This book introduces the reader to contemporary issues in the management of facilities in the African context and includes case studies from across the continent and internationally. It consolidates theory and practical information useful for managers and researchers across Africa and other developing countries. It covers a cross section of the key elements of facilities management, including customer relations management, emergency preparedness, development of a facilities strategy, sustainable buildings management, and management of intelligent buildings in developing countries.

The book has been developed from a combination of degree level and professional course materials and academic resources and is therefore suitable for use by students on undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes, professional short courses, and for practicing facilities managers and members of IFMA, SAFMA, IWFM, HEFMA, RICS, Association of Facilities Management Practitioners of Nigeria, Egypt Facility Management Association, Botswana Facilities Management Association, and the Africa Facilities Management Association as a key reference. This book is key reading for anyone:

• Studying for a degree in Facilities Management, Real Estate, Estate Management, Workplace Management, or Surveying
• Wanting to be more strategic in their facilities management and operations
• Transitioning into a facilities management role from another profession
• Benchmarking and analysing the performance of their built assets
• Training themselves or their staff in emerging areas such as workplace productivity, sustainability, and intelligent buildings systems
• Interested in researching emerging areas of facilities management in developing countries

This is the essential guide to the growing field of facilities management in some of the world’s fastest developing countries.

Yewande Adewunmi-Abolarinwa holds a doctorate degree in Estate management from the University of Lagos and a 2007 TED Africa inaugural fellow. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, where she lectures undergraduate and graduate students in Property Studies and Facilities Management. She pioneered and established the facilities management program at the University. She was also part of the team that established the facilities management program at the University of Lagos. Yewande has also published in reputable research outlets and consulted in FM trainings and projects in Africa and the UK.