Sustainability to Regeneration: Designing Net-Positive Built Environments in African Hospitality Akintade, Elizabeth1*, Oke,

African hospitality industry plays a great role in the economic growth of Africa, and consumes lots of energy, water and materials, which put a tremendous strain on the environment. The study was of a mixed methods research design, comprising of a structured questionnaire (N = 300) and semi-structured interviews (N = 24) in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria. Structured questionnaires were used for the quantitative component of the data collection, which were given to hotel managers, sustainability coordinators, and technical staff. Semi- structured interviews were held with architects, hotel managers and facilities managers during the qualitative phase. Descriptive and inferential statistics like ANOVA, Pearson correlation and multiple regression analysis were used for data analysis. The findings show that South Africa is the top performing country in sustainability and regenerative practices, with Kenya performing very well in water conservation, waste management and community inclusive practices. Nigeria is a moderate adopter due to mostly financial constraints, limited technical skills, and weak policy incentives. The qualitative results corroborate with quantitative results, with leadership commitment, organizational culture, community involvement, technological innovation and growing consumer demand being significant enablers. The study finds that sustainability is becoming more widespread in the African hotel industry but the process of moving towards a built world that is regenerative and net positive is still in its early stages and is context dependent. The Uneven Geographies of Cooperative Societies in Sub-Sahara African Megacities: Evidence from Lagos, Nigeria Adewumi, B.J.¹, Asaju, O.A.², Onamade, A.O.3, Oluwamodupe Grace4, and Adegbile, M.B.O.⁵ ¹²3 Department of Architecture, College of Environmental Sciences and Management, Caleb University, Imota,