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Publications

1.            Ayoade, J.O. (1976), On climatological considerations in urban planning in Akinsete, A. (ed.) Housing and Environmental Development in Nigeria. Proceedings of the 1976 Annual Conference of the Nigeria Society of Engineers, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

 

2.            Ayoade, J.O. (1976), On the management of climatic resources and development in Tropical Africa in Oguntoyinbo, J.S. etal (eds.) Resources and Development in Africa, Vol.III, Federal Surveys, Lagos.

 

3.            Ayoade, J.O. (1977), In search of a strategy for rural development in Nigeria. In Adejuyigbe, O. and Helleiner, F.M. (ed) Environmental and Spatial Factors in Rural Development in Nigeria, Department of Geography, University of Ife, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

 

4.            Ayoade, J.O. and Oyebande, B.L. (1978), Water Resources in Oguntoyinbo, J.S. etal (eds.) Geography of Nigeria Development Heinemann, Ibadan.

 

5.            Ayoade, J.O. and Akintola, F.O. (1978), Public perception of environmental quality in Ibadan and Lagos in Ajaegbu, H.I. and Morgan, W.T. (ed.), Geographers and Planning in Nigeria. Proceedings of the 21st Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Geographical Association, University of Jos.

 

6.            Ayoade, J.O. (1979), Towards an Environmental Policy for Nigeria in Sada, P.O. and Omuta, G.E.D. (ed.). Spatial Perspectives in National Development. Proceedings of 22ndAnnual General Conference of the Nigerian Geographical Association, University of Benin.

 

7.            Ayoade, J.O. (1980), On geography and public policy in Nigeria, in Proceedings 23rd Annual General Conference of Nigerian Geographical Association. Nigerian Geography: Achievements and Prospects.

 

8.            Ayoade, J.O. and Akintola, F.O. (1981), Environmental Perception in Faniran, A. and Okunrotifa, P.O. (eds.). A Handbook of Geography Teaching, Heinemann, Ibadan.

 

9.            Ayoade, J.O. and Akintola, F.O. (1981), Water and man in Faniran A and Okunrotifa P.O. (ed.) A Handbook of Geography Teaching, Heinemann, Ibadan.

 

10.          Ayoade, J.O. (1982), ITD Movements and Winds in Barbour K.M. etal (eds.), Nigeria in Maps. Hodder and Stoughton, London.

 

11.          Ayoade, J.O. (1982), Evaporation, Evapotranspiration and Humidity in Barbour, K.M. etal (eds.), Nigeria in Maps, Hodder and Stoughton, London.

 

12.          Ayoade, J.O. (1983), Introduction to Climatology for the Tropics. John Wiley and Sons. Chichester, U.K. 258pp.

 

13.          Ayoade, J.O. (1985), Climate and Agricultural Development in Nigeria in Pagney, P. (ed.). Proceedings of Symposium on Environment and Development in Tropical Climate, University of Dijon, France.

 

14.          Ayoade, J.O. (1985), Water Resources Development and Management in Nigeria before and after Independence in: Atanda, J.A. and Aliyu, A.Y. (eds.), Proceedings of National Conference on Nigeria since Independence, Vol.1, pp.8-21.

 

15.          Oyabande, B.L. and Ayoade, J.O. (1986). The Watershed as a unit for planning land development in Lal, R. etal (eds.). Land Clearing and Development in the Tropics, A.A. Balkema Publishers, Rotterdam.

 

16.          Ayoade, J.O. (1988), Tropical Hydrology and Water Resources, Macmillan, London, 275pp.

 

17.          Ayoade, J.O. (1988), On Drought and Desertification in Nigeria in Sada, P.O. and Odemerho, F.O. (ed.), Environmental issues and Management in Nigerian Development, Evans, Ibadan.

 

18.          Udo, R.K., Areola, O.O., Ayoade, J.O. and Afolayan, A.A. (1990), Nigeria in B.L. Turner II etal (ed.), The Earth as Transformed by Human Action, Cambridge University Press.

 

19.          Oguntoyinbo, J.S. and Ayoade, J.O. (1992). Meterology and the Hydrological behaviour of natural and man-made lakes in Nigeria: Some Research Priorities in Ayeni, J.S.O. and Olatunde, A.a. (ed.). Proceedings of the National Conference on Two decades of Research on Lake Kainji. National Institute for Freshwater Fisheries Research.

