Dr Taibat Lawanson TL

Associate Professor of Urban Planning,

University of Lagos,

Nigeria

Citations

333

PhDs supervised to completion

Languages

English

Research Focus

My research focuses on the broad areas of Urban Governance, Urban Management, Urban Informality, Pro-poor Development. My geographic focus in on African cities – especially Lagos, Nigeria. I am particularly interested in how formal and informal systems synthesize in African urban contexts.

Research Groups

https://iads.unilag.edu.ng/lacc/
http://research.unilag.edu.ng/images/research/files/pdrg.pdf;

Projects

https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/projects/critical-thinking-and-writing-urban-studies-researchers-nigeria/

Positions

Associate Professor of Urban Planning
Co-director, centre for housing and sustainable development

Global goals

Target 1.4
Target 1.5
Target 1.B

Target 6.1
Target 6.2
Target 6.A

Target 11.1
Target 11.2
Target 11.3
Target 11.4
Target 11.6
Target 11.7

Professional Organisations

International society for city and regional planners
Urban affairs association
Nigerian institute for town planners

Countries

Nigeria