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Currently working on soils susceptibility to erosion hazard in parts of southeastern Nigeria
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Nigeria has abundant surface and ground water resources many of which are polluted and can be detrimental to human health when consumed. This study investigated the effects of effluents discharged by industries into streams on the health of people who depend on stream water for domestic purposes in the Onitsha urban area of eastern Nigeria. Water s...
Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria is part of the worldwide pandemic of corona virus disease 2019, caused by the novel corona virus. The first confirmed case was announced in the country on 27th February 2020 and subsequently in Anambra state on 9th April 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the disease, (now officially named COVID-19) a Pu...
The impact of soil erosion on the conservation of biodiversity in Isiala Ngwa North LGA, Southeastern Nigeria was examined. Data were obtained through focus group discussions and plant species enumeration. Diversity indices of plant species were derived from quadrat analysis using Shannon Wiener's diversity index. Eighteen soil samples were collect...
The study, Geomorphological Analysis and Terrain Characterization Between the Du and Anambra River Systems was carried out in Uzo Uwani and Ayamdum Local Government Areas in Enugu and Anambra states, Southeastern Nigeria for agricultural and engineering purposes. Topographic and soil data were obtained by abstraction from the Nigeria 1: 50,000 topo...
Climate change is associated with heavy and excessive rainfalls in the tropics with anticipated fluvial and pluvial flooding. This study aimed to analyze the natural predispositions of river basins in Anambra State, Nigeria to flooding in this era of changing rainfall characteristics necessitated by climate change. This study used primary and secon...
Land scarcity in most cases hampers development and encourages the misuse of land. The suitability of land must be considered before appropriating or allocating land for any use. Land supports the livelihood of every being on the Earth and therefore determines survival, success, and sustainability (sustainable living). This study aimed at integrati...
This study used primary data obtained from field observations, measurements, photographs from a phone camera, and oral interviews. The locations' data were generated from the fieldwork, using the Global Positioning System (GPS) for identifying areas of significance. Field observations, interviews, focus group discussions, and a camera were used to...
This study aimed to analyze the firms' linkages and performances in the development of the firms and the areas around the locations of the firms. The roles of industrial estates were queried to determine the extent to which their locations benefit society and the environment. The study was carried out in Oluyole Industrial Estate, Primary and secon...
Studies have shown that there are still growing concerns about global population growth and the direction of the growth. Latest population figures show that India has overtaken China presently as the most populated country in the world. Malthus's theory of population growth even though in relation with food production, is becoming true in all aspec...
Soil erosion is a severe soil degradation problem that endangers the actualization of Sustainable Development Goals. It affects agricultural production by reducing soil fertility via topsoil translocation, leading to soil quality deterioration. A review of soil erosion modeling using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) model shows that...
The presentation emphasizes the need for pre-development planning for environmental sustainability.
The political economy of migration generally boosts the global economy, and Nigeria is noted for its significant human and material resources. However, Nigeria's slow-paced development despite its abundant human and material resources remains worrisome as it continuously loses a large proportion of its African Renaissance 60 labour force to develop...
The physically challenged are entitled to urban live and mobility. Sustainable transport systems that play a significant role in city transformation and the well-being of transport operations, allow for the efficient and effective daily traverse of urban centers in an environmentally friendly manner while respecting the other players in the environ...
Africa recorded her first confirmed COVID-19 case in Egypt on 14 February, 2020. Thus far, the number of new confirmed cases and deaths increased despite the World Health Organization (WHO) protocols. The study aims at determining if the conceived and adopted protocols against COVID-19 and the post-COVID era in the infrastructural deficient societi...
Nigeria is presently experiencing a high level of youth unemployment, and the effects have contributed to an alarming rate of cybercrimes in the country. Making use of mixed data, the study investigated the interactive effects of endemic youth unemployment on cybercrime in Nigeria. The study adopted both Ex-post facto and Time series research desig...
Transportation must be guaranteed and constant to allow for the free movement of urban and rural residents and to make urban-urban, urban-rural, rural-urban and rural-rural activities function effectively. The development of any nation is a function of its transport sector which is the basis upon which all other sectors of the economy are hinged. I...
