Lagos (Nigeria) flooding and influence of urban planning

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Urban Design and Planning

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 175-187

  Adeloye, Adebayo J ^a   Rustum, Rabee ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Floods and floodworks; Infrastructure planning

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FLOOD CONTROL; LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE; FLOODS AND FLOODWORKS; GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; PHYSICAL PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS;

FLOODS;

DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FLOODING; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; URBAN PLANNING; URBANIZATION;

LAGOS [NIGERIA]; NIGERIA;

EID: 80052287763     PISSN: 17550793     EISSN: 17550807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/udap.1000014     Document Type: Article

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