DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS AND MODAL SPLIT BEHAVIOUR OF COMMUTERS IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, ABUJA-NIGERIA

Abstract Sustainability of transport systems may require identifying critical determinants of modal split behaviours relating to modal choices of commuters. Commuters possess different personal characteristics that may predispose modal choices. These characteristics are pertinent and may be pointers to a sustainable transport system. This paper examined the status of different transport modes in the Federal […]

ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF FLOODING ON SOILS QUALITY IN SOME PARTS OF LOKOJA KOGI STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract Water and soil quality in Kogi state are examined in this study. Soil samples were taken from two sampling sites and one control site. The soil samples’ pH, lead, moisture, iron, copper, zinc, phosphate, and other physicochemical properties were measured using standard laboratory methods. The result was examined using standard methods to determine how […]

ASSESSING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF TRAILER TRANSIT PARKS AT LOKOJA, NIGERIA

Abstract Heavy duty vehicles differ from passenger cars in several ways, and these distinctions frequently make them more vulnerable to traffic problems in urban transportation systems. The environmental effects of caravan transit parks in Lokoja, Kogi state, Nigeria, were investigated in this study. The research looks at the environment’s various biophysical elements. Counts of heavy […]

EVALUATION OF THE DETERMINANTS OF CONSUMER’S WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract Solid waste management across the globe has always been a challenge for all levels of government. In Ibadan, refuse collection and disposal have become a complex, capital-intensive and expensive project such that no single institution of local government, state or federal government parastatal can finance it from its own limited resources. The only viable […]

URBANISATION, CHANGED LIFESTYLES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN ACCRA, GHANA. WHERE IS THE BALANCE? A REVIEW

Abstract This paper discusses urbanisation and changed lifestyles and to reveal whether or not there is a balance between these and environmental sustainability in Greater Accra-Ghana. Accra, over the years has become highly urbanised. Unfortunately, this urban growth has not been synonymous with salient development in the provision of basic necessities of its residents. The […]

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS’ CAMPS AND THEIR PROXIMITY TO VICTIMS OF FLOOD IN ORASHI REGION, RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract While it is true that man has been able to conquer his environment, the footprints of his actions and/or inactions often times results in calamitous scenarios with attendant increase in the number of Internally Displaced Persons. With the number of displaced persons on the rise, the study sought to examine the spatial distribution of […]

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RAINFALL AND ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN LOKOJA, KOGI STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract This study assessed the relationship between rainfall and traffic accidents in Lokoja, Nigeria from 2011 – 2020. Rainfall data was obtained from Nigerian Meteorological Agency, while data on traffic accidents and casualties were obtained from the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), both for a period of ten years (2011-2020). Data obtained were summarised using […]

URBAN GROWTH DYNAMICS AND WETLAND CHANGES IN YENEGOA PLANNING AREA, BAYELSA STATE, NIGERIA 1996-2021

Abstract Un-coordinated urban development, poses many challenges one of which is the encroachment of development into wetland ecosystem. The study examined urban growth dynamics and wetland loss in Yenegoa, Bayelsa state. The research approach was quantitative employing the longitudinal survey design. Both primary and secondary source of data were used.  Time series Landsat Imageries of […]

IMPACT OF FLOODING ON THE LIVES OF INHABITANTS OF AJEGUNLE, IKORODU COMMUNITY IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract The study assessed the influence of flooding on the lives of inhabitants of Ajegunle, Ikorodu Community in Lagos State, Nigeria. Data were obtained through the administration of 200 questionnaire copies to five (5) randomly selected residential areas in Ajegunle, Ikorodu Community. Data obtained were analyzed using tables, simple frequency and Pearson’s correlation. Results identified […]