Publications
2024
Urban public space initiatives and health in Africa: A mixed-methods systematic review.
Meelan, T., Mogo, E. R. I., Onyemaobi, N., Ogunro, T., Odekunle, D., Unuigboje, R., . . . Oni, T. (2024). Urban public space initiatives and health in Africa: A mixed-methods systematic review.. PLOS global public health, 4(10), e0003709. doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0003709
Local Government Autonomy, Electoral Systems, and Their Implications for Social Contracts in Nigeria
Onifade, V. A., Agbalajobi, D. T., Lawanson, T., & Huchzermeyer, M. (2024). Local Government Autonomy, Electoral Systems, and Their Implications for Social Contracts in Nigeria. In Everyday Urban Practices in Africa (pp. 191-205). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003382911-15
The Faulty Premise of “Leave No One Behind” in Lagos
Lawanson, T. (2024). The Faulty Premise of “Leave No One Behind” in Lagos. In Everyday Urban Practices in Africa (pp. 77-94). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003382911-7
Community resilience: A multidisciplinary exploration for inclusive strategies and scalable solutions
Boston, M., Bernie, D., Brogden, L., Forster, A., Galbrun, L., Hepburn, L. -A., . . . Morkel, J. (2024). Community resilience: A multidisciplinary exploration for inclusive strategies and scalable solutions. Resilient Cities and Structures, 3(1), 114-130. doi:10.1016/j.rcns.2024.03.005
The atmospheres of massiveness: The politics and times of the maybe in Southern megaregions
Akoth, S. O., Anwar, N., Bathla, N., Cavalcanti, M., El‐Husseiny, M., Güney, K. M., . . . Simone, A. (2024). The atmospheres of massiveness: The politics and times of the maybe in Southern megaregions. The Geographical Journal, 190(1). doi:10.1111/geoj.12577
Introduction
Lawanson, T., Oyalowo, B., Arthur, I., & Nubi, T. (2024). Introduction. In Transit Oriented Development in West African Cities (pp. 3-14). Springer Nature. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-58726-9_1
Introduction
Lawanson, T., Oyalowo, B., Arthur, I., & Nubi, T. (2024). Introduction. In GeoJournal Library (Vol. Part F3316, pp. 3-14). doi:10.1007/978-3-031-58726-9_1
Introduction
Lawanson, T., Oyalowo, B., Arthur, I., & Nubi, T. (2024). Introduction. In GeoJournal Library (pp. 3-14). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-58726-9_1
Local Government Autonomy, Electoral Systems, and Their Implications for Social Contracts in Nigeria: An Overlooked Obstacle to SDG Implementation
Onifade, V. A., Agbalajobi, D. T., Lawanson, T., & Huchzermeyer, M. (2024). Local Government Autonomy, Electoral Systems, and Their Implications for Social Contracts in Nigeria: An Overlooked Obstacle to SDG Implementation. In Everyday Urban Practices in Africa: Disrupting Global Norms (pp. 191-205). doi:10.4324/9781003382911-15
PART II: Fluid Belongings
Lawanson, T. (2024). PART II: Fluid Belongings. In Everyday Urban Practices in Africa: Disrupting Global Norms (pp. 75-76).
