Abstract Biomass is defined as the total mass of living plant matter in a given unit of an environment area.  Several factors influence the change in biomass content of an area. The rate of change varies from mass seasonal drying of grasslands to gradual degradation of forestry area.  It is in the interest of environmental […]

Abstract The pastoral and agropastoral communities are among the most vulnerable to climate changes and variability. The adverse effect of such variability and change is accelerating the already existing pastoral livelihood insecurity. Given the range of negative repercussions of current climate hazards on the livelihoods of these communities, the implications of climate change must be […]

Abstract This study assessed the morphometric, landuse and lithological attributes of five basins (Iwaraja, Ilesa, Olupona, Osogbo I and Osogbo II) with particular reference to flood hazards in Ilesa and Osogbo metropolis, Osun State Nigeria. Ilesa town is situated within Iwaraja and Ilesa basins while Osogbo metropolis spread across Olupona, Osogbo I and Osogbo II […]

Abstract The study examined the hydrological response pattern of urbanized streams to landuse in sub-catchment areas of River Asa in Ilorin, Nigeria. Data for the study were collected directly from the field over a period of one hydrological year. Rainfall data were collected in each basin using a standard rain gauge of 20cm orifice while […]

Abstract The purpose of this study was to develop a spatially based application that is able to capture, query, update and maintain crop production historical records for each field. Maps of the farm showing the fields were made. The fields were then numbered. These spatial data were prepared using ArcGIS 9.3. A database was created […]

Abstract The study attempted to assess land surface temperature (LST) variations in Akure, a millennium development city, and its environs, in Nigeria. The importance of LST as a vital component in global climate change cannot be over emphasized because as the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere increases, the LST also increases. Spatio-temporal assessment of LST […]

Abstract Many research works emphasized on rainfall pattern and urban flooding while others examined the relationship between extreme rainfall and its implication for flood frequency with little attempt to establish relationship between extreme rainfall and maximum river discharge. This study therefore, draws interconnection between extreme daily rainfall and maximum daily river discharge within Lagos metropolis. […]

Abstract This study examines the morpho-tectonic settings of the drainage system in the northwestern Ethiopian plateau by focusing on the Tekeze River. The plateau is underlain by Precambrian crystalline rocks, overlain by EOCENE and Late Oligocene basalts. An attempt is made to study the underlying geology of Tekeze river basin and its significance in morphometry […]

Abstract The paper assesses land cover dynamics and its associated drivers in the soudano-guinea transition zone of Benin Republic, using both spatial and non-spatial data. Multispectral and multi temporal Landsat imageries (Landsat TM of 1986, ETM+ of 2000 and OLI-TIRS of 2013) were used for the analysis of land cover dynamics through a supervised classification. […]