Volume 2, Issue 1 (August)

Articles in this Issue

4 articles
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Research Article

APPLICATION OF AHP AND GEOSPATIAL TECHNIQUES FOR EVALUATING GULLY EROSION VULNERABILITY IN BENIN CITY, EDO STATE, NIGERIA

Deborah B. Alaigba*, Ayila E. Adzandeh, Osolase E. Ehiremen

This paper assessed gully erosion using Remote Sensing and GIS methods as well as Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP) method to determine areas vulnerable and susceptible to gully erosion and Analysed qualitatively the perception of city dwellers, their coping mechanisms to (and the causative factors of) Gully Erosion in Benin City. Five essential criteria (Lithology, Land-use/Landcover (LULC), ...

Aug, 2021 pp. 1-15
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Research Article

SITE SUITABILITY ANALYSIS FOR LANDFILL IN ASHIYIE, GHANA

Elikplim K. Akudeka*, Nihinlola Olayinka, D, Ayila E. Adzandeh

Ashiyie is a town presently experiencing urban growth and one of the challenges in the area is poor waste management system. Proper management of solid waste in the area is necessary to keep the environment clean and tidy, and avoid dump of rubbish at any available open space causing environmental pollution. This study envisage to select an area or site which will be most convenient and more appro...

Aug, 2021 pp. 16-33
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Research Article

COVID-19 AND THE INTENSITY OF WATER USE AMONG HOUSEHOLDS IN JOS NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA

Andesikuteb Yakubu Ali*, Ezra Lekwot Vivan, Raymond Yohanna Jatau

This study examined household water use intensity in the face of the current fight against COVID-19 among residents of Jos North Local Government Area, Plateau State, Nigeria. The study used both primary and secondary data. Structured questionnaire was administered on 180 household heads systematically across the selected four wards in Jos Town. While secondary data were extracted from maps and pu...

Aug, 2021 pp. 34-46
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Research Article

Cartographie de la variabilité spatiale du stock de carbone forestier dans la Réserve de Biosphère Transfrontalière du W au Nord-Bénin

AROUNA Ousséni*, SARE WARA Issiaka, ZAKARI Soufouyane, TOKO IMOROU Ismaïla, DJAOUGA Mama

La cartographie du stock de carbone permet d’enrichir les connaissances mais aussi la comparaison des diverses transformations du couvert végétal sur l’évolution du stock. La présente recherche vise à cartographier la variabilité spatiale du stock de carbone forestier dans la Réserve de Biosphère Transfrontalière du W au Nord-Bénin. Le modèle de régression non linéaire a permis de prédire la distr...

Dec, 2021 pp. 47-60
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