Data as Infrastructure and Adaptive Urban Governance in Nigerian Cities

Udodirim Lynda Attudume, Clara Mesoma Nonyelum, John Cherechim Nwaigbo, Temitope Adedeji Macaulay, Faith Oluwatosin Kadiri, Urban and Regional Planning Department, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State, Quantity Surveying Department, Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic Unwana, Ebonyi State, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Nigeria, Enugu State, Faculty of Science and Technology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Department of Management of Technology and Information Systems, ESIEE Paris

Public Works Management & Policy: Research and Practice in Infrastructure, Technology, and the Environment

Published online on July 08, 2026

Abstract

Public Works Management & Policy, Ahead of Print.
Urban governance relies on data for planning and delivering projects-but data systems are not considered fundamental infrastructure. This paper argues that understanding data as infrastructure is useful in understanding persistent integration challenges ...