Articles | AFRIGIST Journal of Land Administration and Environmental Management

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Research Article DOI: 10.54222/ajlaem.2026.y0q4448m

Geospatial Assessment of Waste Disposal Site's Impact on Air Quality in Sokoto Metropolis, Nigeria

Muhammad Lukuman^*, Coovi A. B. Tohozin, M. A. Oyinloye, A. E. Adzandeh, Maccido Armiya'u Shehu, Patrick Yusuf Diwa, Matthew Olumide Adepoju, Godstime James, Olaide Monsor Aderoju, Dalhatu Ahmad, Idris Jega Muhammad, Ahmad Rufa'i Ahmad

Rapid urban expansion and inadequate waste management in northern Nigerian cities have increased open dumping and burning of waste. This is contributing significantly to air pollution and related health risks in the region. This study assessed the impact of waste disposal sites on air quality in Sokoto metropolis using a geospatial analytical approach. Forty-nine (49) active waste disposal sites w...

Jul, 2026 pp. 1-15 40 views 4 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.54222/ajlaem.2025.9cy77bx5

Dynamique foncière dans le doublet Avrankou-Adjarra au Bénin

Bertrand C. S. HAZOUME^*, Ismaïla TOKO IMOROU, Gildas K. S. MENSAH

La croissance démographique et la dynamique migratoire ont entraîné une extension spatiale et une urbanisation du doublet Avrankou-Adjarra. La forte pression sur les parcelles donne lieu à une poussée de construction d’habitations changeant ainsi les fonctions de la terre. La présente recherche vise à analyser les dynamiques foncières résultant de la gestion des terres dans le doublet Avrankou-Adj...

Dec, 2025 pp. 1-17 29 views 6 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.54222/ajlaem.2024.lc1ml1im

Cartographie de la dynamique spatio-temporelle de l'occupation des terres dans le corridor des forêts classées des Trois Rivières, Sota et Goungoun au Nord-Est du Bénin

Issiaka SARE WARA KASSIM^*, Joseph OLOUKOI, Ismaïla TOKO IMOROU

L'anthropisation des écosystèmes forestiers est devenue un problème environnemental majeur, affectant la biodiversité mondiale. Pour répondre à cette problématique, il est essentiel de suivre l'évolution de l'utilisation des terres. Au Bénin, en particulier dans le corridor des forêts classées des Trois Rivières, Sota et Goungoun, les pressions anthropiques sont fortes, se manifestant par une sure...

Dec, 2024 pp. 1-19 21 views 3 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.54222/ajlaem.2023.an63cia2

Appraisal of Procedures and Beneficiaries of Residential Land Allocation in Katsina State, Nigeria

Yusuf Kabir GALADINCHI, Mahmud ABBA^*

Statutory land allocation is done to ensure equity in the distribution of land resources for the socio-economic development of the citizenry of a state. This paper examines the formal procedure followed in allocating residential land and describes the people that benefited from the allocation in Katsina State within the period 1999 – 2018. The research employed the use of qualitative data on forma...

Jul, 2023 pp. 1-15 17 views 3 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.54222/ajlaem.2022.ittr4e6a

Fuelwood Gap Theory: Exploring Fuelwood Source Regions in Northern Nigeria’s Drylands

Ummi Khalthum MOHAMMED^*

Fuelwood consumption has for a while been assumed to be the ultimate cause of forest degradation, and if not checked could lead to forest disappearance. This is owed to the fact that over 90 per cent of the population of Sub-Saharan Africa is dependent on the resource as a source of energy. Hence, this paper investigates the conformity of the major fuelwood source regions of Northern Nigeria to th...

Nov, 2022 pp. 1-16 17 views 5 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.54222/ajlaem.2022.zk06wih8

Declining Urban Greenery in Kano Metropolis, Nigeria

Halima Abdulkadir IDRIS^*

Urban development disturbs the ecological balance by increasing imperviousness of land and diminishing green cover. Over recent decades, researches have brought to light the importance of urban greenery and its role in sustaining the environment of cities and towns around the world. Urban growth in Kano metropolis has been quite significant over a few decades and activities have been enhanced towa...

May, 2022 pp. 1-13 19 views 4 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.54222/ajlaem.2021.3x55jhgz

Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Fire Outbreaks in Markets of Kano Metropolis, Kano State, Nigeria

Sulaiman Yunus^*

Recurrent fire outbreaks in market places have been a major threat to commercial activities within Kano metropolis. This necessitated the need to examine the spatio-temporal pattern of the outbreaks in relation to the nature and importance of the markets with a view to mitigating its consequences for sustainable commercial development. Fire incidence records (1974-2017) comprising of incidence dat...

Dec, 2021 pp. 1-18 23 views 4 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.54222/ajlaem.2022.412fpm2s

Conflicts and Conflict Resolution over Classified Forests Resources of Maradi Region, Niger Republic

AMADOU CHARIFI Rabiou^*, J. FALOLA Afolabi, SALEH B. Momale, YAMBA Boubacar

Conflict management is a key building block of forest governance; it has received little or no consideration in most of the ongoing governance reforms in Niger Republic. Understanding and finding the means to deal with conflicts related to utilization of forest resources became an important research area under the Governance for Sustainable Forests related to the livelihoods programme. The study a...

May, 2022 pp. 14-26 21 views 5 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.54222/ajlaem.2026.tc7gxbez

Heat Vulnerability Assessment in the Urban Core of Ile-Ife, Southwest Nigeria

Ozien P. Mamudu^*, Oluwatimilehin E. Olowolafe, Ayobami J. Aluko

L'urbanisation rapide des villes d'Afrique subsaharienne a intensifié l'exposition à la chaleur ; pourtant, les villes de taille moyenne comme Ile-Ife restent peu étudiées. Cette étude évalue la vulnérabilité à la chaleur dans le centre urbain d'Ile-Ife, au Nigeria, et élabore un indice de vulnérabilité à la chaleur (IVC) spatialement explicite afin d'identifier les zones prioritaires pour des int...

Sep, 2026 pp. 16-35 14 views 2 downloads

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Research Article DOI: 10.54222/ajlaem.2021.71ll02km

Structuration de l’espace autour des lieux sacrés de la ville d’Abomey au Sud-Bénin

Ousséni AROUNA^*, Gildas K. S. MENSAH, Mama DJAOUGA, Erick SOGBOSSI, Ismaïla TOKO IMOROU

Structuring of the Space around the Sacred Places of the City of Abomey in South Benin The natural, historical and cultural heritages are important elements of the city of Abomey. The aim of this research is to analyze the proximity of sacred places to the socio-community infrastructures of the city of Abomey. The mapping is the methodological approach used. The Moran index was used to evaluate th...

Dec, 2021 pp. 19-29 22 views 6 downloads