Environmental & Physical Sciences

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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF WASTE GENERATED IN ABATTOIRS - A CASE STUDY KADUNA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE

ABSTRACT This project aimed at finding out the Environmental Health Implications of Waste Generated in Abattoirs- A Case Study of Kaduna South Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Questionnaire, personal observations, oral interview and labouratory analysis were used to collect the data. Water samples were taken from the selected area to assess the level of PH, BOD, Colour, Test, and Odour. Out of the total number of households which is 3418, 358 were randomly chosen to obtain their v...

Assessment of Residential property Rental value variations in peri-urban areas of Minna Niger State

The aim of this research is to assess the residential property rental variation in peri-urban areas of Minna Niger State and to achieve this aim; objectives were drawn after deep observations on the study areas. Imperative literatures on residential property, rental values and property value were reviewed. The researcher gather data and information through the use of structured questionnaires in which 157 were administered  136 retrieved from the tenants in the study areas for the re...

ROLE OF ESTATE SURVEYOR AND VALUER IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY (A STUDY OF FIRST CITY MONUMENT BANK OWERRI, IMO STATE)

ABSTRACT This work examined the role of the Estate Surveyor and Valuer in the banking sector using First City Monument Bank Owerri as study area. The writer adopted both the primary and secondary sources of data in the course of carrying out the research. The researcher found out amongst others that professional Estate Surveyors and Valuers are not employed on full time basis in the Bank but rather their services are sought when the need arises to handle most of the complicated issues bothe...

THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC RECESSION ON PUBLIC PROJECT DELIVERY IN EKITI STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT This study identified the impact of economic recession on public project delivery Ekiti state,Nigeria. Economic recession is a barrier to the completion of a project delivery. Thisisacommonissueencounteredin the construction industry across the globe most especially in the developing countries. Ekiti-State,more than15% of construction projects experienced more than five months delay while some were abandoned as a result of economic recession. Hence,the study of the impact of economic...

Low cost housing in Southern Africa

Housing for the poor in South African is the least problem dealt with in this country, looking at the past years of South Africans low cost housing for most people that are living in rural areas that are not economically active or at a distance from the economical areas have not been provided with housing at all. People living in area of low income have no quality housing, but will only depend on their own informal and traditional methods of house construction to have shelter. TABLE OF CONTEN...

ASSESSEMENT OF LANDSCAPE PLANNING IN NIGERIA URBAN CENTERS, A CASES STUDY OF OSOGBO CITY IN OSUN STATE. NIGERIA

ABSTRACT A field survey was carried out at eight (8) locations (Powerline, Sabo, Oja-oba, Oke-ayepe, Oke-baale,  Dagbolu,   Aiyetoro   and  Isale-osun)  selected   randomly   in  Osogbo   city of   Osun  state.Nigeria   to   assess   the   extent   of   Landscape   practice   in   the   city.   This   is   done   through   theadministration of questionnaire to 0.2% of the selected location projected 2015 population fromthe available 1991 populati...

Assessment on Affordability of Federal Housing Estate

CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY   Housing can be defined as buildings or structures that individuals and theirfamily may live in that meet certain federal regulations. Housing provision policiesand approaches have long been implemented in many developing nations in a bid toenhance its affordability as an inevitable human need (Teekhong 2012).Ademiluyi (2010) opined that housing represents a major area of deprivationfor the urban poor. The rate of provision of new housing...

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT ECOLOGICAL STATUS OF KAGOROTSONJE RIPARIAN FOREST, KADUNA STATE

Abstract   The current ecological status of the Kagoro/Tsonje riparian forest was assessed and  information  was  gathered  on  the  flora  and  bird  fauna,  water  quality parameters and soil status. Other data collections were phytoplankton types and population.    Physiocochemical  properties  of  the  soil  were  tested  .Modified Whittakker plots were used to evaluate woody species for density, diversity and similarity  measure.  One  metre  by  one  metre  ...

ASSESSMENT OF LANDUSE/LANDCOVER CHANGE AND FLORISTIC COMPOSITION OF KUWANKA BANZA FOREST RESERVE KEBBI STATE, NIGERIA

 ABSTRACT  This research on assessment of land use/land cover change and floristic composition of Kuwanka Banza Forest Reserve in Kebbi State  was carried out to determine percentage change and extent of forest cover of the Reserve area between 1984 and 2013, the current land uses in the forest area  as well  as  the  distribution  and  abundance  of woody species.  Remote  sensing  techniques were used in  this  study,  where 1984 and  2013 landsat  imagries were processed�...

An investigation on utilization of QS based softwares

CHAFTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGRUOND TO THE STUDY According to (Oyediran & Odusami, 2005). The explosive growth of the information andcommunication technology (ICT) has gained unquantified impact on business systemsand   processes.   However,   global   acceptance   and   widespread   adoption   of   ICT   hasaccelerated the dimensions of  competition not only among organizations globally butamong professions locally. (Ashworth et al, 2007). Also noted that the use of ...

INVESTIGATION INTO FLOOD FLOW PATTERN(A CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY ROAD AND DAN FODIO BOULEVARD, AKOKA,YABA, LAGOS)

ABSTRACT Floods are the most devastating of all natural disasters, accounting for about one-third of theeconomic losses and over half of  the deaths associated  with natural disasters worldwide.Flooding in Lagos has become a frequent hazard which is caused by the bad condition of thedrainage systems along the road and the unavailability of water channels to contain excesswater   in   case   of   heavy   rain.   The   flood   problem  is   worsened   with   heavy   r...

EVALUATING THE PROBLEMS OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF GWAGWALADA AREA COUNCIL, FCT- ABUJA)

The study evaluates the problems of solid waste management in Nigeria. The study has the following objectives: to examine the consequences of poor solid waste management in Nigeria, a case study Gwagwalada Area Council, Abuja and to identify the strategies that has been adopted in solid waste management in Nigeria. It also explained the mode of data collection and analysis; data for this study was collected from the respondents through the use of questionnaires. Questionnaires were shared...

Land-use Dynamics in Dormitory Towns of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun, Ogun State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT  The prime objective of this study is to examine the trend, pattern, sprawl as wellas socio-environmental implications of land use dynamics in dormitory towns of Tai-solarin university of Education (Tasued), Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria.The study employed the use of GIS to explore the dynamics of land use in the dormitory communities of TAI-SOLARIN UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION namely: Ijagun, Ijele, Abapawa, Imaweje, and Ogbo herein referred to as larger Ijagun. Two different ...

Total Building Performance Evaluation (Cases of Selected Buildings Within Federal College of Education, Akinmorin, Oyo State)

This project studies building performance evaluation with cases of selected buildings within Federal College of Education, Akinmorin, Oyo State.  INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Architects, designers and building occupants (and/or users) and other professionals involved in building construction over the years have generated series of controversies in the design, planning, use, and maintenance of buildings (and its environs) and the level of satisfaction they provide. A comfortable i...

Development of a Standalone Application for Unsupervised Image Classification

ABSTRACT This project research aimed to develop a standalone computerapplicationfor image classification using Matlab 9.2 by adopting the Rapid Application Development Model (RAD). The software can be used for image preprocessing and image classification. The test run of the software was carried out using acquired LANDSAT image and Google earth image of Federal University of Technology Gidan-Kwano campus. The program was designed to accept the input image in all format for the classification...


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