the world. It is indeed a paradoxical metropolis. On one hand, its strategic coastal location, economic potentials, and burgeoning population provide livelihood opportunities to its teeming residents. On the other hand, its numerous urbanization challenges, including infrastructure decay, poor housing and slums, urban poverty, crimes, traffic congestion, and environmental problems can make living in the metropolis very difficult. This paper, therefore, reviews the major challenges facing the city and highlights the governmentâ??s recent interventions aimed at combating these problems. It suggests that effective utilization of geospatial technologies can help address the myriad of Lagosâ?? urban management challenges and promote urban sustainability. © 2019, Springer Nature B.V.
EP  - 1056
SN  - 03432521
PB  - Springer
TI  - Transformative urban governance: confronting urbanization challenges with geospatial technologies in Lagos, Nigeria
SP  - 1039
N1  - cited By 35
AV  - none
ER  -