Construction projects are subjected to several risks due to different activities involved. The activities are performed by several parties under different circumstances. Among the various stakeholders the Contractor has been identified to be the party that carries the highest number of risks. They are mostly exposed to contractual risks which occur... Continue Reading
Housing market could be viewed either as an economic system or social system or both. But whether it is viewed as an economic or social system or both,The sixth chapter assesses the existing Housing Supply Mechanisms. It identifies the main suppliers as the Central Authorities, Public and Semi-Public Institutions, Private Establishments, Local Cons... Continue Reading
An enormous gap exists between the production capacities of the Cement Manufacturing Plants and the demand for cement in Nigeria. Prior to 2010, Nigeria could only produce between 4 and 6.5 million tons annually as against the domestic demand of about 18 million tons. There is the need therefore to augment the local cement production by the introdu... Continue Reading
Nigeria faces a tremendous shortfall in housing provisions, especially in its urban areas. Consequently mass housing programme in housing delivery has been adopted as a means of addressing this problem through public private partnership (PPP) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. However, in the context of declining government funding for h... Continue Reading
Adequate data are some of the requirements of successful planning. In Nigeria, the conventional sources of data and methods of collecting them have been largely inadequate. Remote sensing Is taken as a compliment to the conventional methods. It has had wide application in fields like agriculture, Forestry, archeology, geology, planning etc. In this... Continue Reading
The Industrial development of a nation could be achieved through the effective and efficient utilization of the available raw materials and Ceramic Industries are some of the enterprises that rely heavily on such raw materials. Kebbi State has been endowed with natural resources including ceramic raw materials. Data from geological documents and in... Continue Reading
The studys is concerned with children's response to bill - boards adverts as a means of communicating to children on program-mes such as self - reliant campaign, and to find out if bill - boards adverts could be used effectively when stylized for futures program-mes. The objectives sarees to find out: i . Whether child rennin primary schools take c... Continue Reading
This Thesis is an attempt to present information on the implementation of the New Federal Capital City, Abuja and also examine the problems faced in development control in the course of regulating, harmonizing and coordinating the implementation of the Plan for the New Federal Capital City. The idea of New Towns or Planning and relocating New Capit... Continue Reading
Contingency funds are included in project estimates to manage risk and uncertainties associated with a construction project. The fund is calculated in various ways. In most cases it is either underestimated or inflated. The aim of this research work was to evaluate the contribution of Cost Contingency toward successful execution of building project... Continue Reading
Since the evolution of human society, existed culture. Where the handing of opinions, beliefs and customs from generation to generation was practiced as tradition. Thus, the inheritance of culture by succeeding generations started from time immemorial as a continuity to the way of life of a people. One of such customs is traditional dance as handed... Continue Reading
This research is an overview of Oladesu Johnson’s painting styles from 1997- 2007. The general aim is the critical analysis of the styles used by the artist in executing his paintings, and specifically, the sources of his inspiration. Attempt is made to identify the uniqueness or peculiarity of his style as well as a close examination of the rele... Continue Reading
The thesis set out to highlight the functions and importance of a central area to the growth and development of a town or city and the differing roles it is seen to play in the developed and the developing countries. It also examined the problems that afflict central areas and planning approaches used in solving these problems, such as slum clearan... Continue Reading
This study focuses on Neo-traditional wood carvers of Ibadan and Oyo towns in Oyo State, Nigeria. It aims specifically at examining the characteristics and function of the art as well as ascertaining whether or not original innovations exist or whether the artists are merely imitating traditional art works. It further aims at finding out the signif... Continue Reading
Shopping facilities are characterized with circulation conflict which obstructs the free flow of different movement patterns within the facility. The main cause of these conflicts that results in congestion are the movement patterns of the pedestrians, Vehicles and goods around the functional units within and outside of the facility. With the new t... Continue Reading
Art centres and museums are spaces that house art works and artifact either temporary or permanently. These spaces try to avoid daylight because it has a deteriorating effect on art works and artifacts. Most art centres and museums tend to avoid day light by covering-up spaces and thereby lighting up the rooms through mechanical means. The purpose... Continue Reading