Building Failure and Collapse in Nigeria: the Influence of the Informal Sector
The occurrence of building failure and collapse has become a major issue of concern in the development of this nation as the magnitudes of this incident are becoming very alarming. This paper therefore examines the incidents of building failure/collapse in Nigeria. By focusing on six major states from each of the six geo-political regions of the country, the paper examined the contributory role...
Published at Journal of Sustainable Development, Canadian Centre of Science and Education, Canada, 3(4), 268276.
Published in 2014
Fagbenle, O.I. and Oluwunmi, A.O.
Fagbenle Olabosipo » Dr. Fagbenle, Olabosipo Ishola had his Secondary School education at Oyemekun Grammar School, Akure from 1979 to 1984 and a year of Advanced Basic Studies at The Polytechnic, Ibadan. He proceeded to Obafemi Awolowo University (then, University of Ife), Ile-Ife to read B.Sc. Building from 1985 to 1990. He had both his Master and Ph.D. Degrees in Construction Management in the same Institution in... view full profile
