ID: 1821
Presenting Author: Abimbola AKINAJO
Session: 649 - Is the Sky Falling? Addressing the Impacts of Earth and Human Systems
Status: pending
Considering air quality in transport planning by LAMATA in Lagos
LAMATA is developing several urban mass transit projects in Lagos, Nigeria. With baseline information indicating heavily polluted air in most parts of Lagos, cumulative impacts become crucial. Therefore, LAMATA largely plans green projects, taking into consideration, the baseline air quality of the state.. This paper presents an overview of the considerations for LAMATA in determining fuel options, and efforts at institutionalizing clean transportation across LAMATA's operations in Lagos, Nigeria.
Abimbola Akinajo, a seasoned engineer and administration is the Managing Director of the Lagos metropolitan Area Transport Authority in Lagos, Nigeria
Coauthor 1: Adeolu OJO