TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVAL iiDEDICATION iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENT ivTABLE OF CONTENTS vLIST OF TABLES viiLIST OF ABBREVIATIONS viiiABSTRACT ixCHAPTER ONE 1INTRODUCTION 11.0 Introduction 11.1 Background of the study 11.2 Statement of the problem 41.3 Purpose of the study 41.4 Research Objectives 41.5 Research Questions 51.6 Scope of the study 51.6.1 Geographical scope 51.6.2 Content scope 51.6.3 Time Scope 51.7 Significance of the study 6CHAPTER TWO 7LITERATURE REVIEW 72.0 Introduction 72.1...
PROPOSAL One of the most critical urban development issues facing Nigeria is the financing of urban infrastructure and delivery of urban services. The study arises because of impact of urban infrastructure and services on economic development of community development especially Nigeria. The major challenge facing Nigeria today is how to restore urban infrastructure and services which have over the years of military regime decayed and collapsed. To this end, first, to make cities good...
ABSTRACT The present study investigated factors and values that influence the development of personality in the Akan concept, the extent to which the Akan theory of day name determines personality of an individual. In addition, it sought to determine the relationship between the Big Five personality factors, the Africentric worldview and the Akan personality factors. The study is a mixed methods design. The first part is a qualitative study that involves an in-depth interview with eight part...
ABSTRACT The Zimbabwean urban environments are facing several challenges to which Public Private Partnerships are a possible solution. The field of urban regeneration is comparable to this. This research examined the role of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in development, specifically in urban regeneration with specific focus on Harare City as a case study. The research also sought to examine challenges affecting PPPs, as well as critical success factors for the implementation of these ini...
ABSTRACT Environmental degradation poses a major threat to the existence of humanity today both in rural and urban settlements. In such a scenario, the importance and need for environmental education as a tool for environmental management and conservation cannot be overemphasized. To raise environmental literacy level among Kenyans, Environmental Education is taught using both interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary approaches. Research has shown that students in urban centers are more envir...
ABSTRACT It views of the smoke released when using a firewood for baking cakes, bread, preserve fresh fishes and warming or remove ice form frozen food by some mothers at home, restaurant, fast food shops etc. We discovered the need to design and fabricated kerosene pressurized Oven that will reduce the amount of smoke emitting into the atmosphere and improve the quality of baked food in the society. Kerosine pressurized oven will prevent unnecessary heat from harming the users and lime was...
Abstract: Africa's main ailment is hunger and poverty. This has been given much attention, by the African people and the International community in pursuit of its end. Hunger and poverty in Africa is on a fast increase. The main causes of hunger in Africa are; natural causes like drought, floods, famine and diseases that attack livestock and crops. This is why the poverty reduction strategies have mainly focused on venues to increase crop production like irrigation, fertilization and subsist...
ABSTRACT Teenage girls from northern Ghana, independently migrate to the urban centres of the south to seek economic opportunities. Most of these teenage girls end up living on the streets of the urban centres they migrate to and often are at risk of sexual abuse. The prevalence of pregnancy and childbearing is increasing among these girls. However, little is known about the experiences and challenges of these teenage girls during pregnancy and post-delivery. This study, examined the lived ex...
ABSTRACT Open Recreational Space (ORS) consists of natural and organized open spaces used for outdoor recreational purpose. However, there are limited studies in the prevalence and usage of ORS in Nigeria. Prior to the nation’s colonial administration and even after, the embracement of ORS has been challenged as a result of the people’s value system, rising urbanization, poor planning and adherence to cultural activities. Consequently, most traditional cities like Ibadan have experience...
ABSTRACT Chronic non-communicable diseases pose a challenge to the achievement of developmental goals in low-income and middle-income countries. Over 9 million of all deaths associated with CNCDs occur among the economically active age group (WHO, 2011). Persons living with chronic disease(s) are confronted with psychosocial problems (de-Graft Aikins et al 2010). The study used the 2011 EDULUNK and qualitative data gathered by the RIPS-NYU project, to explore the prevalence of CNCDs in the ur...
Abstract: This PhD dissertation is based on three studies. The first was a survey work aiming to describe and compare the current pig production practices in and around Bishoftu and Holeta towns, central Ethiopia. A total of 20 and 23 pig farms from Bishoftu and Holeta towns respectively were visited. The second study was aimed at establishing the effects of inclusion of sun dried bovine rumen content (SDRC) as ingredients in diets of pigs during post weaning growth phase for 90 days. A tota...
ABSTRACT This study examined those factors that influence brand preference among consumers in Enugu urban. The coca-cola soft drinks that are available in retail outlets in Enugu urban, was used on this study. Two sources of data were used in the study, they are primary and secondary data. Again questionnaires were used as research instruments to supplement the information got through other sources. The hypothesis in this study were tested using chi-square (x2). On the finings, it was obse...
The primary purpose of this study has been to examine the determinants, steps and processes of choice making among women in urban Tamale regarding their livelihoods pursuits. The study was conducted in the Tamale Metropolis and entailed the use of the survey design to guide data collection. Data collected was analyzed largely through qualitative methods with a small quantitative component. Data from the participants were obtained through a semi-structured interview guide with few focus group ...
ABSTRACT Background: Ramadan is the ninth month of the lunar calendar during which fasting is prescribed for every healthy adult Muslim. Intermittent fasting and caloric restriction, or alternate-day feeding, had been shown to have effect on some physiological and biochemical parameters in the body. Ramadan fasting is considered a unique model of intermittent fasting as food and fluid intake becomes exclusively nocturnal without restriction on the type or amount of food intake. During this fa...
ABSTRACT The rural-urban migrations of the residents from the Havana and Greenwell Matongo informal settlements, to Windhoek, pose socio-economic challenges of urbanisation. These challenges are various security challenges such as unemployment, poverty, crime and the negative effect on the environment. Therefore, it is important to recognise that migration, in excess, is both a symptom of national security threats and instability. Understanding the causes, determinants, and consequences thes...