The study recommended special attention to the development of all modes of transport in the State. Connect them together for efficient and effective urban mobility, Put in place laws to secure and regulate the use of transport infrastructures by players in the industry. Adopt the use of automated traffic control system. Recommendations One...
Landslides are major hydro-geological and anthropogenic hazards that affect not only the mountain areas but also gullies, mining areas, plateau terrain, river banks, coastal areas, and offshore as undersea slides. Slides occur as a result of ground movement, rock falls, and failure of unstable slopes; sand and debris flow on slopes which can cause...
The study of landslides is essential in order to avoid hazards occurrence, or at least minimize the adverse effects it has on the environment, properties and human populations whenever it occurs. Identifying vulnerable areas, help in putting up measures to protect or avoid such areas which in a long way reduces the risk associated with the adverse...
Almost all parts of the world are threatened by one type of hazards such as soil erosion, flooding, landslide, earthquake, among others. Various types of soil erosion exist which include splash, sheet, rill and gully erosion. Gully erosion has been recognized as an important environmental threat in many parts of the world and remains the world’s bi...
Geomorphological constraints have led to the scarcity of lands in most urban and newly urbanizing areas by reducing land that would have been available for urban expansion. This study aims at looking at the conflict among various types of land related activities over geomorphological space of Anambra State. The data used for this study include prim...
This paper looks at the terrain and landforms in Anambra State. The research used both primary and secondary data. Primary data used are measurements and direct field observations. Secondary data are from Satellite imageries of the State obtained and analyzed using ArcGIS to show the variations in the terrain and landforms of the study area, and ot...
Land degradation is a function of soil erosion leading to soil loss and reduction in crop productivity as well as other socio-economic activities. The menace of soil erosion is challenging due to diverse factors including advertent and inadvertent anthropogenic activities. This study looks at soil erosion susceptibility and causative factors in Ana...
The socio-ecological and political properties of rural and urban landscapes have been argued to produce the differentials in rural-urban health. However, the mechanism of the COVID-19 pattern in this socio-political-ecological perspective has not been understood in Africa. The study used spatial techniques to explore the pattern of urbanization-COV...
The food supply and demand situation for the 2020 fiscal year concerning the main seasonal crops in Nigeria was unpredictable due to the effect of Covid-19 pandemic. Federal and state governments laid much emphasis as a result on agriculture, especially crop production in order to produce food enough to ameliorate hunger, which is one of the negati...
Soil erodibility depends on the texture, aggregate stability, shear strength, infiltration capacity, organic and chemical contents of the soil. This study considers other factors of soil erosion both static and dynamic which include slope, land use/land cover, soil erodibility and dynamic factors such as land surface temperature (LST), Soil Moistur...
Soil erosion in southeastern Nigeria has a high devastating tendency which created a natural
geologic hazard is causing loss of arable farm lands, destroying properties and other social
infrastructures like pipelines, roads, bridges, over head and underground cables that are being
exposed and or washed away by deep gully erosions. Investigations...
The memories of landscapes that people hold can stabilize histories and traditions in rural areas and are entwined with everyday lives and have several meanings. The paper explores the memories that people hold about plateaus in two adjoining villages (Alor-Uno and Edem-Ani) in the Nsukka area of Enugu State, South-Eastern Nigeria. This area is an...
The interaction between urbanization and climate change and their associated impact on human society is increasingly being documented. This study concerns the relationship between urbanization and climate change vulnerability. Specifically, it investigates the spatial aspect of the relationship between climate change vulnerability and urbanization...
This paper looks at how geomorphological constraints have led to the scarcity of lands in most urban and newly urbanizing areas by reducing land that would have been available for urban expansion. The study area is Anambra State; the data used for this study include primary and secondary data. A mixed-method approach was applied in the analysis and...
An Investigation into some soil indices as indicators of high soil erodibility in Anambra State Southeastern, Nigeria looks at the phenomenon from the soil indices perspective. The study identified some soil variables through the analysis of soil samples extracted from different selected areas of the study and their various levels of predictions an...
This paper presents the principal component analysis of the factors influencing mode of movement in Anambra State southeast Nigeria. The study used both primary and secondary data to extract information for the study. Principal Component Analysis was used to analyzed and collapsed the factors into reasonable numbers. The factors were identified by...
