Environmental & Physical Sciences

Environmental & Physical Sciences Research Papers/Topics

EFFECTS OF POPULATION DYNAMICS ON TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ( A CASE STUDY OF OJA-OBA, AKURE, ONDO STATE)

ABSTRACT This research has discussed basic population dynamics on transportation, including the basic effects on transportation and factors that influence demographic change such as migration in Oja-Oba, Akure, Ondo State. It has summarized the history of the town population growth and projections through decade, with a focus on rising urbanization and the aging of the town population. Next is the examination of the environmental, economic, and institutional implications of population dy...

Effects of Urbanisation on Rental Values of Residential and Commercial Properties

An overview of how urbanisation affects property values. Aim and Objectives  The aim of the research is to examine the effects of land use planning on residentialproperty values with a view to providing direction to investors on what to consider wheninvesting in the area, while the specific objectives are to: i. To evaluate the urban planning systems in Ibadan. ii. To measure the trend in rental values of residential properties in both the plannedresidential areas and the unplanned residenti...

Planning for Informal Activities In Kaduna Metropolis

The Urban settlement over the world witness great influx of people from the rural area. These people move to the urban centres because of the basic infrastructure and services rendered. The white collar job (Formal activities) cannot cater for the increased population; as such, informal activities takes off. These informal activities if not planned and controlled, contravene the provision of the planned Urban settlement.

Assessment of Land Use Changes in Kaduna Metropolis. A case study of Mahuta, Chickun LGA

The only constant thing in life is change. The Landuse of a place tend to change due to the nature and type of activities of its inhabitants. These changes over time have significant effect on the environment. The positive and negative indication of such changes need to be noticed before the settlement decay. In this research work, the Landuse change ndicators are assessed and solutions are proffered to mitigate the negative effects of such changes.

Assessment of Land Use Changes in Kaduna Metropolis

The only constant thing in life is change. The Landuse of a place tend to change due to the nature and type of activities of its inhabitants. These changes over time have significant effect on the environment. The positive and negative indication of such changes need to be noticed before the settlement decay. In this research work, the Landuse change ndicators are assessed and solutions are proffered to mitigate the negative effects of such changes.

Assessment of Housing Affordability in Federal Housing Estate Oke-Ila

ABSTRACT This research attempts to assess housing affordability in Federal Housing Estate, Oke-Ila. It utilised a structured questionnaire for this purpose. The result of the analysis of this questionnaire reveals that among other things, greater percentage of people in the study area spend above 30% of their monthly income on housing. This is against the 30% affordability benchmark set by scholars such as Andrew (1998), Cox Dand Pavletich (2010) as well as Adedeji (2006). The research there...

IMPACT OF URBANIZATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH QUALITY OF GWAGWALADA TOWN, ABUJA, NIGERIA

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1            Background to the Study Contemporary globalization and urbanization is reproducing classic conditions historically associated with the emergence of infectious diseases and the periodically recurring pattern of epidemics and pandemics. The dynamics of contemporary globalization has contributed to various institutional gaps that make dealing with infectious diseases is increasing difficult and threaten concentrated human populations with pot...

The Environmental Implications of Gwagwalada Rapid Urbanization on Health of Residents

Abstract The study assessed the environmental implications of Gwagwalada rapid urbanization on health of residents. The study specifically examined health outcome of rapid urbanization on the different socio-economic class; the health outcome of rapid urbanization on water and sanitation; and on housing and residential occupation ratio. A total of 156respondents was drawn from planned, unplanned and rural Gwagwalada through random sampling techniques and simple percentage was used in their ...

POLLUTION STATUS OF THE URBAN SECTION OF DELIMI RIVER.HYDROLOGICAL SOCIETY(1)

 Abstract River pollution in the urban areas is a common problem in many parts of Nigeria. This study examines the physio-chemical and biological parameters of the river Delimi within the Jos urban area. The specific objectives were to identify the dominant activities that constitute factors of pollution, and assess the pollution levels at different activity positions and different times of the year. Eight water samples were collected at eight locations on the river stretching from the entry...

Evaluation of Public Housing Programmes in Nigeria: A Theoritical and Conceptual Approach

The  aim  of  this  paper  is  to  develop  and  test  a  theoretical  and  conceptual  framework  for  an  alternative  approach  to evaluation  of  public  housing  programmes  in  Nigeria.  It  seeks  to  address  limitations  of  existing  approaches  where one  theory  or  discipline  has  the  upper  hand  in  evaluating  public  housing  programmes.  This  paper  proposes  a broad-based  framework  for  assessing  relationships  be...

Application of GIS in Estate Management (A Case Study of Araromi Phase IV, Oyo. Nigeria)

The aim  of the project is the application of Geographic  Information System  in the  effective management  of  Estate  and its resources.  While  the objectives included  capturing  of geometric and  attribute data  about the estate features,  such  as road,  parcel building,  electric  poles, wells, land use,  ownership  and  address,  design  of  a  database for the estate, perform  spatial  analysis  and product  presentation.  The geometric  data  acquisit...

EVALUATION OF SOLID WASTE GENERATION AND DISPOSAL METHOD IN IBADAN NORTH EAST LOCAL GOVT. IWO ROAD

                                                ABSTRACT    This study was designed to investigate out how solid waste is managed in Ibadan North East local government area of Oyo State.  One duly validated instrument- Questionnaire on Waste Generation and Disposal (QWGD) (r= 0.75) ans structured interview were used for data collection. Seven research questions were raised and answered,Statistical results were presented in figures and tabl...

THE EFFECTS OF TAX EVASION AND AVOIDANCE ON SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN ADO-ODO OTA LGA OF OGUN STATE

Sustainable infrastructural development as a key ingredient for sustained economic  growth has thus far received poor attention in Ado-Odo Ota local government area.  The intense shortage of infrastructure constitutes a huge threat to survival in the  study area. Despite the efforts made to enhance this “Social Overhead Capital”, it  still currently does not meet the requirement of economic development. The study  emphasizes on the extent the tax irregularities hinder sustainable inf...

PROPERTY RATING AS A MEANS OF REVENUE GENERATION (A Case Study of Yola-South Local Government Area, Adamawa State - Nigeria)

ABSTRACT Property rating has come a long way, right from the British poor relief Act of 1601 which was also known as the Statute of Elizabeth. This project is all about “Rating” of properties which is used to generate revenue or income to the communities in order to develop their areas. This project research will enable us to understand and see the need for reestablishing the term property rating in our various local governments. TABLE OF CONTENT Cover page         -        -i ...

EFFECT OF WATER ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY PRICES IN OWERRI THE CAPITAL CITY OF IMO STATE NIGERIA

ABSTRACT This research work is a careful study of effects of water on residential property prices in Owerri capital city of Imo state. The work was a handiwork of thorough and detailed fact finding task about water supply embarked upon by the researcher as is portrayed in various chapters and sections of this report.  This work therefore tends to disclose the impact of water to many Nigerian citizens with direct reference to residential property prices of infrastructures in Owerri the capita...


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