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 […]

RAINFALL CHARACTERISTICS AND OCCURRENCE OF FLOODS IN GOMBE METROPOLIS, NIGERIA

Abstract Gombe metropolis has been experiencing urban flooding particular in the last two decades. The flood disasters of 2004, 2012 and 2014 in the metropolis were alarming. This paper is aimed at analyzing the rainfall characteristics of Gombe metropolis in order to examine the implications on the occurrence of flooding in the metropolis. Linear trend […]

AN EVALUATION OF ADEQUACY OF WATER POLICY STIPULATION IN ENSURING WATER SECURITY IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Abstract The aim of the study was to establish how responsive the Water Policy (2010) is to ensure water security in the context of climate change. The objectives of the study were to establish if the water policy addresses water security and to determine whether the water policy addresses challenges in the climate change context […]

MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SOURCING STRATEGIES AND THE CONDITION OF TERTIARY INSTITUTION BUILDINGS IN LAGOS AND OGUN STATES, NIGERIA

Abstract In the face of the deplorable state of buildings across the various tertiary institutions in Nigeria, the need to deploy appropriate maintenance management strategy cannot be overemphasized. However, sourcing decision for maintenance services remains a tough one for decision makers as different sourcing option suit different scenario. This study examines maintenance management sourcing strategy […]

RELATIVE TOXICITY OF CIGARETTE BUTTS LEACHATE AND USEFULNESS OF ANTIOXIDANT BIOMARKER ACTIVITY IN NILE TILAPIA Oreochromis niloticus (TREWAVAS, 1983)

Abstract Relative acute toxicity of cigarette butts leachate, antioxidant biomarkers; superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), gluthathione (GSH)activity and lipid peroxidation (LPO), an index of malondialdehyde (MDA) were evaluated in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) exposed to two selected commonly consumed brand of cigarettes butts in smoked and unsmoked conditions(SCB 1/ 2 and UCB 1/2) respectively. Under […]

INVESTIGATION OF POTENTIAL SOURCES OF CONFLICTS FROM JOINT FOREST MANAGEMENT OF THE ILA LOCAL FOREST IN NAMWALA, ZAMBIA

Abstract This paper investigates the potential sources of conflicts of Joint Forest Management in the Ila local forest, Namwala, Zambia. Joint Forest Management was implemented with the intention of involving local communities in the management of forest resources. Although these policies were intended to devolve the control and responsibilities of the state agencies to the […]

EFFECT OF FOREST COVER ON CLIMATE WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND WATER PROVISIONS

Abstract Meta data gleaned from the literature was modeled to determine one of the functions of forests in Ethiopia to explain their reported key role in boosting food production.  This refers to their function in regulating climate across four forested regions of Ethiopia. Forest cover significantly explained variations in averages of precipitation and temperature which […]