Dr. Olanrewaju Samson Olaitan is an Academic and Consulting Town planner. He holds BTech, M.Tech, and PhD Degrees in Urban and Regional Planning from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria. He also obtained a Professional Diploma in Education from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. He is a Registered Town Planner with Town Planners Registration Council of Nigeria (TOPREC), and a Cooperate Member of both Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) and Nigeria Environmental Society (NES). Dr. Samson is the principal partner of IBUDO Development and Environmental Consult Limited, a consulting firm that deals with Urban Planning and Environmental Management Advocacy, Research, and Solutions. He was a Regional Head, Town Planning and Surveying, Adron Homes and Property Nigeria Limited, and currently the Head of Department, Urban and Regional Planning, Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero, Nigeria. He is the current Coordinator of the Inter-University Research Group on Sustainable Cities in Nigeria. Dr. Samson is actively engaged in both research and practice in the areas of Landuse Planning, Environmental Management, Sustainable Cities, and Planning Advocacy.