The Faulty Premise of “Leave No One Behind” in Lagos: A Focus on People Living with Disabilities
Lawanson, T. (2024). The Faulty Premise of “Leave No One Behind” in Lagos: A Focus on People Living with Disabilities. In Everyday Urban Practices in Africa: Disrupting Global Norms (pp. 77-94). doi:10.4324/9781003382911-7
Transit-Oriented Development and Pro-poor Development in African Cities
Lawanson, T., Unuigboje, R., Udoma-Ejorh, O., Omoegun, A., Saibu, O., & Salau, T. (2024). Transit-Oriented Development and Pro-poor Development in African Cities. In GeoJournal Library (pp. 127-145). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-58726-9_8
Urban Infrastructure and Transit-Oriented Development in Lagos, Nigeria
Oyalowo, B., Udoma-Ejorh, O., Muraina, O., Lawanson, T., & Nubi, T. (2024). Urban Infrastructure and Transit-Oriented Development in Lagos, Nigeria. In GeoJournal Library (pp. 281-301). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-58726-9_15
2023
Urbanization and political change in Africa
Hoelscher, K., Dorward, N., Fox, S., Lawanson, T., Paller, J. W., & Phillips, M. L. (2023). Urbanization and political change in Africa. African Affairs, 122(488), 353-376. doi:10.1093/afraf/adad021
Assessment of the Temporal and Seasonal Variabilities in Air Pollution and Implications for Physical Activity in Lagos and Yaoundé
Popoola, O. A. M., Alani, R., Assah, F., Lawanson, T., Tchouaffi, A. K., Mapa-Tassou, C., . . . Oni, T. (n.d.). Assessment of the Temporal and Seasonal Variabilities in Air Pollution and Implications for Physical Activity in Lagos and Yaoundé. Atmosphere, 14(11), 1693. doi:10.3390/atmos14111693
Urban Public Space Initiatives and Health in Africa: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review
Thondoo, M., Foley, L., Lawanson, T., Assah, F., Mukhtar, G., & Oni, T. (2023). Urban Public Space Initiatives and Health in Africa: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review. ISEE Conference Abstracts, 2023(1). doi:10.1289/isee.2023.mp-024
The other pandemic: social media engagement around non-communicable disease preventive behaviours during Nigeria’s COVID-19 lockdowns
Mogo, E. R. I., Lawanson, T., Unuigboje, R., Chetty, Y., Onifade, V., Odekunle, D., . . . Oni, T. (2023). The other pandemic: social media engagement around non-communicable disease preventive behaviours during Nigeria’s COVID-19 lockdowns. Cities & Health, 7(4), 563-572. doi:10.1080/23748834.2022.2073540
Are Social Movements Achieving the Right to Adequate Housing in Lagos, Nigeria?
Olajide, O., & Lawanson, T. (2023). Are Social Movements Achieving the Right to Adequate Housing in Lagos, Nigeria?. In GeoJournal Library (pp. 85-103). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-37408-1_5
Covid-19 in Africa: Social and Economic Ramifications
Arndt, S., Banhoro, Y., Lawanson, T., Msindo, E., & Simatei, P. T. (2023). Covid-19 in Africa: Social and Economic Ramifications. In African Histories and Modernities (pp. 1-13). Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-40316-3_1
Distributional Analysis and Access to Fresh Fruits and Vegetable Shops in Residential Neighborhoods of Birnin Kebbi Metropolis, Nigeria: Implications for Informal Land Use Planning
Olanrewaju, S. O., Fadeyi, P., & Lawanson, T. (2023). Distributional Analysis and Access to Fresh Fruits and Vegetable Shops in Residential Neighborhoods of Birnin Kebbi Metropolis, Nigeria: Implications for Informal Land Use Planning. In Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences (pp. 259-271). Springer Nature Singapore. doi:10.1007/978-981-19-7230-0_15
Governance, Containment and the Covid-19 Pandemic
Arndt, S., Banhoro, Y., Lawanson, T., Msindo, E., & Simatei, P. T. (2023). Governance, Containment and the Covid-19 Pandemic. In African Histories and Modernities (pp. 1-9). Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-36139-5_1
Urban Governance and Covid-19 Response in Nigeria: Who Is Left Behind?
Olajide, O., Lawanson, T., & Odekunle, D. (2023). Urban Governance and Covid-19 Response in Nigeria: Who Is Left Behind?. In African Histories and Modernities (pp. 81-117). Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-36139-5_5
2022
Urban paradox and the rise of the neoliberal city: Case study of Lagos, Nigeria
Olajide, O., & Lawanson, T. (2022). Urban paradox and the rise of the neoliberal city: Case study of Lagos, Nigeria. Urban Studies, 59(9), 1763-1781. doi:10.1177/00420980211014461
A Systematic Review Protocol of Opportunities for Noncommunicable Disease Prevention via Public Space Initiatives in African Cities.
