Ecological Urbanism of Yoruba Cities in Nigeria: An Ecosystem Services Approach

Description: Ecological Urbanism of Yoruba Cities in Nigeria by Joseph Adeniran Adedeji, Roman J.M. Lenz Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This book offers in-depth ethnographic analyses of key informants interviews on the ecological urbanism and ecosystem services (ES) of selected green infrastructure (GI) in Yoruba cities of Ile-Ife, Ibadan, Osogbo, Lagos, Abeokuta, Akure, Ondo, among others in Southwest Nigeria. Publisher Description This book offers in-depth ethnographic analyses of key informants interviews on the ecological urbanism and ecosystem services (ES) of selected green infrastructure (GI) in Yoruba cities of Ile-Ife, Ibadan, Osogbo, Lagos, Abeokuta, Akure, Ondo, among others in Southwest Nigeria. It examines the Indigenous Knowledge System (IKS) demonstrated for wellbeing through home gardens by this largest ethno-linguistic group in Nigeria. This is in addition to the ES of Osun Grove UNESCO World Heritage Site, Osogbo; Biological Garden and Park, Akure; Lekki Conservation Centre, Lagos; Adekunle Fajuyi Park, Ado-Ekiti; Muri Okunola Park, Lagos; and some institutional GI including University of Ibadan Botanical Gardens, Ibadan; Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta Botanical Garden, Abeokuta; and University of Lagos Lagoon Front Resort, Lagos, Nigeria. The study draws on theoretical praxis of Western biophilic ideologies, spirit ontologies of the Global South, and largely, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2005) to examine eco-cultural green spaces, home gardens, and English-types of parks and gardens as archetypes of GI in Yoruba traditional urbanism, colonial and post-colonial city planning. The book provides methods of achieving a form of modernized traditionalism as means of translating the IKS into design strategies for eco-cultural cities. The strategies are framework, model, and ethnographic design algorithms that are syntheses of the lived experiences of the key informants. Author Biography Joseph Adeniran Adedeji researches the intersection of spatial considerations for the comfortable use of urban open spaces, cultural morphology of cityscapes, and more intensely, landscape hermeneutics of the urban grain in an African context. He holds PhD, MTech, and BTech degrees in Architecture. He is Fellow of Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Foundation, Germany and Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. Joseph was AvH and Research Fellow at University of Applied Sciences (Hochschule fÜr Wirtschaft und Umwelt, HfWU), Nuertingen-Geislingen, Germany. Earlier, he was a Carson Fellow at Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany. Joseph is a full member of the Nigerian Institute of Architects and has full registration of the Architects Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON). Details ISBN 3031346874 ISBN-13 9783031346873 Title Ecological Urbanism of Yoruba Cities in Nigeria Author Joseph Adeniran Adedeji, Roman J.M. Lenz Format Hardcover Year 2023 Pages 193 Edition 2023rd Publisher Springer International Publishing AG GE_Item_ID:159944854; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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