Abstract The aim of the study was to analyse the impact of mercury use in the small-scale gold mining sector on women of reproductive age in Kadoma, Zimbabwe. A mixed research design was used for this study, whereby both quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques were applied. Purposive sampling technique was used to determine a cohort of 85 respondents and data was collected through self-administered questionnaires, interviews with key respondents from Small Scale Miner`s Assoc...
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Abstract The study assesses the contribution of apiculture to household income and food security in Ward 20, Chirumhanzu District. A mixture research design was adopted that is it used both qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques. Data was collected through the use of questionnaires, observations and interviews. Questionnaires were administered to all participants that is a target population of fifty households constituting both males and females who were participating in apic...
Abstract In answer to debilitating sanctions and paralysis of rural development amid a rich geological endowment of precious minerals being siphoned by foreign companies, the Government of Zimbabwe introduced community share-ownership trusts as a panacea to rural poverty. The study assessed socio-economic benefits of Tongogara Community Share Ownership Trust (TCSOT) to the Tongogara community. Questionnaires were distributed to 64 randomly selected households in wards 8, 10, 12 and 14. Interv...
ABSTRACT This project examines the use of GIS and Remote Sensing in mapping Land Use Land Cover in Abakiliki between 1986 and 2014 so as to detect the changes that has taken place between these periods. Subsequently, an attempt was made at overlaying the observed land use land cover in those epoch time. In achieving this, Land Consumption Rate and Land Absorption Coefficient were introduced to aid in the quantitative assessment of the change. The result of the work shows rapid growths in buil...
ABSTRACT Identifying solid waste disposal sites and appropriately managing them is a big task to many developing countries. This is a critical problem in Enugu urban in particular. The existing site in Enugu urban is not sufficient in its capacity and it is damaging the environment due to its location, and the type of waste dumped, while the surrounding area is being irrigated. Due to the expansion and urbanization developments in Enugu State, it badly needs to develop controlled solid waste ...
ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to empirically compare the performances of formal and informal sectors solid waste management system in Uyo, with a view to identifying whether variation exists in their performance. The specific objectives of the study were to: (i) identify and classify the activities of formal and informal sectors solid waste management in Uyo, (ii) determine the level of performance of the formal and informal sectors and variation (if any) in solid waste management in Uyo,...
ABSTRACT As access to health care is a human right in Zimbabwe it is expected that primary health facilities should be optimally located to serve demand. It is therefore a challenge for the government and policy makers to provide primary health facilities which are optimally located to serve demand conveniently. This paper highlights a GIS method for optimising location of primary health care facilities. The study area is Gweru district in Zimbabwe. Using location allocation models in ArcGIS ...
ABSTRACT Road traffic accidents’ statistics in Nigeria revealed a serious and growing problem with absolute fatality rate and casualty figures rising rapidly. The challenges of road traffic accidents in Nigeria have not left Akwa Ibom State untouched as the State also shares in the pandemic of frequent loss of lives of her citizenry. Akwa Ibom State has three major urban areas – Uyo, Ikot Ekpene and Eket. In the recent past, the urban areas were identified by different types of road traff...
ABSTRACT The decision to buy or rent a home is a large financial commitment that, in most cases, will continue to influence the quality of life, access to opportunities and residential location decision that shape our cities in important ways. Studying these decisions can reveal a great deal about the culture, aspirations and expectation of a nation’s residents. Furthermore, the relatively permanent influence that certain factors have on residential location decision makes an understanding ...
ABSTRACTS Enugu has witnessed an unprecedented increase in the influx of commercial activities on their major roads with each of them competing for an accessible location to display their goods and also access their customers. This indiscriminate display of goods has resulted in disorderliness, chaotic traffic congestion, drainage blockage, indiscriminate conversion of adjoining land-uses to commercial activities, increased noise pollution, reduction in access road width, poor and inadequate ...
Abstract Solid waste alludes to all materials that are not prime items, for which the individual creating the material has no further use in terms of his or her own motivations for generation and utilization. In developing countries, Zimbabwe included, municipal authorities rely on poor methods and techniques in waste collection administration which are subjective and tend to increase operational costs of solid waste collection activities. Instead of maintaining vibrant information management...
ABSTRACT The study determined the nutrient composition of wild and cultivated edible mushrooms, and explored their use of cultivated Pleurotus tuber-regium in food-to-food fortification. Wild edible mushrooms (Pleurotus tuber-regium, Pholiota mutabilis, Pleurotus ostreatus, Corprinus disseminates, and Peziza badioconfusa Korf) were collected from different parts of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) residential quarters and identified in the Department of Botany, UNN. Cultivated Pleurotu...
ABSTRACT In as much as decision makers increasingly are turning to Geographical Information Systems to assist them with solving complex spatial problems, these systems on their own do not adequately support decision making because they are lacking in analytical modelling capabilities, do not easily accommodate variations in either the context or the process of spatial decision making. One response to these shortcomings is the development of spatial optimisation modelling techniques which are ...
ABSTRACT National youth funds are financial resources allocated and reflected in national budgets by governments either as grants or loans for youth (18-35) years to start new or expand existing businesses. In developed countries, youth entrepreneurship has thrived for decades due to conducive business environments, adequate government regulation, enabling mechanisms such as availability of funding from both government and private sectors and good youth entrepreneurship training programs. In ...