@phdthesis{Ifesanya,
  author    = {Ifesanya, Kunle},
  title     = {The Role of Government Agencies in Urban Housing Delivery in Lagos},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.1761},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20121115-17619},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  pages     = {386},
  abstract  = {There is a continuous exacerbation of environmental problems in big cities of today's world, thereby, diminishing the quality of life in them. Of particular concern is the fact that today's megacities are evolving in the developing world without corresponding growth in the economy, infrastructure and other human development indices. As urban population continues to grow in these cities of the Global South, governing institutions are usually unable to keep pace with their social responsibilities, thus, making the issue of urban governance very critical. This is because effective and efficient urban governance is highly essential for the creation, strengthening and sustenance of governing institutions. Lagos, a mega-city of over 15.45 million people and the most populous metropolitan area on the African continent epitomizes the fundamental grave characteristics of the emerging megacities of the Global South, thereby, constituting an apt choice in understanding the emerging megacities of the next generation. Two out of every three Lagos residents live in slums and de-humanizing physical and social conditions. Many of them sleep, work, eat and cook under highway bridges, at the mercy of weather elements. This research, therefore, evaluated urban governance through housing administration in Africa's largest megacity. It examines the extent of housing problems in the city, the causal factors and the culpability of government agencies statutorily responsible for the provision, control and management of housing development in Lagos - the tenth largest city in the world. A representative geographic part of the city which manifests classic characteristics of slum life, listed by Mike Davis as the largest slum in Africa and the 6th largest in the world - Ajegunle - was adopted for case study. The research design combined rigorous literature search (desk research) with quantitative and, especially, qualitative approaches to data collection. The qualitative approach was more intensely adopted because government officials often respond to enquiries with 'official answers and data' which may not be reliable and the study had to rely on keen observation of physical traces, social interaction and personal investigation. The cross-sectional research method was adopted. Information was solicited from house-owners, building industry professionals, sociologists and officials of relevant government agencies, through research tools like questionnaires, interviews, focused group discussions and personal observations. The analysis and discussion of these field data, in conjunction with the information from the desk research gave a better understanding of the status-quo, which informed the recommendations proposed in the dissertation for mitigating the problems. The research discovered that many of the statutory housing agencies have the capacity to effectively discharge their responsibilities. However, it was also shown that corruption and abdication of responsibilities by the staff of these agencies constitute primary causes of the chasm between the anticipated lofty outcome from the laudable building regulations/bye-laws and the appalling reality. It also discovered that lack of political will and apathy on the part of successive Governments of Lagos State to the improvement of housing conditions of the poor masses are major causes of the housing debacle in Lagos. Several germane and realistic recommendations for redressing the situation were subsequently proffered. These include amongst others, the conduction of an accurate census for Lagos, in conjunction with credible international agencies, as a requisite basis for effective planning of any sort. The process of obtaining legal titles for land should also be made less cumbersome, while the housing administration process should be computerized; in order to reduce inter-personal contacts between applicants and government officials to the barest minimum, as a means of curbing the wide spread corruption in the system.},
  subject      = {Housing},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{JeanBaptiste,
  author    = {Jean-Baptiste, Nathalie},
  title     = {People centered approach towards food waste management in the urban environment of Mexico},
  address   = {Weimar},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.2063},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20131024-20633},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  pages     = {297},
  abstract  = {A more careful consideration of food waste is needed for planning the urban environment. The research signals links between the organization of individuals, the built environment and food waste management through a study conducted in Mexico. It recognizes the different scales within which solid waste management operates, explores food waste production at household levels, and investigates the urban circumstances that influence its management. This is based on the idea that sustainable food waste management in cities requires a constellation of processes through which a 'people centered' approach offers added value to technical and biological facts. This distinction addresses how urban systems react to waste and what behavioral and structural factors affect current sanitary practices in Mexico. Food waste is a resource-demanding item, which makes for a considerable amount of refuse being disposed of in landfills in developing cities. The existing data shortage on waste generation at household levels debilitates implementation strategies and there is a need for more contextual knowledge associated with waste. The evidence-based study includes an explorative phase on the culture of waste management and a more in-depth examination of domestic waste composition. Mixed data collection tools including a household based survey, a food waste diary and weighing recording system were developed to enquire into the daily practices of waste disposal in households. The contrasting urban environment of Mexico City Metropolitan Area holds indistinctive boundaries between the core and the periphery, which hinder the implementation of integrated environmental plans. External determinants are different modes of urban transformation and internal determinants are building features and their consolidation processes. At the household level, less and more affluents groups responded differently to external environmental stressors. A targeted planning proposition is required for each group. Local alternative waste management is more likely to be implement in less affluent contexts. Further, more effective demand-driven service delivery implies better integration between the formal and informal sectors. The results show that efforts toward securing long-term changes in Mexico and other cities with similar circumstances require creating synergy between education, building consolidation, local infrastructure and social engagement.},
  subject      = {Food Waste Management},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{VollmerMichel,
  author    = {Vollmer, Lisa and Michel, Boris},
  title     = {Wohnen in der Klimakrise. Die Wohnungsfrage als {\"o}kologische Frage: Aufruf zur Debatte},
  series = {s u b \ u r b a n. zeitschrift f{\"u}r kritische stadtforschung},
  volume    = {2020},
  journal   = {s u b \ u r b a n. zeitschrift f{\"u}r kritische stadtforschung},
  number    = {Band 8, Heft 1/2},
  publisher = {Sub\urban e.V.},
  address   = {Leipzig},
  doi       = {10.36900/suburban.v8i1/2.552},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20210122-43327},
  pages     = {163 -- 166},
  abstract  = {Die Verbindung der sozialen und der {\"o}kologischen Frage ist eine der zentralen Herausforderungen linker Politik und kritisch-engagierter Wissenschaft heute. Daf{\"u}r, wie wenig das bisher gelingt, sind die {\"o}ffentlichen und wissenschaftlichen Diskussionen um die Wohnungsfrage gute Beispiele. Dieser Aufruf ist eine Einladung an den kollektiven Wissensschatz aus Wissenschaft und Aktivismus, die unterschiedlichen Aspekte der {\"o}kologischen Wohnungsfrage, die bisher stark fragmentiert behandelt werden, in einzelnen Beitr{\"a}gen weiter auszuf{\"u}hren und auf ihren strukturellen Zusammenhang mit der sozialen Wohnungsfrage hin zu beleuchten.},
  subject      = {Wohnen},
  language  = {de}
}