“WAHEED_WAHAB CV”
Current Address: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Environmental Design and Management, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. P. O. Box 22182, University of Ibadan Post Office, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. E-Mail:
Recent Employment History: i) The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. Department of Town Planning, Lecturer III (1985) to Senior Principal Lecturer (2006). ii) University of Ibadan, Ibadan. Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Senior Lecturer (2006) to Professor (2018).
Education: i) Ansar-Ud-Deen High School, Saki, Nigeria. 1970 - 1974 ii) The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Nigeria. 1976 - 1980 iii) Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, U. K. 1982 - 1984; 1994 - 1997
Honours: i. Winner of Academic Prizes, and Prize on Conduct, Ansar-Ud-Deen High School, Saki, Oyo State, Nigeria (1971-1974). ii. Oyo State Government of Nigeria (Overseas) Postgraduate Scholarship Holder (1982–1984). iii. Member, Iowa State University’s Alpha Delta Chapter of Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars (Honor conferred October 16, 1997). iv. Award of Excellence conferred by the Iseyin Council of Societies, Iseyin, Nigeria (2009). v. Honours A ward conf erred by the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners in recognition of Commitment and Invaluable Contribution to the Town Planning Profession (2010). vi. Merit Award conferred by the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners in recognition of Outstanding Service to the Town Planning Profession (2014).
20 Publications:
1. Wahab, Bolanle (1996): Community Development Association and Self-Reliance: The Case of Isalu Community Development Union, Iseyin, Nigeria. In Peter Blunt and D. Michael Warren (Eds.), Indigenous Organisations and Development. Pp. 56 – 66. ISBN: 1-85339-321-5. London: Intermediate Technology Publications. 2. Sridhar, M. K. C., Wahab, W. B., Agbola, S. B., Badiane, Alione (Eds.) (2009). Healthcare Waste Management: A Handbook for Developing Countries. Pp. 25-32. ISBN: 978-978-8414-01-8. Ibadan: Ibadan University Press. 3. Bolanle Wahab (2010): Indigenous Knowledge and Development Process. In L. Popoola, D. Aremu, O. Olaniyan, R. Aiyede & O. Ogunsanwo (Eds.), 50 Years of Nationhood: Experiences in, and Prospects for Sustainable Development in Nigeria. Pp. 167-210. ISBN: 978-978-50793-3-3. 4. Bolanle Wahab (2013). Disaster Risk Management in Nigerian Human Settlements. In: B. Wahab, N. Atebije and I. Yunusa (Eds.), Disaster Risk Management in Nigerian Rural and Urban Settlements. Pp. 1-37. ISBN: 978-978-935-509-9. Abuja: Nigerian Institute of Town Planners and Town Planners Registration Council. 5. Connors, J. P., Griffith, C. A., Nolasco, C. L., Wahab, B. and Mugagga, F. (2016). Urban and
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peri-urban agriculture: cultivating urban climate resilience. In: Karen C. Seto, William D. Solecki and Corrie A. Griffith (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Urbanization and Global Environmental Change, Oxon: Routledge, Pp. 421-440. ISBN: 978-0-415-73226-0. 6. World B ank. 2016. From Oil to Cities: Nigeria’s Next Transformation. Directions in Development. Washington, DC: World Bank. Doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-0792-3. Contributors: Somik V. Lall, Dean Cira, Nancy Lozano Gracia, Salim Rouhana, Hyoung Gun Wang, Tuo Shi, Austin Kilroy, Shuang bin, Bernadette Baird-Zars, ana I. Aguilera, Alexandra Panman and Bolanle Wahab. 7. MacClune, K., Venkateswaran, K., Wahab, B., Petersen, S., Mani, N., Singh, B. K. and Singh, A. K. (2018). Collaborative and Equitable Urban Citizen Science. In Elmqvist, T., Bai, X., Frantzeskaki, N., Griffith, C., Maddox, D., McPhearson, T., Parnell, S., Romero-Lankao, P., Simon, D., Watkins, M. (Eds.) The Urban Planet Knowledge Towards Sustainable Cities. London: Cambridge University Press. Pp. 2 39-259. ISBN: 978-1-107-19693-3. 8. Wahab, Bolanle (2018). Transforming Nigerian Informal Settlements into Liveable Communities: Strategies and Challenges. In Ogbazi, Joy (Ed.), Enhancing the Liveability of Informal Settlements in Nigeria. Abuja: Nigerian Institute of Town Planners. Pp. 3-121. ISBN: 978-978-53904-8-3 9. Wahab, B. and Faboyede, A. (2018). Reducing Flood Risk Through Community Participation in Ibadan. In Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Olayide, O., Wahab, B., Oluwatayo, I. B., Morakinyo, F. (Eds.), Climate Change and Socio-ecological Transformation in Nigeria: Challenges and Opportunities. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Pp. 125-169. ISBN: 978-978-971-018-8. 10. Wahab, Bolanle (2019): Urban Design. In Agbola, Tunde (Ed.) Readings in Urban and Regional Planning. (Second Edition). Ibadan: The Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Pp. 605-635.ISBN: 978-978-56845-4-2. 