Building Failure and Collapse in Nigeria: the Influence of the Informal Sector

Building Failure and Collapse in Nigeria: the Influence of the Informal Sector

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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
 
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Fagbenle, O.I. and Oluwunmi, A.O.
Fagbenle Olabosipo » Professor 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... view full profile
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