 

20.          Ayoade, J.O. (1994), Human Impact on the Environment in Filani, M.O. etal(ed.) Ibadan Region Rex Charles Publication.

 

21.          Ayoade, J.O. (1997), Man’s impact on climate: Real or Imagined? In Oshuntokun, A. (ed.) Dimensions of Environmental Problems in Nigeria, Davidson Press, Ibadan, Nigeria.

 

22.          Ayoade, J.O. (1998), Hydrology and Water Resources in Areola, O. and Okafor, S.I. (ed) Fifty Years in Geography in Nigeria, Ibadan University Press.

 

23.          Amissah-Arthur, A.; Jagtap, S. and Ayoade, J.O. (1998), Characterization of Crop Environments using GIS. In Oni, Ebun A. (ed) Advances in Geodesy and Geophysics in Africa. Intern. Commission for Earth Sciences in Africa.

 

24.          Adebayo, W.O. and Ayoade, J.O. (1998), Impact of Temperature Trends on Physiologic Comfort in Nigeria, in Oni, Ebun A. (ed) Advances in Geodesy and Geophysics in Africa. Intern. Commission for Earth Sciences in Africa.

 

25.          Ayoade, J.O. (2000), Climatic factors affecting pollutants in waste disposal sites in developing countries in Rogers W’O Okut-Uma etal (ed.) Pollution control and waste management in developing countries. The Commonwealth Secretariat London.

 

26.          Chanda, R., Ayoade, J. and Gwebu, T. (2000). Aspects of Botswana’s Physical and Human Geography in Botswana National Atlas, Department of Surveys and Mapping Gaborone, Botswana.

 

27.          Ayoade, J.O. (2001), Water Resources and Water Management in Botswana in Gash, J.H.C. et al (ed) Freshwater Resources in Africa. BAHC, Potsdam, Germany.

 

28.          Ayoade, J.O. (2002), Introduction to Agroclimatology Vantage Publishers, Ibadan.

 

29.          Ayoade, J.O. (2003), Climate Change: A Synopsis of its nature, causes, effects and management. Vantage Publishers, Ibadan.

 

30.          Ayoade, J.O. (2004), The Effects of Global Warming on Wetlands in Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) EOLSS Publishers Oxford, U.K.

 

31.          Ayoade, J.O. (2004), Introduction to Climatology for the Tropics (Second Edition) Spectrum, Ibadan.

 

32.          Ayoade, J.O. (2005), Introduction to Agroclimatology 2nd ed. University Press Plc, Ibadan. Winner of Basorun Abiola Award for Academic Publishing, 2006.

 

33.          Ayoade, J.O. (2006), Meterological Hazards and their Impact on the Nigerian Urban Environment in Ivbijaro, M.F.A. et al (ed.) Sustainable Environmental Management in Nigeria, Mattivi productions, Ibadan.

 

34.          Ayoade, J.O. (2007), The Bible and Management of atmospheric resources in Faniran, A and Nihinlola, E. (ed) A Creation Sacred to God. MANASC Ibadan and Nigeria Baptist Theological Seminary Ogbomoso.

 

35.          Ayoade, J.O. (2008), Having a responsible attitude to climatic variability and climate change: A Biblical Approach in Faniran A, and Lateju, R.A. (ed) The Bible and Responsible Citizenship Man and Nature StudyAction Centre Ibadan and Nigeria Baptist Theological Seminary Ogbomoso.

 

36.          Ayoade, J.O. (2008), Techniques in Climatology Stirling-Horden Publishers Ltd. Ibadan.

37.          Ayoade, J.O. (2009), Water Resources in Nigeria Handbook Federal Ministry of Information and Communication, Abuja Nigeria pp.103-108.

 

38.          Ayoade, J.O. (2012), Introduction to building and urban climatology Agbo-Areo Publishers, Ibadan.

 

Articles in Learned Journals

 

39.          Ayoade, J.O. (1970), The seasonal incidence of rainfall weather, Vol. 25, No.9, pp. 41-148.

 

40.          Ayoade, J.O. (1972), A re-examination of Thornthwaite’s moisture index and climatic classification. Quarterly Meteorological Magazine, (Lagos), vol.2, No.4, pp.190-204.

