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- Tells readers how to avoid waste and rapid deterioration in facilities
- Shows the links between investment and efficient facility management
- Is useful to policy makers at all levels in the public and private sectors
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This book explores the management of public facilities and the wider issues around it, with examples from educational, health facilities, and public spaces.
Human activities in every economy are require facilities that must be effectively managed for optimal performance. Facility management in the public and private sector in developing countries requires close examination to explain the reasons for things go wrong. From the economist’s point of view, some facilities are better provided by public sector to maintain inclusivity and protect the social welfare of vulnerable people. For example, in Nigeria, a good number of public facilities such as schools and health facilities are under-performing because of poor and ineffective management. This provides an opportunity for the private sector. However, a majority of the population remains deprived of access because of lack of affordability.
The research in this book was carried out to assess what could be done to ensure that essential services are not left entirely in the private sector and scope out possible synergies between the public and private. The book is useful to policy makers at all levels of the public and private sectors.
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Solomon Pelumi Akinbogun is an Academic at the Department of Estate Management, School of Environmental Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure Nigeria. Dr. Akinbogun obtained his Ph.D. in June 2015 at the Institute for Housing, Urban and Real Estate Research of the School of Energy Geoscience Infrastructure and Society (formerly known as School of Built Environment), Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh United Kingdom. Prior to that, he got his B.Tech. (Hons) and M.Tech. in Estate Management from Federal University of Technology Akure Nigeria in the Year 2001 and 2007, respectively. His research focus is domiciled in real estate economics, facility management and provides a narrative of the implications of current practices on sustainable development, property market and values. He has published articles in this regard in several top journals. Dr. Akinbogun is a reviewer to reputable refereed journals such as the International Journal of Housing Marketand Analysis, Journal of Facilities Management, etc. He is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Nigerian Institution for Estate Surveyors and Valuers.
Clinton Aigbavboa is a Professor at the Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Before joining academia, he was involved as a quantity surveyor on several infrastructural projects, both in Nigeria and South Africa. Professor Aigbavboa is the immediate past Vice Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a strong academic with extensive knowledge in practice, research, training and teaching. He is currently the Chair of Sustainable Human Settlement and Construction Research Centre at the University of Johannesburg. He is also an author of five research books that were published with Springer Nature and CRC Press. He is currently the Editor ofthe Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation (accredited by the DoHET) and has received national and international recognition in his field of research. The South Africa National Research Foundation rates him as a Young researcher with the potential of establishing himself within a 5-year period.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Facility Management Practices
Book Subtitle: Empirical Cases in Developing Countries
Editors: Solomon Pelumi Akinbogun, Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa, Oluwaseun Tope Akinbogun
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-65321-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-65320-9Published: 31 October 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-65323-0Published: 01 November 2025
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-65321-6Published: 30 October 2024
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 249
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 14 illustrations in colour
Topics: Building Repair and Maintenance, Building Physics, HVAC, Building Materials