Land is the centre point of human existence and development. Development is achieved through modernization, improvement of infrastructure, financial systems and agriculture. In any economy, the financial system plays active role in production. Banks are seen as agents of development. This work is aimed at assessing and identifying optimal locations...
The variables of soil erosion in tropical humid of Southeastern Nigeria were observed and measured in forty–two locations in Southeastern Nigeria. The data obtained were subsequently analyzed using the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to search for the correlation and relationships between and among the variables. The variables are Elevation (X1)...
This study, spatial variations in the level of awareness and application of climate change laws and policies were assessed in Enugu State. Four local government areas – Enugu municipal, the seat of government; Uzo Uwani; Awgu and Nkanu East local government areas were selected for study. A total of 368 respondents were interviewed using structured...
The study, Analysis of the Terrain and Soil Particles on the Plains of Du and Anambra River Basins in Uzo Uwani and Ayamelum Local Government Areas in Enugu and Anambra states, Southeastern Nigeria was done to ascertain the agricultural and engineering classification of the terrain of the area. The study used both primary and secondary data. The da...
The study, Geomorphological Analysis and Terrain Characterization Between the Du and Anambra River Systems was carried out in Uzo Uwani and Ayamdum Local Government Areas in Enugu and Anambra states, Southeastern Nigeria for agricultural and engineering purposes. Topographic and soil data were obtained by abstraction from the Nigeria 1: 50,000 topo...
Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria is part of the worldwide pandemic of corona virus disease 2019, caused by the novel corona virus. The first confirmed case was announced in the country on 27th February 2020 and subsequently in Anambra state on 9th April 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the disease, (now officially named COVID-19) a Pu...
This paper studies the nature of topography and analyzes soil particles in Awgu Local Government Area, Enugu State, South Eastern Nigeria. This was carried out by using Geographical Information System (GIS) analysis and Principal Component analysis to map and analyze the topography and soil particles respectively. The study area was classified usin...
This paper examined the terrain and Land Use types in Idemili south L. G. A. of Anambra State South eastern Nigeria. The research used both primary and secondary data. Primary data include measurements, direct field observations; key informant interviews to know people’s perception about land use. Extraction of soil samples to test for the engineer...
The conflict between farming communities and herders in Nigeria has increased in the last four years. It has become a subject of discourse in various domains, including the media and body politic. The intensification of the crisis has spurred renewed scholarly attention to the other ways the conflict could be understood. The increased role of media...
Floods have become very important under present climate change regime due to the losses and sorrows that they inflict on the human society. The southeastern states of Nigeria have also come under the scourge of flood and have suffered losses. Various factors that include the long and heavy downpours associated with climate change and a combination...
Background: The upsurge of deaths from gastroenteritis in South-East Nigeria within the last decade has become an issue of concern. Using Anambra State as a case study, this paper examined the trend of reported cases of gastroenteritis and associated fatalities among children with a view to mapping the spatial pattern and underlying causes. Data so...
Fish constitute more than half of the total number of all the aquatic vertebrates in the world; thus, a study was carried out for six months from January-June, 2016 to investigate the physico-chemical parameters, composition, abundance and diversity of ichthyofauna
present in some sections of Omambala, Ezu and Ahommiri Rivers in Anambra state, Nige...
Knowledge of arthropod diversity in the Ogidi rain forest zone of the southeast Nigeria is scarce. In the study of invertebrates, scorpions are among the poorly investigated of animal diversity, which are one of the oldest terrestrial groups on the planet. In spite of their obvious medical importance we know less about scorpions than other arachnid...
Abstract:
The author contends using documented evidence from earlier climate Change episodes, that the present climate change episode will also result in crustal movements and adjustments and not only in climate-related hazards as is being recently experienced. The author relies on facts about the theories of earth structures and systems theory. T...
A team of six undergraduate students of Library and Information Science, University of Nigeria was drafted to Awka-Etiti, a rural community in Idemili South LGA of Anambra State, where it spent two months of industrial training time working in the nascent Awka-Etiti Central Library as interns and running library outreach using an improvised mobile...