 

41.          Ayoade, J.O. (1973), Annual Rainfall Trends and Periodicities in Nigeria, Nigerian Geographical Journal, Vol.16, No.2, pp.167-176.

 

42.          Ayoade, J.O. (1974), A Statistical analysis of rainfall over Nigeria. Journal of Tropical Geography, Vol.39, pp.11-23.

 

43.          Ayoade, J.O. (1974), A Statistical analysis of rainfall in Samaru, Nigeria (1928 – 1971). Climatological Bulletin, (Canada) No. 17, pp.15-28.

 

44.          Ayoade, J.O. (1975), Water Resources and their development in Nigeria. Bulletin International Association for Hydrological Sciences, Vol.20, No.4, pp.581-591.

 

45.          Ayoade, J.O. (1975), On water resources development in Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies, Vol. 17, No.1, pp.35-48.

 

46.          Ayoade, J.O. (1975), Rainfall reliability in Nigeria. Nigerian Agricultural Journal, Vol.12, No.1, pp.88-105.

 

47.          Ayoade, J.O. (1976), A preliminary study of the magnitude, frequency and distribution of intense rainfall in Nigeria. Bulletin International Association for Hydrological Sciences, Vol. 21, No.3, pp.419-429.

 

48.          Ayoade, J.O. (1976), Evaporation and Evapotranspiration in Nigeria. Journal of Tropical Geography, Vol. 43, pp.9-19.

 

49.          Ayoade, J.O. (1976), A trend surface analysis of rainfall over Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Science, Vol. 18, Nos. 1 & 2, pp.323-340.

 

50.          Ayoade, J.O. (1976), On climatic water budgeting procedures, Nigerian Geographical Journal, Vol. 19, No.2, pp.157-177.

 

51.          Ayoade, J.O. (1977), On the use of multivariate techniques in climatic classification and regionalization. Arch. Met. Geophs. Biokl. Series B., 24, pp. 257-267.

 

52.          Ayoade, J.O. (1977), Perspective on the recent drought in the Sudano-Sahelian Zone of West Africa with particular reference to Nigeria. Arch. Met. Geophs. Biokl. Series, B., 25., pp.67-77.

 

53.          Ayoade, J.O. (1977), On the school weather station and the teaching of Climatology in Nigerian High Schools. Nigerian Geographical Journal, Vol.20, No.1. pp.92-98.

 

54.          Ayoade, J.O. (1977), Meteorology, air pollution and public health, Nigerian Medical Journal, (Special Edition containing the proceedings of the 1975 and 1976 Annual conference), 115-122).

 

55.          Ayoade, J.O. (1977), Outdoor Recreation and Tourism in Nigeria. The Nigerian Field, Vol.., XIII, NO.4, pp.22-30.

 

56.          Ayoade, J.O. (1978), Spatial and seasonal patterns of physiologic comfort in Nigeria. Arch. Met. Geophs. Biokl. Series B. 26, pp. 155-122.

 

57.          Ayoade, J.O. (1979), A note on the recent flood in Ibadan, Nigeria. Savanna, Vol.8, No.1, pp. 62-65.

 

58.          Ayoade, J.O. and Akintola, F.O. (1980), Public perception of the flood hazard in two Nigerian cities. Environment International, Vol.4, pp. 277-280.

 

59.          Ayoade, J.O. (1980), A note on spatial are seasonal variations in wind speed over Nigeria. Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, Vol.1, No.2, pp. 11-15.

 

60.          Ayoade, J.O. (1980), On global and net radiation estimates for Nigeria. Nigeria Geographical Journal. Vol. 23, pp. 163-175.

 

61.          Ayoade, J.O. (1981), On water availability and demand in Nigeria. Water Supply and Management, Vol. 5, No.4/5, Pp. 361-372.

 

62.          Ayoade, J.O. (1981), A note on industrial water use in Nigeria. Water Supply and Management, Vol. 5, No. 4/5, pp. 373 – 375.

 

63.          Ayoade, J.O. and Akintola, F.O. (1982), A note on some characteristics of rainstorms in Ibadan, Nigeria. Weather, Vol.  37, No.2, pp. 56-58.

