Civil and Environmental Engineering Research Papers/Topics

Analysis of Ocean Renewable Energy (ORE) Research and Application in West African Region – A case study of Liberia

Abstract: The unbalance application of the hydropower and others renewable energy generation in west Africa, constant rise in the demand of energy, which leads to damping in the electricity supply and the importance of reducing greenhouse emissions, has brought the adoption of  clean renewable energy sources for generation of electrical power. One of these sources that have the potential to supply the world’s energy needs is the ocean (Home of waters). The current utilization of ocean area...

The Challenges of Water Supply for A Megacity: A Case Study of Lagos Metropolis

ABSTRACT Lagos State has grown from 300,000 and 500,000 in 1950 and 1991 to an unprecedented population of 15.7 million (Mabogunje, 2002). Already, it is projected to have a population of 25 million by 2015 which will make Lagos the third largest megacity after Tokyo and Bombay and a population of 29 million by 2020, with an annual growth rate of 8 %( UNCHS, 1996; George, 2010; LWC, 2011). This scenario presents enormous emerging challenges as well as opportunities that are numerous, diverse...


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