Umar G. Benna

Umar G. Benna earned his MRP and Ph. D. from the University of North Carolina in 1975 and is the Distinguished Professor of the Nigerian Universities Commission and is a SPURS Fellow at MIT, USA. He has a multidisciplinary background in architecture and city and regional planning. He has integrated academic and research pursuits with intense professional and administrative experience locally and internationally. Dr. Benna has over 45 years of teaching experience in universities in Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Germany and USA. His research interests include urbanization issues in developing countries, urban activity systems, the role of large-scale projects on cities and regions, and the impact of new technologies on cities and regions. His professional activities – with Benna Associates – include architecture and urban design as well as the planning of new university campuses, master planning of many cities in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia. Urban administration experience came in the form of membership of the board of directors of the development authorities of Nigerian cities, Federal Housing Authority and similar agencies. Dr. Benna is principal partner in Benna Associates, Nigeria.

Publications

Crowdfunding and Sustainable Urban Development in Emerging Economies
Crowdfunding and Sustainable Urban Development in Emerging Economies
Umar G. Benna, Abubakar U. Benna. © 2018. 343 pages.
Economic and societal systems continually evolve as the needs and demands of society change. With the development of new technologies, research, and discoveries, various...
From Rural Majority to Urban Majority Africans: Where Will They Work?
From Rural Majority to Urban Majority Africans: Where Will They Work?
Umar G. Benna. © 2018. 22 pages.
Africa is experiencing triple processes of high population growth, rapid urbanization, and digital transformation. The undercurrents of these processes suggest that the continent...
Population Growth and Rapid Urbanization in the Developing World
Population Growth and Rapid Urbanization in the Developing World
Umar G. Benna, Shaibu Bala Garba. © 2016. 358 pages.
As the global population continues to boom, particularly in the developing countries, it has become necessary to find ways to handle this increase through various policy tools...
From Rural Majority to Urban Majority Africans: Where Will They Work?
From Rural Majority to Urban Majority Africans: Where Will They Work?
Umar G. Benna. © 2016. 22 pages.
Africa is experiencing triple processes of high population growth, rapid urbanization, and digital transformation. The undercurrents of these processes suggest that the continent...