 

64.          Ayoade, J.O. and Akintola F.O. (1986), Some characteristics of rainstorms in Lagos, Nigeria. Malaysian Journal of Tropical Geography, Vol. 14, pp. 17 – 21.

 

65.          Ayoade, J.O. (1987), Forecasting and managing the demand for water in Nigeria. International Journal of Water Resources Development, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 222 – 227.

 

66.          Ayoade, J.O. (1990), Climate Aspects of Solar and wind Energy in Nigeria. Malaysian Journal of Tropical Geography, Vol. 21, No.1, pp. 1-8.

 

67.          Ayoade, J.O. (1997), Weather and Water in Cities: 1997 WMO Lecture Nigerian Meteorological Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1. Pp. 69-71.

 

68.          Ayoade, J.O. (2002), Environmental change in Southern Africa Climate Digest, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 7 – 9.

 

69.          Ayoade, J.O. and Bamwo, Yetunde (2007), Changes in Annual Rainfall Characteristics in Nigeria between 1931 – 1960 and 1961 – 1990 International Journal of Meteorology,  Vol. 32, No. 318, pp. 111 – 119.

 

Technical Reports and/or Monographs

70.          Ayoade, J.O. (1970), Rain-guage network and the areal extension of rainfall records, University College, London, Department of Geography. Occasional Paper. No. 10.

 

71.          Ayoade, J.O. (1979), Lake and River Basin Development in West Africa. Technical Report, NISER, Ibadan.

 

72.          Ayoade, J.O. (1979), A Survey of Nigeria’s Water Resources and Water Needs. Technical Report, NISER, Ibadan.

 

73.          Ayoade, J.O. (1988), Water Resources and Irrigation Development in Nigeria. Technical Report submitted to F.A.C.U., Ibadan.

 

74.          Ayoade, J.O. (1990), Climatology, Department of Adult Education, University of Ibadan.

 

75.          Ayoade, J.O. (1993), Applied Climatology, Department of Adult Education, University of Ibadan.

 

76.          Ayoade, J.O. (1992), Research Agenda for the Nigerian Urban Sector in the 1990s: Urban Environment and Ecology. CASSAD, Ibadan.

 

77.          Ayoade, J.O. (1992), Climate Impact Assessment and Response Strategies Programme for Africa, ACMAD, Niamey, Niger Republic.

 

78.          Ayoade, J.O. (1993), Perception and Traditional Management of the Drought Hazard in selected Nigerian Farming Communities. NEST, Ibadan.

 

79.          Ayoade, J.O. (1995), Climate and Human Welfare. Inaugural Lecture, University of Ibadan.

 

80.          Ayoade, J.O. et al (1995), Urban Water Supply and Demand in Nigeria in an Era of Economic Liberalization, NISER/SSCN, Ibadan.

 

81.          Ayoade, J.O. (1997), Energy Utilization in selected areas of Senegal and The Gambia C.E.R.E.R., Dakar Senegal.

 

82.          Ayoade, J.O. (2010), Climate Change Adaptation Strategy Technical Report: Water Resources Subsector, Consultancy Report submitted to NEST, Ibadan.

 

83.          Ayoade, J.O. (2012)  Synoptic and Dynamic Climatology Distance Learning Centre, University of Ibadan.

 

Conference/Workshop Papers (Last 20 years only)

84.          Ayoade, J.O. (1993), Urban Climate Studies in Tropical Africa: Problems and Prospects, Paper presented at the First International Conference of African Meteorological Society in Nairobi, February, 1993.

 

85.          Ayoade, J.O. (1994), Global Climate Change: Nigeria’s Experience,  Invited Paper for International Workshop on the Impact of Climate Change on Energy Development, NEPA, Lagos.

 

86.          Ayoade, J.O. (1994), Urban Floods in Nigeria: Their Characteristics, Causes and Control. Paper presented at the Second Biennial, UNESCO-IHP Hydrology Symposium at the National Water Resources institute, Kaduna.

 

87.          Ayoade, J.O. (1995), Climatic Aspects of Renewable Energy in Africa. Paper presented at the Workshop on Renewable Energy in Africa, C.E.R.E.R., Dakar, Senegal.

