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

Potentials of Cryptocurrency Entrepreneurs in Transforming Global Cities and Regions
Potentials of Cryptocurrency Entrepreneurs in Transforming Global Cities and Regions
Ismaila Rimi Abubakar, Abubakar U. Benna, Umar G. Benna. © 2021. 23 pages.
The emergence of digital currencies is substantially influencing the growth of global financial markets and cities. Cryptocurrency entrepreneurs (CEs) are reshaping global cities...
Optimizing Regional Development Through Transformative Urbanization
Optimizing Regional Development Through Transformative Urbanization
Umar G. Benna. © 2019. 348 pages.
Assisted by globalization and the rapid application of advanced technologies, the transformative power of urbanization is being felt around the world. The scale and the speed of...
Industrial and Urban Growth Policies at the Sub-National, National, and Global Levels
Industrial and Urban Growth Policies at the Sub-National, National, and Global Levels
Umar G. Benna. © 2019. 418 pages.
Recent global shifts in population have led to the fast urbanization of Africa. For Africa and the developing world, choosing the right policy strategies, processes, and tools...
Potentials of Cryptocurrency Entrepreneurs in Transforming Global Cities and Regions
Potentials of Cryptocurrency Entrepreneurs in Transforming Global Cities and Regions
Ismaila Rimi Abubakar, Abubakar U. Benna, Umar G. Benna. © 2019. 23 pages.
The emergence of digital currencies is substantially influencing the growth of global financial markets and cities. Cryptocurrency entrepreneurs (CEs) are reshaping global cities...
Transformative Entrepreneurs and Urban Development Deficit in Africa: The Case of Dangote Group of Companies
Transformative Entrepreneurs and Urban Development Deficit in Africa: The Case of Dangote Group of Companies
Umar G. Benna. © 2019. 24 pages.
The share of urban Africans is projected to increase 50 percent between 2010 and 2030; making Africa urbanization rate the world's highest. Either such a rate can trigger...
The Integration of Urban Growth and Industrial Policies in Africa: Private Sector Takes Command
The Integration of Urban Growth and Industrial Policies in Africa: Private Sector Takes Command
Muhammad Aliyu Suleiman, Umar G. Benna. © 2019. 24 pages.
Africa is the last of the major global regions to urbanize and to economically benefit therefrom largely due to centuries of the fragmented spatial system by geographic, trading...