URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANING PROJECT TOPICS

AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION SOURCES AND THE PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF CASSAVA FARMERS IN AKWA IBOM NORTH WEST SENATORIAL DISTRICT CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1    Background of the Study Human race is totally dependent on agriculture and information, and as the world population…

EVALUATION OF THE POLLUTION STATUS IN UYO DUMP SITE METROPOLIS USING AFRICAN GIANT LAND SNAIL; Archachatina marginata CHAPTER ONE 1.1    INTRODUCTION Waste generation is an integral aspect of human existence that is unavoidable. It is a product of resource…

ASSESSMENT OF VARIOUS HOUSING PROGRAMMES IN AKWA IBOM STATE CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Housing is one of the basic needs of life. The problem of supply in quantity is experienced in most developing economies like Akwa Ibom…

IMPLICATIONS OF GULLY SPREAD IN ETINAN L.G.A CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Gully spread is a menace or phenomena that causes degradation, depletion of some minerals and natural resource on the earth surface. Farmland, forest, household, properties…

THE IMPLICATIONS OF AIR POLLUTION ON HUMAN HEALTH IN UYO (A CASE STUDY OF UYO-URBAN) CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Environment is an important resource that provides livelihood and comfort to man. From the creation, environment remains indispensable…

ASSESSMENT OF WATER QUALITY OF SOME PRIVATE BOREHOLES IN HOUSING ESTATES IN UYO URBAN, AKWA IBOM STATE CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Water is an important component of the earth covering about three quarters (3/4) of the earth’s…

URBANIZATION AS AN IMPORTANT DETERMINANT IN SPATIAL ORGANIZATION (A CASE STUDY OF ORON L.G.A) 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…

THE EFFECTS OF RURAL URBAN MIGRATION ON PUBLIC UTILITIES IN UYO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF AKWA IBOM STATE CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY We live in a world shaped by human migration. Everyday people make decisions to…

INVESTIGATION OF THE TOPOGRAPHY OF UNIVERSITY OF UYO PERMANENT SITE AS CASE STUDY 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…

SELF-HELP PROGRAMMES AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN IBIONO IBOM LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA 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…

TENEMENT HOUSING AND INDUCED DOMESTIC CONFLICT CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Human beings are naturally gregarious and no human being is an island on his own. There is therefore a need for them to interact, cohabit, and…

WASTE GENERATION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the study The generation and disposal of waste is an intrinsic part of any developing or industrial society. Waste, both from domestic and commercial sources has grown significantly in…

PROBLEMS OF TOWN PLANNING DEVELOPMENT IN ABAKPA NIKE ENUGU NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Town planning is a technical and political process concerned with the development and use of land, protection and use of the environment, public welfare,…

THE IMPACT OF INDUSTRIALIZATION ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Industrialization is a major development initiative that brings about massive development to a community be it rural or urban. With establishment of an industry the people stand to benefit in…

AN ASSESSMENT OF CROSS VENTILATION IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1    BACK GROUND OF THE STUDY One of the basic necessities of life which are food, shelter, water and Air is of great importance to humans most especially…

FLOOD GENERATING STRUCTURES IN KUBWA URBAN LANDSCAPE ABSTRACT This research work examined flood generating structures on Kubwa urban landscape Bwari Area Council. It is a combination of field observation through the distribution of questionnaire to the residents of the area…

DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN LAND MATTERS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Dispute resolution is a mechanism of solving a dispute out of court. “Dispute resolution generally refers to one of several different processes used to resolve disputes between parties, including negotiation,…

LAND USE CHANGE AND DISASTER RISK ON INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS ABSTRACT The study area shall unravel factors contributing to land use change such as seismic lines and shooting with explosives, quantifying change over a decade, map of land use and land…

LAND USE AND LAND COVER CHANGES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS IN NIGERIA USING GEOSPATIAL TECHNIQUE ABSTRACT The study assessed the land use and land cover changes over Nigeria between 2001 and 2009 and predicted what the scenario will be till the…