Environmental & Physical Sciences

Environmental & Physical Sciences Research Papers/Topics

Problem and Prospects of Conversion of Residential Buildings to Commercial Uses A Case Study of Bode Thomas Street in Surulere Local Government Area, Lagos.

SYNOPSIS There has been a gradual but steady change of land use pattern from residential to commercial use in Bode Thomas Street in Surulere Local Government Area of Lagos State in the recent time. The aim of this study is to determine the likely cause of this change and what are the problem usually associated with this type of changes. Is it as a result of demand and supply vis-à-vis the present economic and investment climate in Nigeria today? The study will also examine the prospects and ...

Rural Management as a Strategy for Reducing Rural-Urban Migration in Nigeria, A Case Study of Auchi.

CHAPTER ONE 1.0                                             INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY           According to Aniker (1973), rural management is the strategies, policies and programs for the development of rural areas and the promotion and empowering of activities carried out in such areas as rural crafts, fishing, buildings and social infrastructures with the ultimate aim of achieving a fuller utilization of available...

Remodeling of Conference Room, Floor Finishes, Window And Furniture.

ABSTRACT          This project is anchored on the design and construction of Tiles, windows and furniture involves in the conference room their method and pattern of construction, it’s advantages value and as well other valuable tool such as; working tools for the construction of tiles; (cement, white cement, fine aggregate e.t.c); tools for the construction of windows; (nails and screws, drills e.t.c) and also tools for the construction of furniture          Furthermore, t...

Impact of Primary Mortgage Institution in Housing Delivery (A Case Study of Coop Savings & Loan Limited)

CHAPTER ONE 1.0       INTRODUCTION              Housing which  can be defined as collective structures in which mankind is housed and where he carries out his daily economic, social and commercial activities, which  encompass man’s immediate physical surrounding services, facilities and all available social  amenities.  Provision of housing has been a major challenge since the 21st century to all sovereign states across the world.  Adequate housing provision has be...

Problem Associated With the Management of low Income Residential Housing Estate (A Case Study of Olofa Housing Estate Offa)

SYNOPSIS Housing as a form of property investment required proper management and maintenance in order to ensure a better – standard of living. The inadequacy of good management can however resulted to serious problems that could redness estate life cycle. Management strategies in this respect are meant to be objectives, plans and policies carefully set up to ensure or to achieve a desirable result. In the course of management; contrary of general belief, management entails more than mere r...

An Assessment of the Performance Of Mortgage Institute of Real Estate Development (A Case of Federal Mortgage Bank Of Nigeria Ibadan Branch)

SYNOPSIS          Real properly development is the application of capital managerial skill and entrepreneurial activities to the economy of land resources development whose form is subordinate to the constraint imposed on it by nature.          The research carried out during project work revealed some of the problems facing the financial institutions in real property development which are problems arising from the mortgagor side which include non-repayment of borrowed loan b...

The Problem Associated With Rural Housing Finance” A Case Study of Alapa Town, Ilorin East Asa Local Government Area.

CHAPTER ONE 1.0     INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Housing finance is one of the basic needs of every individual, the family and the community in general.           As a pre-requisite to the survival of a man, it refers to security or safety and ranks second in the physiological needs, otherwise called clothing and food in the Abraham  Maslow’s “Hierarchy of need Theory” propounded in (1976)           The housing which is a unit of the enviro...

Impact of Banking Recapitalization on Real Estate Sector (A Case Study of Oshogbo, the Capital of Osun State)

SYNOPSIS The pre-consolidation era in the banking sector can be dated back prior to July 2004 when there were various banks existing and operating in the country. During this period, the total number of banks existing in the country was 89. After the consolidation exercise, the banking sectors was termed as being strong, stable and reliable mega bank. This is the first phase of the consolidation exercise which trimmed the number of banks in Nigeria from eighty nine (89) to twenty   five (25...

Challenges Associated With Property Rating in Nigeria (A Case Study of Abeokuta North Local Government in Ogun State)

SYNOPSIS             Property rating is not a new phenomenon in history; it is as old as a man himself. The payment of tax was originated as man learnt to live together in an organized community. In Africa society for instance, grown up males are often participating in a communal labor to maintain the path way leading to village, farm kinds, construction of roads, public square.             In view of the above historical facts, Abeokuta North Local Government Area is b...

Challenges Association with Property Rating in Nigeria (A Case Study of Abeokuta North Local Government Area)

Property rating is not a new phenomenon in history; it is as old as a man himself. The payment of tax was originated as man learnt to live together in an organized community. In Africa society for instance, grown up males are often participating in a communal labor to maintain the path way leading to village, farm kinds, construction of roads, public square.          In view of the above historical facts, Abeokuta North Local Government Area is been involved in the course of rating ex...

Real Estate Agency Practice in Nigeria

INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Real Estate agency is essentially a land based profession that deals with the business of buying, selling and leasing of interests in real estate, which may be land or building or the interest therein. Practitioners of this trade are generally addressed as Estate agents in our environment. Considering the importance of housing in mans hierarchy of needs and the huge deficit that exists in the housing sector in Nigeria, Real estate agents generally pl...

Problem Associated With Rural Housing in Nigeria (A Case Study of Igbo-Owu in Ifelodun Local Government Area in Ilorin)

SYNOPSIS The importance of housing to man cannot be over emphasized, because housing is one of the three basic needs of mankind right from the time of early man. This point can be generalized till date virtually all federal government initiatives targeted at improving the lives or rural dwellers have failed due to poor planning, corruption and avarice by government officials and their collaboration. Therefore, it is not surprising that the country side national wide has remained rustic and u...

Impact of Land use act on Property Development in Nigeria (A Case Study of Ilorin)

TABALE OF CONTENT TITLE PAGE CERTIFICATION DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CHAPTER 0NE 1.0    INTRODUCTION 1.1    STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 1.2    AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 1.3    SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 1.4    SCOPE OF THE STUDY 1.5    LIMITATION OF THE STUDY 1.6    STUDY AREA 1.7    DEFINITION OF TERMS CHAPTER TWO 2.0    LITERATURE REVIEW/CONCEPTUAL/THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 2.1    LAND TENURE SYSTEM 2.2    SYSTEM OF OWNERSHIP PRIOR TO LAND USE ACT 1...

Challenges Associated With Valuation of Specialized Properties (A Case Study of Hope Alive Trust Hospital Idofian Kwara State)

TABLE OF CONTENT Title Page                                                                                    i Certification                                                                                 ii Dedication                                                         ...

Comparative Analysis on the Impact of Infrastructural Facilities on the Value of Properties (A Case Study of Itakudimoh And Fate Area)

TABLE OF CONTENTS ·       Title page                                                                                                      i   ·       Certification                                                                                                 ii   ·       Ded...


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