11. Wahab B., Popoola A. (2019) Urban Farmers’ Perceptions and Adaptation Strategies to Climate Variability in Ibadan, Nigeria. In: Cobbinah P., Addaney M. (Eds.) The Geography of Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Africa. Pp. 123-154. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04873-0_5. Print ISBN 978-3-030-04872-3. 12. Wahab, Bolanle and Ojolowo, S. K. (2012): Application of Indigenous Knowledge to Flood Prevention and Management. African Journal of Sustainable Development, Vol. 2, No. 1, Pp. 79-116. 13. Babatunde S. Agbola, Owolabi Ajayi, Olalekan J. Taiwo, and Bolanle W. Wahab (2012): The August 2011 Flood in Ibadan, Nigeria: Anthropogenic Causes and Consequences. Int. J. Disaster Risk Sci., 3 (4): 207–217. 14. Shuaib Lwasa, Frank Mugagga, Bolanle Wahab, David Simon, John Connors, Corrie Griffith (2014): Urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry: transcending poverty alleviation to climate change mitigation and adaptation. Urban Climate, Volume 7, March, pp. 92-106. ISSN 2212- 0955. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/juclim.2013.10.007 15. Wahab, B. and Akinola, I. E. (2015): Level of compliance with physical planning standards and perceived effects of petrol filling stations located in residential areas of Ibadan. African Journal of Environmental Health Sciences, Volume 2, November, pp. 95-110. ISSN: 2476-8030. 16. Bolanle Wahab and Babatunde Agbola (2017): The place of informality and illegality in planning education in Nigeria. Planning Practice and Research, 32(2): 212-225, ISSN: 0269-7459, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02697459.2016.1198565 17. Bolanle Wahab and Olusegun Falola (2017): The consequences and policy implications of urban encroachment into flood-risk areas: the case of Ibadan, Environmental Hazards, 16:1, 1-20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17477891.2016.1211505 18. Bolanle Wahab and Saeed Ojolowo (2017). Building contraventions and incidence of flood in the Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, pp. 1-21. DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1311249. 19. Oluwasinaayomi Faith Kasim, Muluneh Woldetisadik Abshare, Truphena Eshibukule Mukuna and Bolanle Wahab (2018), Land Use and Ambient Air Quality in Bahir Dar and Hawassa, Ethiopia. Air, Soil and Water Research, Vol. 11 (January): 1–10. DOI: 10.1177/1178622117752138. 2
20. Kasim O.F., Wahab B., Olayide O.E. (2020) Assessing Urban Liveability in Africa: Challenges and Interventions. In: Leal Filho W., Azul A.M., Brandli L., Lange Salvia A., Wall T. (eds) Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71059-4_70-1
Recent Conference Participation
1. Wahab, Bolanle and Faboyede, Ayobola (2018). Reducing flood risk through community participation in Ibadan, Nigeria. Paper presented at the 2nd International Symposium on Climate Change Adaptation in Africa: Enhancing Africa’s Capacity to Cope with Climate Change, International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, May 14-15. 2. Wahab, Bolanle and Fowora, Olusegun (2018). Indigenous flood management mechanisms in Ibadan. Paper presented at the 6th International Conference on Climate Change and Population on Africa, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, July 23-25. 3. Ayodele S. Jegede, Ikeoluwapo O. Ajayi, Bola A. Taiwo and Bolanle Wahab (2018). Contested boundaries in urban land use governance and health in Nigeria. Psycon International Conference (took place in parallel with the 1st International Conference on Construction Futures) held at the University of Wolverhampton, UK, December 19-20. 4. Wahab, Bolanle (2019). Discussions on the Implementation of the Ibadan City Master Plan. Invited Paper presented at the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project (IUFMP) Mid-Term Review organised by the IUFMP at the House of Chiefs, Oyo State Government Secretariat, Ibadan, Tuesday, November 5. 5. Wahab, Bolanle and Ola, Akeem Bayonle (2020). Health Risks Among Informal Waste Collectors in Ibadan, Nigeria. Paper presented at the Planetary Health Conference 2020 held at Kairaba Beach Hotel, Banjul, The Gambia, January 22-24. 6. Bolanle Wahab, Yvonne Mathenge, Jide Olorunnisola (2020). Human Waste Processing and Usage: A Renewable Energy Source for Cooking at Kibera Community Bio-centres, Nairobi, Kenya. E-Poster Presentation (P-0051) at the ISEE 2020 Virtual Conference (32nd Annual Conference) of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, August 24-27. 7. Funke Jiyah and Bolanle Wahab (2020). Empirical Analysis of Noise Pollution in Nigerian Cities: A Case Study of Bida, Nigeria. E-Poster Presentation at the ISEE 2020 Virtual Conference (32nd Annual Conference) of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, August 24-27.
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