ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to determine suitable sites for locating a landfill in Gweru city. The study also sought to analyze the social impacts of the current disposal site to the local residents. Interviews with the City of Gweru and EMA were used to get the results on the social impacts of the current disposal site. Questionnaires and observations were also used to complement the interviews. The impacts of the disposal site on soil quality was determined in this research. GIS and...
Abstract The aim of the study was to analyse the impact of mercury use in the small-scale gold mining sector on women of reproductive age in Kadoma, Zimbabwe. A mixed research design was used for this study, whereby both quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques were applied. Purposive sampling technique was used to determine a cohort of 85 respondents and data was collected through self-administered questionnaires, interviews with key respondents from Small Scale Miner`s Assoc...
Abstract The scope of sewage management has evolved throughout history with changes in the socio-economic conditions, city structures and the environmental concern. The major thrust of this paper is to assess challenges faced in sewage management in urban areas of Zimbabwe using Gweru urban as a case study. The researcher employed cluster sampling to distribute 60 questionnaires in two clusters. In gathering information the researcher used questionnaire, interviews, observations and secondary...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at investigating the integration of ICT in the teaching and learning of geography. The data used in this research was obtained from one hundred geography students drawn from form twos, four and six, twenty-five geography teachers and five school heads from five schools selected in Chitungwiza district in Harare Metropolitan Province. Data was collected through questionnaires and semi structured interviews. Findings from interviews were presented, analyzed and interpre...
ABSTRACT Access to reliable and affordable energy is a key lever to enhance sustainable livelihoods and an important prerequisite for agrarian economies in Sub Saharan Africa to address food security challenges faced in the region. Limited and unreliable energy supply mainly from conventional energy sources has been a major impediment to increase agricultural productivity in most irrigation schemes in Zimbabwe. Despite having the best solar radiation levels, little research has been conducted...
ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to analyse the challenges and opportunities of community participation in solid waste management in Sakubva suburb of Mutare. The research was fundamental since it envisioned unravelling more information in relation to objectives which included interrogation of the level of Sakubva community participation in solid waste management in light of the challenges and opportunities for future waste management, establishing types and amounts of waste generated, deter...
Abstract: The socio-economic livelihoods of grapevine farmers can partly be improved through their ability to avert the impacts of climate change circumventing grapevine production. Grapevine farmers’ ability to cope with climate change is determined by the application of adaptation strategies which minimize impacts on grapevine production. However, the influence of grapevine production factors on grapevine farmers’ adaptive capacity to climate change is not well known. This compelled to ...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to determine the relationship between climatic variation and agricultural production as well as to identify their impact in Makurdi Local Government Area. The research went further to determine effective weather for livestock production in Fiidi, Wailomayo, Wadata, agan, Bar, Mbalagh, market Clark, modern market, NorthBank 1, Northbank II and Mission Wards which constitute the study area. The result shows that there is marked inter annual variations in the rai...
ABSTRACT. Municipal solid waste landfill is an important part of the urban infrastructure that ensures the protection of environment and human health. Landfill selection problem for municipal solid waste involves many factors, criteria and regulations. The aim of this study is to access suitable site for an engineered solid waste landfill, ·with specific objectives of site determination based on UNEP criteria and carrying out both geophysical and geotechnical evaluation of the site. The stud...
ABSTRACT The need for accurate positions of facilities beneath earth’s surface can never be overemphasized. Detail survey which seeks to record the finished or the existing planimetric features in a piece of land has been utilized over the years for several purposes. The purpose of this study is to map sub – surface water pipelines at New Haven, Enugu North Local Government Area, Enugu State using modern survey techniques. This survey was required for the purposes of knowing the précise...
ABSTRACT This study soughUt the influence of inter-annual rainfall variability on yam yield in Lafia LGA of N 2te. The following objectives were set in order to achieve the aim; to determ i ne the railility in the study area, to determine the yam yield trend in the study area and to dete~elationship between rainfall variability and yam yield trend in the study area_ YarrVortant crop in the study area and the changing pattern of rainfall necessitated the ie study. Secondary source of data col...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted with the aim of experimenting the soil nutrient status and yield content of maize grain harvested from farmland enriched with solid waste, mmeral fertilizer (NPK) and control site respectively, in Pyakasa District, FCT, Abuja. Three randomized blocks of 50m2 in size, with three treatments and three repetitions, each was conducted. N- P- K fertilizer rates: 44- 15- 17 .5 (standard fertilizer recommendation for maize) was applied at block 'A,' while block B wa...
ABSTRACT Slums are residents for the lower income. earners, situated in proximity to the urban residents. These slums further poses some major challenges to well planned estates and housing units; such as air pollutions, habitations for criminals, flooding and reduce the values landed property around the area, which makes life uncomfortable for residential users . It is to this end that this study seeks to examine the impacts of slums on value of residential properties around Jall.j District...
ABSTRACT '• The study examined The irrigated agriculture as a means of poverty alleviation in Pa ikon Kore, Iowa and Rafin Zurfi community in Gwagwalada area council of Federal Capital Territory - Abuja a. The study explores the conceptual and theoretical issues involved in irrigation impacts and their distribution across Locations and their implication for equity and poverty reduction strategies in an irrigation system. · It was conceived in three broad objectives namely (i) Identifying ...
The study was conducted to determine the relationship between climatic variation and agricultural production as well as to identify their impact in Makurdi Local Government Area. The research went further to determine effective weather for livestock production in Fiidi, Wailomayo, Wadata, agan, Bar, Mbalagh, market Clark, modern market, NorthBank 1, Northbank II and Mission Wards which constitute the study area. The result shows that there is marked inter annual variations in the rainfal...