Sustainable Human Settlements Research Group (SHSRG)

40. Sustainable Human Settlements Research Group (SHSRG)

 

Main research focus and other areas of research interest of RG: Design, planning, construction and operational strategies for sustainable buildings and their surroundings. Other areas of research focus are post-occupation evaluation (POE) of residential and non-residential environments and environment-behaviour dynamics.

 

Name of Coordinator: Professor Eziyi O. Ibem

UNN email address of the RG: shsrg@unn.edu.ng

UNN email address of the Coordinator: eziyi.ibem@unn.edu.ng

 Current webpage of the RG:

 Phone number of the RG: (+234) 09071993141

Phone number of the Coordinator: (+234) 08037779415

Base Faculty/Institute/Center of the RG:  Faculty of Environmental Studies

Department of the Coordinator: Architecture

Headshot of the Coordinator

List and brief profiles of members with their UNN URL to their detail CVs

  • Eziyi O. Ibem: Prof Eziyi O. Ibem is a registered architect and Professor of Architecture. He holds a Ph.D. in Architecture from Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria. He has been involved in grant-funded research projects both in Nigeria and South Africa. In 2012, one of his publications won the Emerald Literati Network Highly Commended Paper Award. Between July 2013 and August 2014, Eziyi was at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, for a postdoctoral research fellowship funded by the National Research Foundation(NRF) of South Africa. His research focus is mainly on sustainable construction procurement practices, urban green infrastructure, environment and behaviour, and post-occupancy evaluation of residential facilities. He was recently appointed to the Editorial Board of Cities and has to his credit over 150 scholarly articles in globally recognised outlets.

UNN URL: https://www.unn.edu.ng/internals/staff/viewProfile/NDY4Mw–/9.

 

  • Francis Ogochukwu Okeke: Francis Ogochukwu Okeke, is a lecturer in the Department of Architecture, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus. He holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Architecture with First Class Honours and a Master of Science (MSc) in Architecture with a Distinction both from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He has been in the field of practice of building and construction for over 8years. He is currently a Ph.D. student with a research focus on sustainable building and construction materials. He has published several journal articles and presented scholarly papers at various local and International conferences. He also serves as a reviewer for some international journals.
  • Ejike Kingsley Anih: Ejike Kingsley Anih is currently, a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Architecture, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus. He earned a Master of Science degree (M.Sc.) and a Bachelor of Science degree (B.Sc.) both in Architecture from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He also holds OND in Architecture from the Kaduna Polytechnic. He has over five (5) years of post B. Sc experience in private practice and Construction Management.  Presently a Lecturer I at the Department of Architecture, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. His current research focus is on sustainable construction strategies, green building, sustainable architecture and energy efficiency in buildings.

UNN URL: https://www.unn.edu.ng/internals/staff/viewProfile/MjY2NA–

  • Nora Andy Mbamalu: Nora Andy Mbamalu (Nee Nkemjika) is a lecturer at the Department of Architecture, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus. She obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture (First Class) in 2010 and a Master of Science degree also in Architecture in 2013 from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She has worked in several organizations before joining the services of the University of Nigeria as an academic staff. She currently runs a Ph.D. programme in Architecture in the same university. Her research interests include needs assessment, Post-Occupancy Evaluation and Sustainable design and ‘needs assessment for sustainable low-income housing.

UNN URL: https://www.unn.edu.ng/internals/staff/viewProfile/Mjk0MQ–.

  • Ajuluchukwu Ebuka Igwe: Ajuluchukwu Ebuka Igwe holds B.Sc. and M. Sc degrees in Architecture from the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State Nigeria. He is currently a Lecturer and Ph.D. student at the Department of Architecture, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus. The areas of his research interest include sustainable architecture, landscape design, crime prevention through environmental design, and post-occupancy evaluation of residential environments. He has published a number of research articles on these areas.

 

Members Google Scholar Citation links

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=r9WNuVwAAAAJ

  • Ejike Kingsley Anih

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ls7H_WQAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra

  • Nora Andy Mbamalu
  • Ajuluchukwu Ebuka Igwe

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=ilrY1skAAAAJ

 

Members Researchgate links

 

Key publications of the RG from 2019 till date:

  • Okeke, F.O., Ibem, E.O., Udeh, C.A. & Ezema, E.C. (2020). City as Habitat: Assembling the Fragile City. Civil Engineering Journal, 6(6),1145-1154.
  • Obi, N, I., Nwalusi, D.M., Ibem, E.O. Okeke, O.F. (2021). Assessment of the Role of Greenbelts in Environmental and Socio-Economic Development of Urban Areas in Southeast Nigeria. Civil Engineering and Architecture,9(2),545-557. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2021.090227.
  • Obi, N.I., Obi.J S.C., Ibem, E.O., Nwalusi, D.M. Okeke, O.F. (2021) Noise Pollution in Urban Residential Environments: Evidence from Students’ Hostels in Awka, Nigeria Journal of Settlements and Spatial Planning, 12(1), 51-62
  • Okeke, F.O., Chendo, I.G.& Ibem, E.O. (2021). Imprints of security challenges on Vernacular Architecture of northern Nigeria: A study on Borno State. IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science 665 (2021) 012021. doi:10.1088/1755-1315/665/1/012021