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Landscape Architecture as Means of Passive Fire Control Measures in Markets in the Federal Capital Territory of NigeriaBy Odaudu Ugbede Sunday
Abstract: Incidences of fire at market places in Nigeria are always connected to the issues from electrical appliances’ usage like fans and air conditioning systems. To address these issues, Garki model market, Wuse market and Maitama farmers market in Abuja of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria were comparatively studied with the aim of overviewing their landscape architecture with regards to passive fire control measures, so as to provide guidelines …
Published in International Journal of Landscape Planning and Architecture · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 32–41 Read article →
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Causes of Fire Outbreaks at Onitsha Markets in Anambra State: Proffering Architectural and Other Safety Measures Against Their Repetitions in NigeriaBy Odaudu Ugbede Sunday
Abstract: Frequent fire outbreaks in market places in Nigeria, particularly in Anambra State is a problem that has been significantly rated high; they have caused injuries, loss of lives, goods and properties. To curtail this problem, a research was conducted on the three major markets in Onitsha in AnambraState with the aim of assessing the causes of fire in the markets, in order to proffer architectural and other safety measures against …
Published in International Journal of Architecture and Infrastructure Planning · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 11–16 Read article →
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COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF FIRE RESISTIVITY OF ROOFING MATERIALS IN KANO MARKETS IN NIGERIABy Odaudu Ugbede Sunday
Abstract: Fire outbreaks in Nigerian markets is a problem that have been significantly rated very high especially in Kano State. To reduce this problem, a research was conducted on the three major markets in Kano with the aim of comparatively assessing the fire resistivity of their roofing materials, in order to generate guidelines for designing roofs of marketbuildings in Nigeria. The research focused on desktop study as the instrument for data …
Published in International Journal of Architectural Heritage · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 39–44 Read article →
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Cases of Kidnapping in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria: Proffering Architectural and other Security Measures against their Re-occurrences.By Odaudu Ugbede Sunday
Abstract: Kidnapping for ransom is a security challenge in Nigeria. Therefore, it became necessary to conduct a research work with regards to kidnapping in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria because of its importance as the capital of the country. The aim of the research was to overview the cases of kidnapping at residential environments in the FCT, in order to generate architectural and other safety guidelines for reducing their …
Published in International Journal of Landscape Planning and Architecture · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2022 · pp. 26–35 Read article →