URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANING PROJECT TOPICS

THE ROLE OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL COMMUNITIES IN NIGERIA CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION  1.1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDYThe problem of developing the rural area has received the attention of many experts and researchers as well as the government. This is…

EVALUATION OF COST RECOVERY FOR WATER SUPPLY ABSTRACT As urban areas in Nigeria continue to grow, the need to meet increasing water demand for the population has become a major problem of concern to Urban Managers. The State water agency…

AN APPRAISAL OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE KANO COMPREHENSIVE TOURISM MASTER PLAN, NIGERIA ABSTRACT Tourism developments plans are prepared to ensure orderly growth and development of the tourism industry .When the implementation outcomes of such plans are defined, the conventional…

AN ASSESSMENT OF PARTICIPATION IN OUTDOOR RECREATION ACTIVITIES ABSTRACT This research work assessed the level of participation in outdoor recreation in Yenagoa town, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The study covered ten wards in which the town is organised, using one ward…

AN ASSESSMENT OF TOURISM POTENTIALS ABSTRACT Tourism as an agent of development, leads to a lot of benefit‟s, Nigeria as a country richly endowed with a wide range of cultural and natural resource‟s relative to other nation‟s in Africa and…

ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS ON TOURISM HABITS AMONG RESIDENTS ABSTRACT The research aims at determining the effects of socio-economic characteristics as well as the level of participation of the residents in Kaduna metropolis in tourism with a…

  ANALYSIS OF THE PATRONAGE CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURISM DESTINATIONS ABSTRACT Tourism destinations patronage is not uniform. They vary according to the uniqueness of the destinations. For a destination to be successful, it is imperative to address tourist‟s expectations and satisfactions…

ANALYSIS OF WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION AND INCORPORATION IN WASTE PICKING AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ABSTRACT Analysis of women’s participation in waste picking and solid waste management as a whole has immense socioeconomic and environmental benefits and also can serve as a basis…

APPRAISAL OF THE URBAN MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE OF INFORMAL LAND DELIVERY ABSTRACT Difficulty of access to land through the formal land supply system has necessitated the shift to other options for accessing land in our cities. These are considered as Informal…

APPRAISAL OF TOURISM HABITS OF ACADEMIC STAFF ABSTRACT The research aims at determining the factors that influence tourism travels by academic staff of selected universities with a view of identifying the constraining factors that hinders their tourism habits and making…

ASSESSMENT OF RESIDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS RECREATION IN BIDA-NIGERIA ABSTRACT Attitudes are essentially important in determining a people’s peculiarities and response to services provided. This study, titled ‘assessment of residents’ attitudes towards recreation in Bida-Nigeria’ was achieved through field observation and…

ASSESSMENT OF URBAN BUS SERVICES ABSTRACT Transportation plays a vital role in the economic and socio-cultural development of any nation. Its cost is a significant variable in the market price of any commodity. Transport needs of major cities in Nigeria…

APPRAISAL OF SANITARY FACILITIES IN PUBLIC AREAS ABSTRACT Public sanitary facilities are crucial infrastructure necessary for the social well-being and practical operation of a functioning city. Human dignity is directly linked to access the safety and hygienic sanitation and this…

MANPOWER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR ACHIEVING ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Manpower planning and development is the first and the most important function of management. The essence of manpower planning and…

SELF HELP PROGRAMMES AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Rural community development through self- help approach is an age long social activity in our society. Even before the advent of the colonial administration, people had…

AN APPRAISAL OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES IN NIGERIA 1999-2009 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background of the Study Development is a necessary aspect of societies, indeed any society without development could be said to be static. Hence all societies are dynamic.…

INVESTIGATION OF THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF UYO PERMANENT SITE CHAPTER ONE 1.0   INTRODUCTION Topography can be defined as the shape or configuration or relief or roughness or three-dimensional quality of the earth surface the object of topographical surveying…

URBAIZATION AS AN IMPORTANT DETERMINANT IN SPATIAL ORGANIZATION CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION The term natural vegetation generally refers to the plant cover of an extensive part of the earth. It also refers to the different plant communities found on the surface…

DETERMINATION OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN WITHIN THE AGES OF FOUR (4) TO TEN (10) YEARS USING THEIR BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) ABSTRACT Body Mass Index (BMI) is a measure of adiposity and has been used in many countries for…