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Identification of Potential Zones for Solid Waste Disposal in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria

Kulokom Stephen, Balogun Bolarinwa Olutayo & Fagbeja Mofoluso · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2021

Disposal is a critical phase in the management of municipal solid waste, due to unavailability of suitable facilities to treat and dispose of the large amount of municipal solid waste generated daily in metropolitan cities. Improper municipal solid waste disposal locally, cause e...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2021/v25i130264

History in Store: A Study of a Prototype Archaeology Site at Gbaagbum Village in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria

Kyegh, Aov Thaddeus · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2021

Aim: To bring to light a prototype archaeology site at Gbaagbum village in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. Data for the study was gotten through primary and secondary sources. These includes oral interviews, observation and documentation from field work,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2021/v25i130261

Impacts of Quarrying Activities on Human Health in Boki Area Cross River State Nigeria

N. Egesi · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2021

Field investigation, trace elements geochemistry, borehole and groundwater data were employed to determine the level of contamination or pollution of heavy and trace elements in abandoned quarrying, agricultural sites and its adjourning communities which are leads and other parts...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2021/v25i130259

Effects of Climate Variability on Crop Yield and its Implications for Smallholder Farmers and Precision Agriculture in Guinea Savanna of Nigeria

I. M. Sule, I. Ibrahim, J. Mayaki & S. Saidu · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2020

This study aimed to examine the effects of climate variability on annual crop yield at smallholder farmers’ level in the Guinea Savanna Region of Nigeria, using Niger State as a case study.  Climate data (rainfall and maximum temperature) for a period of 38 years (1971-2008) was...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2020/v24i1030257

Managing Attitudinal Constraints towards the Environment: A Panacea for Effective Waste Management in Port Harcourt and Its Environs

G. O. Chukwu-Okeah & T. N. Deekor · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2020

The management of people’s attitude towards the environment in today’s world has become an issue of global concern as it has been identified as the only way out to achieving a clean, safe and healthy environment. This study examined the waste situation presently in Port Harcourt...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2020/v24i1030258

Estimation of Land Surface Temperature Using LANDSAT 8 Satellite Data of Panchkula District, Haryana

Ravi Kumar & Anup Kumar · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2020

Land surface temperature (LST) represents hotness of the surface of the Earth at a particular location. Land surface temperature is useful for meteorological, climatological changes, heat island, agriculture, hydrological processes at local, regional and global scale. Presently m...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2020/v24i1030263

Assessment of Surface Runoff using ArcSWAT for Rela Watershed, Rajasthan, India

K. Hema Narayana Reddy, Mahesh Kothari, K. S. Reddy, P. K. Singh & K. K. Yadav · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2020

The current study based on SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool) Model which coordinates the GIS data with attribute database set to assess the runoff of Rela Watershed. Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) is based on distributed parameter model which has been created to foreca...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2020/v24i1030260

Impact of Change in Land Use Land Cover on Water Resources in Gundlakamma Sub Basin

N. Hari, A. Mani, H. V. Hema Kumar, V. Srinivasa Rao & L. Edukondalu · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2020

The present study was conducted to investigate the impact of land use cover change on water resources availability in Gundlakamma Subbasin. The Gundlakamma subbasin is predominantly agricultural based and Gundlakamma is a seasonal river. Hence, a study has been conducted to simul...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2020/v24i1030262

Groundwater Quality Characterisation of Selected Hand-dug Wells and Geological Implications in the Assin North Municipality, Ghana

G. M. Tetteh, P. Dwamena- Boateng & R. O. Donkor · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2020

Water from ten hand-dug wells from Assin North Municipality in Ghana were analysed at Ghana Water Company Limited Quality Assurance Laboratory, Ho in Ghana for various physico-chemical parameters. The analyses used standard methods with chemicals of AR grade; pH was measured with...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2020/v24i930250

Retracted: Residents’ Resentment of Neighbourhood Choice in Port Harcourt Municipality

Grace Anita Otuore, Precious Nwobidi Ede & Ebiwari Wokekoro · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2020

This study examined residents’ resentment of neighborhood choice in Port Harcourt municipality, Nigeria. The study utilized both secondary and primary data sources. Primary data were collected using face-to-face administration of a largely pre-coded household questionnaire, to a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2020/v24i930251

Assessment of Ecotourism Potentials in Afikpo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

E. Oduko Janet, U. Azu Oko & C. Achi Herbert · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2020

This paper asserts the case for developing the ecotourism potential in Afikpo, Ebonyi state. The main aim of the study is to assess the ecotourism potentials in Afikpo with a view to recommending means to enhance these potentials for development. The following objectives were und...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2020/v24i930254

Urban Transport Infrastructure and Population Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Bamenda City, Cameroon

Chianebeng Japhet Kuma, Gideon Samba & Jude Ndzifon Kimengsi · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2020

Transportation infrastructure has become one of the key development factors in urban centers of sub-Saharan Africa. However, a nuanced understanding of the links between the state of urban transport structures and the mutations in urban populations exist. We contribute to clarify...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2020/v24i930249

Hydro-Geochemical Mechanisms of Brackish Shallow Groundwater Development- Coastal Greater Accra Region, Ghana

F. A. Mensah, S. K. Bartaya, B. Ofosu, T. A. Tagbor & S. K. Tiwari · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2020

This study investigated the processes influencing the chemistry of surface and shallow groundwater in tropical coastal environments - south east of greater Accra region of Ghana using GIS models and combination of geological and hydro geochemical techniques for sustainable manage...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2020/v24i830248

Lithofacies and Environmental Analysis of Reservoir Sandstones in the “ABOM” Oilfield of Eastern Niger Delta, Nigeria

O. Omoboh Jonathan & Minapuye I. Odigi · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2020

Facies of part of the Coastal swamp depobelt was analyzed using well log. Electrofacies was defined based on well log signatures. The defined facies were inter-related to define a facies association. The facies association were related to deltaic depositional cycles. 10 of such f...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jgeesi/2020/v24i830247