Mogo, E. R. I., Lawanson, T., Foley, L., Mapa-Tassou, C., Assah, F., Ogunro, T., . . . Oni, T. (2022). A Systematic Review Protocol of Opportunities for Noncommunicable Disease Prevention via Public Space Initiatives in African Cities.. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(4), 2285. doi:10.3390/ijerph19042285
A learning design framework for community resilience: International and transdisciplinary perspectives on a boundary object
Brogden, L., Bernie, D., Boston, M., Forster, A. M., Galbrun, L., Hepburn, L. -A., . . . Morkel, J. (2022). A learning design framework for community resilience: International and transdisciplinary perspectives on a boundary object. International Journal of Educational Research Open, 3, 100200. doi:10.1016/j.ijedro.2022.100200
Foreword by Taibat Lawanson
Lawanson, T. (2022). Foreword by Taibat Lawanson. Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements, xv-xvi.
Interrogating the Social Capital of Internally Displaced Persons in Nigerian Cities
Roberts, R. E., & Lawanson, T. (2022). Interrogating the Social Capital of Internally Displaced Persons in Nigerian Cities. In The Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Change (pp. 1-23). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-87624-1_208-1
The territorial temporalities of urban religion: Pentecostalism, neighbourhood change and planning control in Lagos, Nigeria
Lawanson, T., & Millington, G. (2022). The territorial temporalities of urban religion: Pentecostalism, neighbourhood change and planning control in Lagos, Nigeria. In Ideologies and Infrastructures of Religious Urbanization in Africa: Remaking the City (pp. 107-126).
2021
Planning and Pentecostalism in the Spatial (Re-)Configuration of Lagos
Lawanson, T. (2021). Planning and Pentecostalism in the Spatial (Re-)Configuration of Lagos. In Theorising Urban Development From the Global South (pp. 221-245). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-82475-4_10
The urban environment and leisure physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic: a view from Lagos
Lawanson, T., Foley, L., Assah, F., Mogo, E., Mapa-Tassou, C., Ogunro, T., . . . Oni, T. (2021). The urban environment and leisure physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic: a view from Lagos. Cities & Health, 5(sup1), S204-S207. doi:10.1080/23748834.2020.1806459
State interventions, inequalities and people as infrastructure at times of COVID-19 in Lagos, Nigeria
Lawanson, T., Ibezim-Ohaeri, V., Akinpelu, D., Vilenica, A., Lancione, M., & Thompson, S. (n.d.). State interventions, inequalities and people as infrastructure at times of COVID-19 in Lagos, Nigeria. Radical Housing Journal, 3(1), 75-84. doi:10.54825/yxrx9214
Social Capital: Higher Resilience in Slums in the Lagos Metropolis
Obaitor, O. S., Lawanson, T. O., Stellmes, M., & Lakes, T. (n.d.). Social Capital: Higher Resilience in Slums in the Lagos Metropolis. Sustainability, 13(7), 3879. doi:10.3390/su13073879
Global Goal, Local Context: Pathways to Sustainable Urban Development in Lagos, Nigeria
Lawanson, T., Oyalowo, B., & Nubi, T. (2021). Global Goal, Local Context: Pathways to Sustainable Urban Development in Lagos, Nigeria. In Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements (pp. 13-35). Springer Singapore. doi:10.1007/978-981-33-4424-2_2
Housing and the SDGs in African Cities: Towards a Sustainable Future
Oyalowo, B., & Lawanson, T. (2021). Housing and the SDGs in African Cities: Towards a Sustainable Future. In Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements (pp. 321-332). Springer Singapore. doi:10.1007/978-981-33-4424-2_18
Preface
Nubi, T. G., Anderson, I., Lawanson, T., & Oyalowo, B. (2021). Preface. Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements, xi-xii.
