Environmental & Physical Sciences

Environmental & Physical Sciences Research Papers/Topics

An Assessment of Low Income Housing Programme in Nigeria (A Case Study of State Low Income Housing in Kwara State)

CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION  1.0      INTRODUCTION             Housing is paramount human existence as it ranks among the top three needs of man. Its provision has always been of great necessity to man as a unit of the environment housing has profound influence on the health efficiency, social behaviour, satisfaction and general welfare of the community. It is a reflection of the cultural, social and economic values of society and one of the best historical evidences o...

Challenges and Prospect of Property Re-Development (A Case Study of Taiwo Road Ilorin)

SYNOPOSIS          landed properties ( houses ) have been observed, undergoing changes in their design shapes and uses, this changes in  use as a result of alteration being made could also be know as redevelopment, that is the restructuring of the building to suite the uses which they were designated.          this dissertation in the pros of redevelopment in an urban centre, which is ilorin metropolis.          further more, it examines the causes of redevelopment a...

The Effect of Incompatible Land Uses in Central Business District (A Case Study of Ilorin Metropolis)

SYNOPSIS The central Business District (C.B.D) is the focal point of the city which comprises of all activities such as commercial, social, civic life, cultural and prominent land use. Majority of the central area of the city provides a wide different of uses serving the needs not only of the towns own residents, but also of people in the neighboring villages or small towns that come within the surrounding of its zone. It is an area of rapid growth in population, so the demand upon its centr...

An Evaluation of Urban Housing Problems in Nigeria (A Case Study of Ibadan, Oyo State)

  TABLE OF CONTENTS Tittle Page……………………………………………………………………i Certification………………………………………………………………….ii Dedication……………………………………………………………………iii Acknowledgement……………………………………………………………iv Table of contents……………………………………………………………...v List of table………...

Impact of Urban Growth on Residential Property Development (A Case Study of Upper Part of Gaa-Akanbi Ilorin South L.G.A Kwara State)

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The Effect of High Cost of Building Materials on Property Development (A Case Study of Ile-Ife in Osun State)

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

TABLE OF CONTENT Title page Certification Dedication Acknowledgement Table of Content CHAPTER ONE 1.0    Introduction 1.1    Statement of Problem/Justification for the study 1.2    Aim and Objectives 1.3    Significance 1.4    Scope of study 1.5    Limitation of study 1.6    Study Area (Historical Background) 1.7    Definition of Terms   CHAPTER TWO 2.0    Conceptual/Literature Reviews 2.1    Concept of Property 2.2    Factors Influencing Changes in the...

An Evaluation of the Causes and Problems of Building Collapse in Nigeria. A Case Study of Selected Buildings in Ilorin Metropolis

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Farm Settlement for Igosun Community Oyun Local Government in Kwara State.

ABSTRACT Agriculture has been the topmost priority of every successive administration Nigeria. This is due to the fact that the extent of development of a nation is also measured interims of the quality and quantity of food available to her people. Though the struggle at improving food status has been on course before intendance. It reminds us of 1959, when the western government grated agriculture land mark and sent a representative to Israel who brought the form settlement scheme modeled a...

The Effect of Location on Property Value

CHAPTER ONE 1.0            INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 1.1            GENERAL INTRODUCTION A well located product can often survive economically even if development is poorly planned and managed. A project that is not well located may fall even though it has the best planning and management and even design, Cassidy (2005). Today, many investors in real estate have no regret for taking a wise decision in site section while many still regret choice of bad location. The ...

Palm Print Recognition System

ABSTACT Palmprint recognition has been investigated over ten year years. Palmprint is proven to be distinguishable from other features because of number of attributes. These attributes include color, clarity, position, continuity, length and variation in thickness. Lines are represented in a very efficient way and it needs low storage and consistency in detection and these are efficient for shape matching involving large database. But there will always be a problem of missing or broken lines ...

ASSESSMENT OF CEMENT FACTORY IMPACTS IN OBAJANA, KOGI STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract: The environment of man has been subjected to many degraded conditions owing to the various activities of man in his bid to effectively harness the potentialities that bound in their natural setting. In this process, that cultural, physical and socio-economic environment becomes the major sufferer of these activities. The Dangote cement factory in Obajana since inception in Kogi state has carried out major industrial excavation and the processing of raw materials into cement. The eff...

An Examination of Problems Associated with the Management of Private Residental Estate. (A Case Study of Alhaji Oseni Olanrewaju Estate)

ABSTRACT Developers and property ensure now realizes the close relationship between property management and effectively managed property and the income flow form which property, termites too are becoming increasingly aware of their ringlets and liabilities within the legal framework of their tenancy, a situation which now makes property management practices more technical and broad in operation. This research work is therefore carried out to examine a critical analyzes of the management proce...

Development and Performance Evaluation of Durability Testing Machine

ABSTRACT Durability is used for quantifying the quality of briquette as the ratio of the unbroken weight to initial weight of briquette. This equally measure the durability of briquette under impact load during transportation and handling. A durability machine was developed and has dimension of 300mm×(25×25×3mm)×450mm.It was powered by electric motor of size 0.93hp.The results show that briquette formed from moringa stover has durability of 50%,63.4% and 79% from treatment T1 (100g ) , T...

A Proposal on Assessment of Risk on Road Projects in Nigeria Construction Industry (A Case Study of Lagos Metropolis)

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