ABSTRACT In recent years, global warming/climate change has caused many glaciers to melt with the subsequent rising of sea levels. This has put many coastal communities all over the world especially those in developing countries at risk. The vulnerability of these communities to the impacts of climate change depends on many factors including environmental and socio-economic factors. This study sought to assess the vulnerability of coastal communities in Ghana to the impacts of climate chang...
ABSTRACT Data centres use a lot of power, consumed by two main usages: power required to run the actual equipment and power required to cool the equipment. Usage of electricity results in the production of electric and magnetic fields (EMF). Even though electricity is useful in human lives, there have been reported cases of adverse health effects from EMF generated from its use. Because the use of electricity is ubiquitous and plays a vital role in society’s economy, the possibility of har...
ABSTRACT Sand mining is one of the major economic activities in and around the wetlands of Wakiso District and is an important Source of income among smallholder communities in many parts of the country. The gray-white sand type (Placitas) and yellow-brown sand type (Nyanjja) are commonly harvested. However, the gray-white sand dominates the harvest, and Wakiso’s gray-white sand is demanded by the construction industry because it has a fine particle component other types don’t have. How...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION .11 APPROVAL DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS VII LIST OF TABLES LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF ACRONy1~5 XII DEFINITONS OF KEY TERMS XIII ABSTRACT XIV CHAPTER ONE 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY 1 1.2 PRoBLEM STATEMENT 2 1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 3 1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS 4 1.5 THE SCOPE OF THE STUDY 4 1.5.1 Subject scope ofthe study 4 1.5.2 Geographical scope ofthe study 5 1.6 THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 7 CHAPTER TWO 8 LITERATURE REVIEW 8 2...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION DEDICATION ii APPROVAL iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv LIST OF ACRONYMS xi CHAPTER ONE 1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1 1.0 Introductions 1 1.2 Background of the study 2 1.3 PROBLEM STATEMENT 3 1.4 GENERAL OBJECTIVE 3 1.5 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 4 1.6 Research questions 4 1.7 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 4 CHAPTER TWO 6 LITERATURE REVIEW 6 2.0 Literature Review 6 2.1 Climate Change in Perspective 6 2.2 Adaptation strategies towards the impacts of climate change 6 2.3 Agriculture and food secur...
ACRONYMS Kenya Wildlife Service World Wildlife Fund Lake Nakuru National Parle Nairobi National Park Kenya Agricultural institute Green House Gases Lake Nakuru Conservation and Development Project Environmental Impact Assessment Environmental Audit NAW ASSCO: Nakuru Water and Sanitation Services Company Limited NSREP: LDC'S: UN: IUCN: ITCZ: NGOS: GDP: USS: EMCA: MCN: NEMP: Km: Nakuru Sewage Rehabilitation and Expansion Project Least Developed Countries United Nations International Union for t...
ABSTRACT A study on the impacts of deforestation on rural women livelihoods was carried out in Kangema division of Murang’a district in central Kenya. The reasons why on~farm sources of wood fuel were not enough, the impacts of deforestation on land productivity and measures that were employed to remedy deforestation were the main variables considered in the study. Data collection in the study included the use of photography, questionnaires, observation, interviewing and literature review....
LIST OF ACRONYMS EIA Environmental Impact Assessment FF1 Flora Fauna International 0 0 K Government of Kenya IUCN International Union Conservation ofNature KWS Kenya Wildlife Service NGO Non Governmental Organisation NEMA National Environmental Management Authority UNEP United Nation Environment Programme UNESCO United Nation Education, Scientific and Cultural organisation TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION APPROVAL DEDICATION iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iv LIST OF ACRONYMS v TABLE OF CONTENTS vi LIST OF...
The study analyzed the residential mobility in Lokoja with a view to evolving predictable pattern of the factors influencing residential mobility in Lokoja Nigeria. A survey research method was adopted. Both qualitative and quantitative data collection methods were used. Collection of quantitative data was through oral interview and nonparticipant observation while quantitative data was collected using unstructured questionnaire and secondary sources such as books and journal articles. Study ...
ABSTRACT This Study looks at an appraisal of landholding size and socio-economic status of rural households, the case of AbayiChommanWereda, Oromia Regional State. The main objective of this study is to assess and appraise landholding size and the socio-economic status of the rural households in the study area. Both primary and secondary data were collected for this purpose. Descriptive statistics such as minimum, maximum, and mean were used to describe respondents in terms of family size, la...
ABSTRACT This study was aimed at Smallholder farmers’ adaptation strategies to the effect of climate change and vulnerability in Gelana Woreda, Oromia region, Ethiopia. A total of 156 households were sampled using random sampling methods. A household questionnaire survey, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and field observation was undertaken to collect primary data. Furthermore, 96.8% of the respondents perceived occurring of climate variability in the study area. The decli...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the levels of organochlorine pesticide residues in both cocoa beans and soils of cocoa plantations in selected farms in Ondo State. Soil samples and cocoa pods were collected from four major farms in the State. The pesticide residues were extracted, cleaned up and analysed using Gas Chromatography-Electron Capture Detector (GC-ECD). In the analysed cocoa samples, the ranges of the mean concentrations of the organochlorine pesticides were: α-HCH (ND-0.094 m...
ABSTRACT Researchershaveidentifiedsourcesofindividualdifferencesinwritingacrossbeginninganddevelopingwriters. Theaimofthepresentstudywastofurtherclarifythesourcesofthisvariabilitybyinvestigatingtheextentto whichtherearedifferencesingeneticandenvironmentalfactorsunderlyingtheassociationsbetweenlexical diversity,syntacticknowledge,andsemanticcohesionknowledgeinrelationtowriting.Differenceswereexaminedacrosstwodevelopmentalphasesofwriting:beginning(i.e.,elementaryschool)anddeveloping(i.e.,�...
ABSTRACT Technological change has greatly impacted everyday life. In Finland, for example, Nokia and the mobile phone technology have enjoyed a similar position as a national vehicle for economic and social change, as the tractor in the Soviet Union, in the 1950 ́s. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have transformed the way people communicate and interact with one another. It has brought, not only new ways of socializing, consuming and producing services and experiencing plac...
ABSTRACT Today development is related to globalization and transition to digital economy as well as to growing pressures on the environment and the society. As the proportion of the urban population is rapidly increasing, cities are becoming more and more the focus of these changes this paper. Most cities in the European Union (EU) are increasingly promoting smart green just actions, trying to learn from the experience of more advanced cities in this field. These actions obviously affect urba...