 

88.          Ayoade, J.O. (1996), Climatic Variability, Nature, Characteristics, Causes and Trends. Paper presented at the Conference on Mitigating the Effects of Climatic Variability on Food Production, IITA, Ibadan, October, 1996.

 

89.          Ayoade, J.O. (1997), Weather and Water in Cities. Invited lecture to celebrate 1997 W.M.O. Day, Department of Meteorological Services, Lagos.

 

90.          Ayoade, J.O. (1997). Biodiversity Utilization and Climate Change. Invited lead paper for the 1997 Biennial Conference of the Ecological Society of Nigeria on Bio-diversity Utilization and Sustainable Development held at the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta Nigeria 24th – 27th November, 1997.

 

91.          Ayoade, J.O. (1998), Climatic factors affecting air pollutants at waste disposal sites. Paper presented at a workshop on Waste Management in Developing Countries, Department of Environmental Science, University of Botswana, Gaborone.

 

92.          Ayoade, J.O.  (1999), Weather, Climate and Health.  Public Lecture to celebrate W.M.O. Day, March 1999, Gaborone, Botswana.

 

93.          Ayoade, J.O. (2001), Climatic Information for Development. Paper presented at the 44th Nigerian Geographical Association Conference at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan.

 

94.          Ayoade, J.O. (2004), Weather Climate and Water in the Information Age. Public lecture to celebrate W.M.O. Day, March 2004, Ibadan.

 

95.          Ayoade, J.O. (2004), Global Climatic Change: Impact on Seas and the threat to sustainable development. Public lecture to celebrate the World Environment Day June 2004, Ibadan.

 

96.          Ayoade, J.O. (2005), Green Cities: Plan for the Planet. Address to Celebrate World Environment Day organized by NEST, Ibadan.

 

97.          Ayoade, J.O. (2006), Preventing and Mitigating Natural Disasters Public lecture to celebrate W.M.O. Day March 2006, Lagos.

 

98.          Ayoade, J.O. (2006), Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture Contribution to a symposium to mark the World Environment Day June 05 2007at the University of Ibadan.

 

99.          Ayoade, J.O. (2007), Impacts of Climate Change on General Ecosystems and Coastal Resources of Nigeria. Invited paper presented at a National Stakeholders Workshop on Climate Change, Abuja, Nigeria.

 

100.        Ayoade, J.O. (2008), Cartography, GIS and Digital Mapping for E-Governance  Keynote address at the 30th Annual Conference of the Nigeria Cartographic Association, Ikeja.

 

101.        Ayoade, J.O. (2008), Global warming and climate change: The Myth and Reality. Foreign Relations Experience Discussion Group U.I.

 

102.        Ayoade, J.O. (2008), Climate variability and climate change: The key drivers NEST Workshop, U.I.

 

103.        Ayoade, J.O. (2008), Advancing climate change adaptation in coastal Nigeria. Workshop on adaptation to climate change in coastal Nigeria Lagos.

 

104.        Ayoade, J.O. (2008), Vulnerability of Human and Biophysical systems in the coastal areas of Nigeria to climate change. Workshop on adaptation to climate change in coastal Nigeria Lagos.

 

105.        Ayoade, J.O. (2010), What is climate change? Contribution to a symposium on climate change in Nigeria. The British council/Nigeria Society of Information, Arts and Culture, Ibadan.

 

106.        Ayoade, J.O.  (2010), Climate change: Causes, Effects and Solutions. Contribution to a symposium on the impact of climate change on food security in sub-saharan Africa. IITA, Ibadan.

 

107.        Ayoade, J.O. (2011), Climate change and the Environment. Invited paper conference on climate change and sustainable development University of Ilorin, Nigeria, May 2011.

 

108.        Ayoade, J.O. (2012), The science of climate change: causes, evidences and effects.  Invited presentation at a workshop on Industry, Environment and climate change at the centre for sustainable development, University of Ibadan, March 2012.

 

109.        Ayoade, J.O. (2012) Beyond Housing – prevention and management of environmental disasters. Invited keynote address at the Biennial General meeting of the Nigerian Institute of Architects, Oyo State Chapter, Ibadan.