Aliyu KawuAK

Dr. Aliyu Mohammed Kawu

aliyukawu@futminna.edu.ng
+2348028597919

Research Interests

Urban Management and Infrastructure Finance; Regional Planning and Development; Spatial Analysis; and
African Urbanization

Academic Qualifications

BSc (Geography) Geography

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria · 1998

PGDE Science Method

Federal College of Education, Zaria · 2002

MSc (URP) Urban & Regional Planning

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria · 2005

PhD (Urban & Regional Planning) Urban & Regional Planning

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria · 2016

Professional Affiliations

Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP)
Teachers' Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN)
Regional Studies Association (RSA)
American Association of Geographers (AAG 90059787) www.aag.org

Teaching

Postgraduate Courses

SUD718Urbanizations in Developing Countries
SUD729Green Space Management
SUD714Management of Urban Infrastructure

Supervision

Master's Degree

WAZIRI, Aliyu Mahmood

“Assessment of the Effectiveness of Public Private Partnership Approach in Municipal Waste Management, Suleja, Niger State, Nigeria”

2021
completed

MUSA, David Toknayi

“Assessment of Service Poverty and Inequalities of Communities in Diko Town, Gurara Local Government Area, Niger State, Nigeria”

2024
completed

Doctor of Philosophy

LOHOR, Edward Akila

“Assessment of service delivery and fragility in Jos city, Nigeria”

Publications

1.

Strategies for Sustainable Public Housing Programmes in Bauchi State, Nigeria.

Darazo, S. M., & Kawu, Aliyu Mohammed

In: Chipungu, L., Magidimisha-Chipungu, H. H., Kamuzhanje, J. (eds), Contemporary Models for Pro-Poor Housing in Urban Sub-Saharan Africa, (pp. 211-228), Springer Nature.
2026
DOI
2.

Mobility, Safety, and Urban-Environmental Management Challenges in Rapidly Urbanizing Africa.

Kawu, Aliyu Mohammed

Contemporary Issues in Planning and Environmental Studies, 1(1): 80-94
2025
DOI
3.

African urbanization in the urban century: The roles of participatory planning and management.

Kawu, Aliyu Mohammed

In Ahmed, A., Bello, A., Yunusa, M. B., Yari, K. M., and Sani, M. (Eds.). Building Liveable Cities and Regions Through Planning. A Reader in Urban planning & Management - Festschrift in honour of: Malam Idris Dauda Suleiman FNITP.
2025
4.

Understanding Urban Fragility Through Definitions, Conceptual Frameworks, And Contemporary Issues in the 21st Century Africa.

Lohor, E. A., Sanusi, Y. A., & Kawu, Aliyu Mohammed

Journal of Human Settlement Research & Development, 10(1), 148-169.
2024
5.

Bus Rapid Transit and the Opportunities and challenges of sustainable urban transportation in Metropolitan Kano, Nigeria.

Adebayo, G. M., & Kawu, Aliyu Mohammed

Journal of Inclusive cities and Built environment, 2(3), 1-12
2022
DOI
6.

Case study: Autonomous vehicles in Nigerian cities: environmental and policy issues.

Kawu, Aliyu Mohammed

In S. Parkes, & E. Ferrari, Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: The challenges facing cities and regions -Regional Studies Policy Impact Books, 4:1 (pp. 32-34). Taylor & Francis.
2022
DOI
7.

Managing Traditional Cities: Understanding Indigenous Building Regulations and Development Control in Nigeria.

Kawu, Aliyu Mohammed

LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrucken, Germany.
2013

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