The case for community-based approaches to integrated governance of climate change and health: perspectives from Lagos, Nigeria
Oni, T., Lawanson, T., & Mogo, E. (n.d.). The case for community-based approaches to integrated governance of climate change and health: perspectives from Lagos, Nigeria. Journal of the British Academy, 9s7, 7-32. doi:10.5871/jba/009s7.007
2020
Urban Planning Practices in Lagos
Abubakar, I. R., Lawanson, T. O., & Usman, A. S. (2020). Urban Planning Practices in Lagos. In The Routledge Handbook of Planning Megacities in the Global South (pp. 382-396). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003038160-28
How smart is smart city Lagos?
Lawanson, T., & Udoma-Ejorh, O. (2020). How smart is smart city Lagos?. In The Routledge Companion to Smart Cities (pp. 123-143). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315178387-10
2018
Housing Affordability, Government Intervention and Housing Informality: An African Dilemma?
Oyalowo, B. A., Nubi, T. G., & Lawanson, T. O. (n.d.). Housing Affordability, Government Intervention and Housing Informality: An African Dilemma?. Journal of African Real Estate Research, 3(2), 63-86. doi:10.15641/jarer.v0i0.563
Land governance and megacity projects in Lagos, Nigeria: the case of Lekki Free Trade Zone
Lawanson, T., & Agunbiade, M. (2018). Land governance and megacity projects in Lagos, Nigeria: the case of Lekki Free Trade Zone. Area Development and Policy, 3(1), 114-131. doi:10.1080/23792949.2017.1399804
2016
Assessing smart infrastructure for sustainable urban development in the Lagos metropolis
Soyinka, O., Siu, K. W. M., Lawanson, T., & Adeniji, O. (2016). Assessing smart infrastructure for sustainable urban development in the Lagos metropolis. Journal of Urban Management, 5(2), 52-64. doi:10.1016/j.jum.2017.01.001
2015
Potentials of the urban poor in shaping a sustainable lagos metropolis
Lawanson, T. (2015). Potentials of the urban poor in shaping a sustainable lagos metropolis. In Untamed Urbanisms (pp. 108-118).
Environment and health disparities in urban communities: Focus on Eti Osa, Nigeria
Lawanson, T., & Fadare, S. (2015). Environment and health disparities in urban communities: Focus on Eti Osa, Nigeria. City, Culture and Society, 6(1), 43-52. doi:10.1016/j.ccs.2014.12.003
2014
Effects of climate change on a peri-urban farming community in Lagos, Nigeria
Lawanson, T., Orelaja, O., & Simire, M. (2014). Effects of climate change on a peri-urban farming community in Lagos, Nigeria. African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, 6(6), 511-517. doi:10.1080/20421338.2014.976990
ILLEGAL URBAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP? THE CASE OF STREET VENDORS IN LAGOS, NIGERIA
Lawanson, T. (n.d.). ILLEGAL URBAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP? THE CASE OF STREET VENDORS IN LAGOS, NIGERIA. Journal of architecture&ENVIRONMENT, 13(1), 45. doi:10.12962/j2355262x.v13i1.a716
Climate change and livelihood vulnerabilities of low-income coastal communities in Lagos, Nigeria
Olajide, O., & Lawanson, T. (2014). Climate change and livelihood vulnerabilities of low-income coastal communities in Lagos, Nigeria. International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development, 6(1), 42-51. doi:10.1080/19463138.2013.878348
2013
Neighbourhood differentials and environmental health interface in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria
Lawanson, T. O., & Fadare, S. (2013). Neighbourhood differentials and environmental health interface in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria. Habitat International, 39, 240-245. doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2012.12.001