
Department of Geography
Prof. Mayowa Fasona
Professor
Specialisation Climate Change, Environment And Natural Resource Managent, Remote Sensing And Gis Applications
Selected Recent Publications / Contributions to Knowledge
- Saheed Adekunle Raji, Shakirudeen Odunuga, Mayowa Fasona (2024): Rainfall Spatiotemporal Variability and Trends in the Semi-Arid Ecological Zone of Nigeria. Chapter 8 In Rohitashw Kumar, Kanak N. Moharir, Vijay P. Singh, Chaitanya B. Pande, Abhay M. Varade (Eds): Sustainability of Natural Resources, Planning, Development, and Management. p123-147. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003303237.
- Mayowa Fasona, Tamarabrakemi Akoso, and Akinlabi Akintuyi (2023): The Islands of Lagos. Chapter 18, P255-266, In Adetoye Faniran, L. K. Jeje, Olutoyin A. Fashae and Adeyemi O. Olusola (Eds): Landscapes and Landforms of Nigeria. Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023, World Geomorphological Landscapes. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17972-3
- Saheed A. Raji, Shakirudeen Odunuga, Mayowa Fasona (2022): Spatially Explicit Scenario Analysis of Habitat Quality in a Tropical Semi-arid Zone: Case Study of the Sokoto–Rima Basin. Journal of Geovisualization and Spatial Analysis (2022) 6:11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41651-022-00106-0. SPRINGER
- Agboola, O. Fasona, M, Adeonipekun, P, Akintuyi, A, Ogunsanwo, G, Ogundipe, O, Omojola, A, Soneye, A.S (2021): A Rapid Exploratory Assessment of Vegetation Structure and Carbon pools of the remaining tropical lowland forests of Southwestern Nigeria. Trees, Forests and People (2021), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2021.100158. ELSEVIER.
- Mayowa J. Fasona . Akinlabi O. Akintuyi . Peter A. Adeonipekun . Tamarabrakemi M. Akoso . Samuel K. Udofia . Oludare O. Agboola . Gbenga E. Ogunsanwo . Ajibade N. Ariori . Ademola S. Omojola . Alabi S. Soneye . and Oluwatoyin T. Ogundipe (2020): Recent trends in land-use and cover change and deforestation in south–west Nigeria. GeoJournal https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-020-10318-w. SPRINGER. GeoJournal 87(1):1-27. June 2022.
Collaborations / Networks
- PALM- TREEs (A Pan African and Transdisciplinary Lens on the Margins), Tackling the Risks of Extreme Events – Prof Babatunde Abiodun (University of Cape Town), Dr Ellen Dyer (University of Oxford), Dr Wilfried Pokam (University of Yaoundé 1, Cameroon), Prof Grace Oloukoi (Lead City University, Nigeria), Dr Vide Adedayo (University of Lagos, Nigeria), Dr Akinlabi Akintuyi (University of Lagos), Mrs Funmi Eyeoyibo (Pristine ECO-AQUA), Prof Andy Onwuemele (Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research, Nigeria)
- LUCCE (Land-use change and Carbon Emission in SW Nigeria) – Prof Ademola Omojola (University of Lagos, Nigeria), Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe (University of Lagos, Nigeria), Prof Alabi Soneye (University of Lagos, Nigeria), Prof Peter Adeonipekun (University of Lagos, Nigeria), Dr Oludare Agboola (Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo, Nigeria), Dr Akinlabi Akintuyi (University of Lagos, Nigeria)
- PALYGIS (Palynological and GIS modelling of Climate and Landcover changes in the Lagos Coastal Environment) – Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe (University of Lagos, Nigeria), Prof Alabi Soneye (University of Lagos, Nigeria), Prof Peter Adeonipekun (University of Lagos, Nigeria), Dr Oludare Agboola (Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo, Nigeria),
- CCaR (The Coastal City at Risk Project (CCaR) – Manila, Vancouver, Bangkok and Lagos Case Studies: Building Adaptive Capacity for Managing Climate Change in Coastal Megacities) – Prof Gordon McBean (University of Western Ontario, Canada) Prof Ibidun Adelekan (University of Ibadan, Nigeria) Prof Balanle Wahab (University of Ibadan, Nigeria)
- START-GEC (Global Environmental Change Research in Africa (GEC) Award for 2011) – Dr Felix Olorunfemi (Indianapolis, USA), Prof Grace Oloukoi (Lead City University, Nigeria), Dr Vide Adedayo ((University of Lagos, Nigeria), Dr Peter Elias (University of Lagos, Nigeria)