Property development and other co-requisite courses have been embedded within academic programs in Estate Management. Among the objectives of this study include identifying the co-requisite courses that accounted for a variation in students' academic performance in property development, and to examine the characteristics of the diagnostics of ordinary least square (OLS) regression model for this relationship over time. Data for this study comprised 2007/2008 to 2014/2015 (8-year) scores for the 1st- and 2nd semester property development and its co-requisite courses in the Department of Estate Management of the Federal Polytechnic Idah, Nigeria. Tools of analysis comprised descriptive statistics (mean score, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation), fitted trend equations, multiple linear regression analysis, and a multi-temporal visualization of the regression diagnostics comprising *ZRESID vs. *ZPRED, normality tests for residuals, and the Durbin-Watson test. The variation in the scores for property development courses during the 8-year period was attributed to specific 1st- and 2nd semester co-requisite courses. EST311 (Valuation I) was found to be the most consistent regressor for EST313 (Property Development I) in the 1st semester, while EST325 (Estate Accounting), was the most consistent regressor for EST323 (Property Development II) in the 2nd semester. Multi-temporal diagnostics analyses did not provide any sufficient evidence to invalidate the OLS regression models for the 1st- and 2nd semester Property Development courses and their co-requisites. Stakeholders' commitment to the teaching and learning of the co-requisite courses was recommended as triggers for a sustained pass rate in the property development courses.

Cities and urban centers are made for people and not vice versa. However, many policies on urban formation fail to take cognisance of human factors in their design and planning. Restructuring of cities to accommodate the economics and environmental demand of urbanisation alters the organic urban form. Modernists often concentrate on road construction, fresh air circulation, light, space, space for vehicles, etc., but ignore city architecture's social dimension. This study explores the psychological aspect of cities and housing due to the trends in the land-use change in sustainable city agenda with specific reference to Ibadan City. This work is an extract of research on the community perspective of land-use change on social sustainability. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire from 397 residents of the Central Local Government and analysed using Partial Least Square - Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) and Relative Importance Index (RII). The results show the urban form characterised by land-use change and its consequential effects on social sustainability. The alteration of the urban form through land-use changes by individual landowners' decisions impacts others' social sustainability. It was recommended that policymakers incorporate the sustainable social elements into the planning procedure.

Many cities in Nigeria are characterised with various land use changes and developments resulting from the menace of urbanization. Tragically, many of these developments are sporadical and unguided, thus, infringing on the social sustainability of these cities. Although it is widely accepted that development must be sustainable, its connection with land use change has not been sufficiently investigated in scholarly discussion especially in Nigeria. This study through literature revision observed that while pursuing physical development occasioned by land use change, little or no attention has been given to the aspect of social sustainability; thus, posing challenges to the peoples’ sense of urban liveability in Nigeria. It was recommended among others that changes in urban land use must be well monitored by the government agencies to avoid harphazard growth in the urban fabrics. The urban land users also must be responsible for adhering to land use guides so as to safeguard the interest in land of the unborn generation

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to review the quest for physical development and economic viability which has overshadowed the social aspect of sustainable development that produces a liveable urban settlement in many emerging economies. Many of the urban areas of developing countries are characterized by sporadic/unguided land-use changes as a result of urbanization coupled with poor planning and management of land-use. Unfortunately, these changes are impacting negatively on the social fabric of sustainable and this calls for urgent attention. Methodology: The study is based on an extensive review of literature on land-use changes and social sustainability in both the developed and emerging economies in order to identify gaps in practice and management of urban land development. Main Findings: The results showed that although a considerable investment has been made and enormous efforts geared towards achieving sustainable development in Nigeria urban areas, little or no attention devoted to social sustainability in the planning and execution of these projects has rather led to unsustainable development. Many developmental projects and planning were politicized and thereby jettisoned social sustainability in the process. Implication: It is important that urban land-use change should be appropriately monitored, purposively driven, and stakeholders must be responsive to promoting social sustainability to achieve a wholesome urban development. Novelty: This study to the best of our knowledge is the first attempt that links urban land-use change and social sustainability especially in Nigeria. It has also provided information to guide the land-use planners, the policymakers and other stakeholders towards achieving a wholesome urban land-use development.