RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF CONTRACTOR SELECTION CRITERIA (CSC) FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN NIGERIA

Abstract The purpose of this study is to examine the importance of Contractor Selection Criteria (CSC) for construction projects. This study will cover Lagos and Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria. Survey research design was used and the population of the study comprised of public client organisations and construction professionals. Stratified random sampling technique was used […]

INCREASED CLIMATIC VARIABILITY AND ADAPTIVE CAPACITY OF CROP FARMERS IN BENUE STATE

Abstract Agriculture as a source of food and fibre and contributor to sustenance of rural livelihoods is becoming continually exposed to threats coming with increased anomalies brought by the changing climate. Farmers find themselves having to respond to the vagaries of climate change in order to maintain food security and their livelihoods. This study utilised […]

STUDY OF SCIENTIFIC AND TRADITIONAL IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN HOLETA RIVER CATCHMENT IN ETHIOPIA

Abstract The main objective of the study was to assess scientific and traditional irrigation water management practices of Holetta River catchment. Both qualitative and quantitative research approaches were used. By Purposive and convenient sampling methods open ended questionnaire and unstructured interview were employed. Also soil water balance method used to evaluate the crop water requirement […]

MICROALGAL COMMUNITIES IN THE RIPARIAN SYSTEMS ASSOCIATED WITH LAGOS LAGOON, NIGERIA II. ECOLOGICAL STUDY OF PHYTOPLANKTON FROM ITO-IWOLO CREEK, SOUTH-WEST, NIGERIA

Abstract A study on indigenous microalgae from sluggish tidal freshwater/brackish mangrove dominated creeks(Ito-Iwolo) emptying into Lagos Lagoon was carried out for twelve months (February 2010 – January 2011).Samples were obtained using a 55 μm plankton net towed at low speed for 10 minutes. Various physico-chemical parameters were monitored; surface water temperature, PO4-P, transparency, NO3-N, SO42- […]

WATER QUALITY ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION USING GRAPHICAL METHODS: A CASE OF LAKE BESEKA, ETHIOPIA

Abstract Water quality analysis and evaluation processes are very important to understand the quality status and trend of water resources. Moreover, a documented water quality data can serve as an input in identifying the geochemical composition and origin of water resources. The aim of this paper was thus to analyze and evaluate the water quality […]

FOOD INSECURITY AND LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES IN THE RURAL AREAS OF GURSUM DISTRICT, EASTERN ETHIOPIA

Abstract Food insecurity is one of the major challenges of rural households in Ethiopia. The study aims to estimate the magnitude of food insecurity and examine food security’s association with livelihood strategies among rural households. Primary data was collected using structured questionnaires.  The Foster, Greer and Thorbecke (FGT) index was employed to examine the dimensions […]

IMPLICATIONS OF RESIDENTIAL AND WORKPLACE LOCATION IN IKORODU, LAGOS PERI-URBAN

Abstract This paper discusses the socio-economic implication of residential and workplace location in Lagos peri-urban with focus on the case study of Ikorodu, a rapidly urbanising suburbia in Lagos State, Nigeria. Data were collected through primary source by administration of 383 questionnaires to household heads in purposively selected eighteen peri-urban settlements and through the use […]

EXPLORING REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST (REIT) AS A HOUSING FINANCE OPTION IN NIGERIA

Abstract While traditional housing finance system in Nigeria could not stem the estimated shortage of 17 million, some identified modern sources had also made little impact on housing finance. Sustainable real estate financing requires a system which can be repackaged and traded for further creation of credit over time as fitting into the structure of […]

IMPLICATIONS OF CHANGING LAND USES ON PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT IN CALABAR MUNICIPALITY, CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA

  Abstract The rapid rate of changing land use in urban areas has reached alarming proportions. The changes are observable along major transport routes particularly within the central business districts (CBD). The aim of this study was to assess the attendant problems as well as implications of changing land uses on physical environment in Calabar […]

PROPERTY-USE CONVERSION IN LAGOS METROPOLIS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE VACILLATING REGULATORY APPROACHES OF THE PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

Abstract The lopsided focus of research on metropolitan housing deficit, which preponderantly neglects the import of use-conversion of properties in the assessment of the problem, motivated this paper. Primarily, it analyzes the inter-use dynamics of the housing-stock in metropolitan Lagos, Nigeria, employing the field-survey method to draw out random samples of buildings from streets that […]