SMARTER CITY RESEARCH GROUP

SMARTER CITY       RESEARCH     GROUP

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Co-ordinator:

 

Prof. Smart Ndubuisi Uchegbu

Department of Urban and Regional Planning,

Faculty of Environmental Studies,

University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus

 

Email: smart.uchegbu@unn.edu.ng

Phone: 08033425686

 

Research focus,

Smarter city research group intends to embarked on research activities on the following areas; Energy, water, waste, urban renewal, City Management, climatic changes, econometric restructuring, environment, infrastructural developments, Transportation management, Land use management and Administration, Natural resources management, Impacts assessment and auditing.

 

MEMBERS OF THE GROUP

  1. Smart Uchegbu, is a seasoned academic, who has published in so many international journals and attended many international conferences in all the continents of the world, He was former Dean Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Anambra State University Uli, during his period of sabbatical Leave. Former Chairman Abia State EIA Review Board. Consultant to Federal Ministry of Environment and National Environmental Standard and Regulation Enforcement Agency. Currently, he is the Head   department of Urban and Regional Planning, Department University of Nigeria Enugu Campus.

 

  1. Okolo Ifeanyi C. is a research Postgraduate student in Banking and Finance, with special interest on Mortgage and Environmental Impact Assessment. He has two unpublished work to his credit.

 

  1. Kelechi Uzochukwu, is a lecturer in Georgia State University USA, she is a specialist in Community development, public management and policy on urban planning. She has authored so many articles in high rated journals.

 

  1. Dr Mark Okeji is a Senior lecturer in the department of Radiography, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus; He has carried a lot of research work in the area of radiography and environmental management.

 

  1. Mr Ejike Kanu is a lecturer in the department of Urban and Regional planning, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus. He has so many publications to his credit and was part of the team that developed Enugu transportation master plan in 2014

 

  1. Mr Aneriobi Christopher is a lecturer in Urban and Regional Department University of Nigeria Enugu Campus. He has so many publications to his credit especially on the area of environment and land management.

 

  1. Idu Egbenta is a Senior lecturer in the Estate Management Department, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus; He has so many publications on the area of environmental and Urban land economics.

 

  1. Peter Bikam is a professor of Urban and Regional Planning and Pioneer head of Urban and Regional Planning of University of Venda, South Africa. He has so many publications to his credit.

 

  1. Ogwo Patrick is a Senior lecturer and current head of department of Environmental Management and toxicology at the Michael Okpara University Umudike Umuahia, Abia State Nigeria.

 

  1. Eloka Moka is a Senior lecturer in the department of Surveying and Geoinformatics, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus. He has many publications to his credit.

 

  1. Ifeanacho David Uchenna is a lecturer in the department of Estate Management; University of Nigeria Enugu Campus.He has so many publications to his credit.

 

  1. George Onuta is a Senior lecturer in the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. He has so many publications to his credit.

 

  1. Nick Obi is a lecturer in the department of Architecture, University of Nigeria. He is a registered Architect, who has been involved in the supervision of World Bank project at Owerri; He has done a lot of work in the area of environment.

 

  1. Kenneth 0kechukwu Nwafor had a First Class Honours in his first degree in Urban and Regional Planning. He is a lecturer in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning Abia State University, Uturu. He has numerous publications in high rated Journal.