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creators_name: Dano, U.L.
creators_name: Balogun, A.-L.
creators_name: Abubakar, I.R.
creators_name: Aina, Y.A.
title: Transformative urban governance: confronting urbanization challenges with geospatial technologies in Lagos, Nigeria
ispublished: pub
keywords: Housing; Traffic congestion; Transportation; Urban planning, Environment; Geospatial technology; Governance; Infrastructure; Sustainable cities; Urbanization challenges, Sustainable development, detection method; governance approach; megacity; metropolitan area; sustainability; urban population; urbanization, Lagos Nigeria; Nigeria
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abstract: 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 government�s recent interventions aimed at combating these problems. It suggests that effective utilization of geospatial technologies can help address the myriad of Lagos� urban management challenges and promote urban sustainability. © 2019, Springer Nature B.V.
date: 2020
publisher: Springer
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85065224038&doi=10.1007%2fs10708-019-10009-1&partnerID=40&md5=c6a69e2dc082073fde6a73f614c0f4fe
id_number: 10.1007/s10708-019-10009-1
full_text_status: none
publication: GeoJournal
volume: 85
number: 4
pagerange: 1039-1056
refereed: TRUE
issn: 03432521
citation:   Dano, U.L. and Balogun, A.-L. and Abubakar, I.R. and Aina, Y.A.  (2020) Transformative urban governance: confronting urbanization challenges with geospatial technologies in Lagos, Nigeria.  GeoJournal, 85 (4).  pp. 1039-1056.  ISSN 03432521