Many observers conceptualize the environment-poverty link as “downward spiral,” with population growth and social exclusion leading to environmental deterioration. However, recent micro and small scale existential study challenges this model, showing striking heterogeneity in nat...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v19i130077
A total of five borehole samples were collected from five towns in Owerri metropolis, South-eastern Nigeria and subjected to physio-chemical analysis using atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS) and other standard equipment with the aim of characterizing and analysing the grou...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2019/32939
This study examined the spatial growth and resident satisfaction with urban infrastructural development in Idah. Mixed research method were adopted, Satellite imagery were utilized in evaluating spatial growth that have occurred within the data set periods, the classified data we...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2019/45686
This study aims to analyze impacts of rainfall dynamic on the water resources (surface water and groundwater) of N'zi watershed in Côte d'Ivoire. It justifies use of monthly average climatological data (rainfall, temperature) and hydrometric data of the watershed. The methodology...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2019/46570
This study, is to estimate the curie point depth, heat flow and geothermal gradient using spectral analysis and empirical formula of aeromagnetic data, over Mubi and Environs, north-eastern part of Nigeria. The Aeromagnetic data was divided into equal interval of 15'' by 15’’. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/46314
The environment, in its natural sense, often refers to our biophysical surroundings and man is in continuous interaction with it for its very existence. However, man-environment relationship has many dimensions- physical, social, economic, political, and even temporal- in terms o...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/46256
Abattoir wastewater contains nitrate concentration, which is toxic to the environment when discharged without treatment, adsorption is one of the effective methods for removal of nitrate in abattoir wastewater. The aim of this research work is to study the kinetics of nitrate rem...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/45596
Aim: Estimation of the glacial debris size from the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data is the primary objective of the study. The debris cover is of interest to glaciologists due to its influence on the glacier melt processes. Previous studies show a negative correlation between...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/46313
Land suitability analysis for agriculture plays a key role in sustainable agricultural production. The aim of this study is to develop suitability maps for major agricultural crops using multi-criteria spatial analysis for Aiyar basin - a sub-basin of Cauvery basin in Central Tam...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/46109
Aim: This study was carried out to measure the strain conditions in the Akure granitiods with a goal to understand the impact of the pan-African orogenic cycle on this granitic body that extends from Ore through Akure to Ado-Ekiti axis. Methods: Lengths, strike, and dips of the p...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/45944