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Effects of heavy metals on the Air Pollution Tolerance Indices (APTI) of five medicinal plants growing within quarry site in Ishi-Agu, Ebonyi State, Nigeria were studied. Following laboratory analysis of the leaves of the plants for metal load and four biochemical parameters of APTI computation. The metal load was determined by the Atomic... Continue Reading

Urban agriculture is defined as the practice of farming within the boundaries of towns or cities. It is one of the most common informal sector activities of urban dwellers in Enugu. Farming in this sense involves crop cultivation, animal rearing and fish farming. In this definition of urban agriculture, the location of farms plays the... Continue Reading

Most of our activities as human beings generate solid waste. As much as the solid waste that is generated may not be harmful in its current state, the methods through which this waste is handled, stored, collected and disposed can pose risks to the local populace as well as the community. The situation is aggravated by the fact that solid... Continue Reading

Sanitation has been a thorny issue especially in many informal settlements all over the world with the third world countries being highly affected. Therefore people living in these affected areas are exposed to these deplorable conditions. Kenya is not spared either and therefore our informal settlements are suffering from myriad of... Continue Reading

Public open spaces form an important part of urban life, giving services to people and protect urban environment. In effective regulations and standards for establishment, setting, management and maintenance of public open spaces have always been a stumbling block in ensuring their sustainability, hence the existence of poorly performing,... Continue Reading

The recent irregular trends in weather patterns have brought about challenges and opportunities in key sectors of the economy especially in developing countries. Agriculture and tourism are just but examples of these sectors that have been widely impacted by climate variability. Countries as Kenya where agriculture and tourism are the... Continue Reading

The existence of slums has posed a huge problem for achievement of sustainable urban development in most ACP countries. Slum upgrading and redevelopment measures have been adopted worldwide as key components of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) under goal number seven which emphasizes the need to tackle the problems posed by slums.... Continue Reading

There is an increasing need for food security assessment in the wake of today’s challenge of climate change and variability. This study aimed at assessing the impacts climate change and variability on food security in West Pokot County for the period 1980-2012. Objectives of the study were to: characterize rainfall and temperature data... Continue Reading

Biogas can be produced from biological waste materials which include waste from humans. Human waste can be transformed to eco-friendly and sustainable fuels that can help to reduce deforestation and methane emissions through anaerobic digestion process. This study investigated the factors that influence adoption of human waste biogas... Continue Reading

The study about the implications of urbanization on the environment aimed at finding out the factors for the development of Kyenjojo town the implication of the development of the town on the environment, measures employed to solve the environmental problems. The methods used to collect the data included observation, photographing,... Continue Reading

Agroforestry practices and technologies have been developed as one way of solving the problems of land and forest degradation and the resultant problems of poverty and food insecurity in the rural areas of most developing countries, Uganda inclusive. This dissertation was an effort which was undertaken to assess the importance of... Continue Reading

  This study was carried to investigate the effects of poor water supply to the community of Kamuda Sub-County, Soroti District, Eastern Uganda. Data was collected through the use of questionnaires accompanied by observation and questionnaires. The study involved a sample of 50 respondents; these were all involved in different activities... Continue Reading

Unlike many areas of the world where agricultural producers exhibit the physical, economic and social resources to moderate, or adapt, subsistence agriculture in the Juba County South Sudan is seem to be particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climatic variability. This is in part due to the fact that the majority of the population... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0 Background With the increasing population and increasing per capita water demands, certain areas will soon face the problem of needing more water than can be obtained from local water supplies. This projected water deficit has instigated an interest in water reclamation and reuse, using treated waste waters as a public... Continue Reading

A highly diverse set of user groups depend on freshwater resources and services for domestic use, agricultural and industrial purposes as well as ecosystem functioning. Many freshwater supply sources are already over allocated, suffer degraded water quality, and are often not in sufficient condition to support life. The steps towards... Continue Reading

Cage aquaculture involves fish farming in floating cages in an existing water body that permits exchange of water, nutrients and waste materials between the cage and the water environment. While some experts claim that cage aquaculture negatively impacts on water quality, others found no significant impacts of fish farming in floating... Continue Reading

The study evaluated the effect of anthropogenic activities on the physico-chemical properties of soils of Awka South, LGA, Anambra state, Southeastern Nigeria. Triplicate soil samples were collected from three (3) soil depths (0-15cm, 15-30 cm and 30-45 cm) in four land use types; sand mining, play ground, arable land and forest land of... Continue Reading

The study was carried out to evaluate the effect of anthropogenic activities on physiochemical properties of soils in Ezinihitte Mbaise L.G.A. Imo State. 36 soil samples were collected randomly at the depth of 0-5cm, 5-15cm, and 15-30cm. The samples were collected from four different locations, farmland, market area, play ground and... Continue Reading

Women farmers are said to be most vulnerable to climate change due to their multifaceted roles in society and limited access to land and credit for commercial production. The Agona West Municipal Assembly in the Central Region of Ghana is selected as a case for study. The following issues were investigated: The degree of vulnerability to... Continue Reading

 The research on “Impacts of beverage Plant on Wetland Ecosystem” was conducted in Namanve Coca-Cola factory-Mukono district, central Uganda. The research was guided by the objectives of the study which included; examining the nature or type of industrial production in Namanve and to determine the possible causes of pollution from... Continue Reading

The study assesses the implications of rapid urbanization on Kampala Wetlands using Bwaise Wetland in Kawempe. Kampala city is a rapidly urbanized society whose growth is impacting on its wetland. Thus, this study examines the regulations, impacts and dynamics of urbanization in Bwaise wetland and how this affects the society since... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Declaration Dedication . ii Acknowledgement iii List of maps vi List of figures List of graphs List of photographs vii List of tables vH CHAPTER ONE: 1.0 Introduction/Background 1 1.1 Statement of the Problem 2 1.2 Objectives of the Study 3 1.3 Research Questions 3 1.4 Scope ofthe Study 4 1.5 Significance of the Study 4 CHAPTER... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS APPROVAL DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv ABBREVIATION TABLE OF CONTENTS vi CHAPTER ONE 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.0 Background to the study 1 1.1 Problem Statement 3 1.2 Main Objective 4 1 .2.1 Specific Objectives 4 1.3 Research Questions 4 1.4 Scope of the study 4 1.5 Justification of the study 5 CHAPTER TWO 6 LITERATURE REVIEW 6 2.0... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION DEDICATION ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS iv LIST OF TABLES V ABSTRACT Vi CHAPTER ONE 1 1.0 GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 PROBLEM STATEMENT 1 1.3 STUDY OBJECTIVES 2 1.3.1 General Objectives 2 1.3.2 Specific Objectives 2 1.4 Report Structure 3 CHAPTER TWO 4 2.1 Introduction 4 2.2 Criteria for defining urban... Continue Reading

Wetlands are defined as “areas of marsh, peat land or water, whether natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water, the depth of which at low tide does not exceed six meters”. Wetlands in Uganda cover some 30,000 km2, or about 13% of the... Continue Reading