TITLE (PROF/DR/): PROF.

NAME: LEKE ODUWAYE

POSITION: PROFESSOR

SPECIALISATION: Urban Land Use Planning and Sustainable Development

EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with Bachelor’s degree or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add/delete rows as necessary.)

Personal Statement

I am a Town Planner, an Architect and a Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria, where I have served as the Head of Department of Urban and Regional Planning at several periods. I also served as the Dean of Faculty of Environmental Sciences of the same university. I was visiting Professor at the following universities: Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos; Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Bells University of Technology, Ota, Nigeria and Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria. I have made significant contribution to the theoretical and empirical understanding of the dynamics of urban land use planning and sustainable development through teaching, research, publications and project supervision in which I have supervised ten (10) Ph.D research in Urban Planning and Architecture. I have also served as external examiner and assessor to 20 universities. My planning projects portfolio experience include review of the Lagos State Regional Master Plan, Ikorodu Region Master Plan, National Memorial Park, Abuja, Bwari Master Plan, Abuja and preparation of the World Bank/IFPRI report on Improving Land Sector Governance in Nigeria. I served as an urban expert for the UN-Habitat on the Urban Ecology and Resilience in preparation for Habitat III, 2016, Quito, Ecuador and at the UN-Habitat Africa Regional Meeting Abuja Declaration position on the New Urban Agenda, 2016. I was a resource person on Nigeria National Urban Policy organized by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing. I also served as the Chairman of the 10-Year Strategic Development Plan of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners, 2024.

Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours

• Former,Head of Department, Urban and Regional Planning, 2003, 2005, 2008.
• Former,Dean, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, 2011.
• Editor-in-Chief,Urban and Regional Planning Review, 2010.
• Editor-in-Chief,Lagos Journal of Environmental Studies, 2012.
• Chairman,Faculty of Environmental Science International Conference, 2018, 2020.
• ChairmanNigerian Institute of Town Planners 10-Years Strategic Development Plan 2024 – 2034.
• DistinguishedAlumnus Award, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, 2018.
• Awardfor the Development of Town Planning, Nigeria Institute of Town Planners, Lagos State, 2013.
• DistinguishedMember Award, Nigeria Institute of Town Planners, Lagos State, 2011.
• DeservingAlumnus Award Faculty of Environmental Design and Management, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 2009.
• Facultyof Environmental Sciences, University of Lagos Distinguished Researcher Award, 2008

Selected Most Recent Publications /Contributions to Knowledge 

• Oduwaye, L, Onifade, V. A; Ileckukwu, V, Elias, P Odekunle, D; Olalekan, D (2024): Transit Oriented Development and Urbanization in African Cities in Transit Oriented Development in West African Cities, Timothy, Nubi et al (Eds) Springer Nature, Switzerland, 17 – 31.
• Oduwaye, L. (2024): Preparation and Implementation of Physical Development Plans as a Panacea for Good Governance. Lead Paper presented at the Association of Town Planning Consultant Professional Development Workshop, Alausa, Lagos Pp 18 – 38.
• Oduwaye, L. (2023): Physical Planning, Land Accessibility and Urban Development in Lagos State. Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning Urban Policy Agenda Setting Workshop, Alausa, Lagos Pp 18.
• Oduwaye, (2023): Imperatives of Sustainable Built Environment in Africa: Lead Paper at the 1st International Conference of College of Environmental Sciences, Bells University of Technology, Ota, Nigeria Pp 21.
• Oduwaye, (2021): Leveraging on Frontier Technology to Manage Covid-19 in the Built Environment. Paper presented at the Faculty of Engineering and Environmental Sciences 2nd International Conference, Osun State University, Osogbo Pp 22.
• Oduwaye, (2024): Sustainable Development Goals and Urban Built Environment. The African Challenge. Lead paper presented at 2nd National Conference on Agenda 2030 and the SDGs, Lagos State University Centre for the Actualization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in collaborating with UNIC and UN-Habitat pp 20.

Collaborators/ Networks (International inclusive)

• Nancy Odendaal, Association of African Planning Schools, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
• Ntombini Marrengene, African Urban Research Initiative, African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
• Martin Bryant, School of Architecture, University of Technology Sydney, Australia.
• Daniel Ikoom, Department of Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University, Kumasi.
• International Society of City and Regional Planning, The Hague, Netherlands.