Building and Road Infrastructure: Issues, Research & Challenges

The book is a resource & reference material on Built Environment in a typical Developing country. It presents a critical overview & analysis of contemporary issues affecting the Nigerian construction industry including the dearth of housing stock, materials, R&D issues, transportation challenges, etc. It also provides panacea towards making the industry more vibrant, robust & relevant. The Book covers critical analysis of the following areas: ¿ Overview of Exploitable Local Construction Materials for Mass Housing Delivery ¿ Evolving A Building Materials Policy in Nigeria ¿ Contemporary Issues on Cost Of Mass Housing Delivery In Nigeria ¿ Building Collapse In Nigeria: Causes & Remedies ¿ Social Housing as Component of Mass Housing Delivery ¿ Building & Road Research in Nigeria: The Past & the Present ¿ Road & Transportation Development In Nigeria ¿ Financing Nigeriäs Road & Building Infrastructure: The Public/Private Partnership Alternatives ¿ Overview of Urban Transportation & Safety Management in Nigeria ¿ Community-Based Technology for construction & Maintenance of Access Roads. Stakeholders Interested in the Built Environment in Developing Economies will Find the Book Useful.