Towards sustainable urban form: A comparative analysis of two urban neighbourhoods in Kano, Nigeria

• Main Authors: Usman, A. S., Abdullah, W. M. Z. B. W.
• 格式: Article
• 出版: American Scientific Publishers 2017
• 主题: NA Architecture
• 在线阅读: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81147/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/asl.2017.9271

This paper presents an initial investigation into the idea of sustainable urban form through a study of urban neighbourhoods in Northern Nigeria. Two neighbourhoods, Birni and Nassarawa, in the city of Kano, were selected, primarily based on their physical and functional characteristics, and histori...