Human anxiousness as well as the quest to improve survival chances and gain better control over their environment has indeed succeeded through man’s constant exploration, exploitation and alteration of the natural environment. This has enabled man to achieve urbanization, industrialization and development in general. These developments have not come without a very high price due to the vindictive nature of the environment. The result or implication of human development is the evolution of s...
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ABSTRACT Historically there has been life behind our ways of living and human health has always been linked to our surroundings. During early ages of child development, there are practices that parents instill into their children not for formality but for good health even in the child’s future. Though some practices are forcefully instilled into some children like bathing of one’s body some practices like cleaning of the compound, having a good latrine are always the responsibility of par...
ABSTRACT Wetlands are defined as “areas of marsh, peat land or water, whether natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water, the depth of which at low tide does not exceed six meters”. Wetlands in Uganda cover some 30,000 km2, or about 13% of the country (Government of Uganda, 2001). Although almost all of the wetlands in the country are under threat in some way, those located in towns and citi...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONDEDICATION iiACKNOWLEDGEMENT iiiLIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ivLIST OF TABLES VABSTRACT ViCHAPTER ONE 11.0 GENERAL INTRODUCTION 11.1 PROBLEM STATEMENT 11.3 STUDY OBJECTIVES 21.3.1 General Objectives 21.3.2 Specific Objectives 21.4 Report Structure 3CHAPTER TWO 42.1 Introduction 42.2 Criteria for defining urban areas 42.3 Agenda 21-human settlements 52.4 Historical perspective of urbanization 62.5 Causes of urbanization 62.6 Major problems with urbanization 72.7 Urban popu...
TABLE OF CONTENTSAPPROVALDEDICATIONACKNOWLEDGEMENT ivABBREVIATIONTABLE OF CONTENTS viCHAPTER ONE 1INTRODUCTION 11.0 Background to the study 11.1 Problem Statement31.2 Main Objective4 1 .2.1 Specific Objectives 41.3 Research Questions41.4 Scope of the study41.5 Justification of the study5CHAPTER TWO6LITERATURE REVIEW62.0 Introduction62.1 Solid waste management scenario62.2 Constituents of solid waste72.3 Categories of solid waste82.4 Solid waste collection processes92.5 Basic collection system...
TABLE OF CONTENTS:DeclarationDedication.iiAcknowledgement iiiList of maps viList of figuresList of graphsList of photographs viiList of tables vHCHAPTER ONE:1.0 Introduction/Background 11.1 Statement of the Problem 21.2 Objectives of the Study 31.3 Research Questions 31.4 Scope ofthe Study 41.5 Significance of the Study 4CHAPTER TWO:2.0 Literature Review 52.1 Significance of Wet lands in the World 52.2 Types of Wetlands 62.3 Wetland Values 72.4 Importance of Wetlands in Uganda 92.5 Wetland Pr...
ABSTRACT The study assesses the implications of rapid urbanization on Kampala Wetlands using Bwaise Wetland in Kawempe. Kampala city is a rapidly urbanized society whose growth is impacting on its wetland. Thus, this study examines the regulations, impacts and dynamics of urbanization in Bwaise wetland and how this affects the society since wetlands are source of livelihoods to some residents of Kampala. The study reveals that rapid urbanization and development have encouraged severe floodin...
ABSTRACT The research on “Impacts of beverage Plant on Wetland Ecosystem” was conducted in Namanve Coca-Cola factory-Mukono district, central Uganda. The research was guided by the objectives of the study which included; examining the nature or type of industrial production in Namanve and to determine the possible causes of pollution from industries to their surroundings. The researcher used qualitative and quantitative techniques to collect, analyze and output data. Results of the stud...
ABSTRACT Women farmers are said to be most vulnerable to climate change due to their multifaceted roles in society and limited access to land and credit for commercial production. The Agona West Municipal Assembly in the Central Region of Ghana is selected as a case for study. The following issues were investigated: The degree of vulnerability to climate change by women farmers, the contribution of land size and land acquisition processes to high levels of exposure and sensitivity and the ex...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out to evaluate the effect of anthropogenic activities on physiochemical properties of soils in Ezinihitte Mbaise L.G.A. Imo State. 36 soil samples were collected randomly at the depth of 0-5cm, 5-15cm, and 15-30cm. The samples were collected from four different locations, farmland, market area, play ground and forest. The samples were prepared and analyzed for physiochemical properties such as sand, silt, clay, pH, conductivity, organic carbon, moisture content...
ABSTRACT The study evaluated the effect of anthropogenic activities on the physico-chemical properties of soils of Awka South, LGA, Anambra state, Southeastern Nigeria. Triplicate soil samples were collected from three (3) soil depths (0-15cm, 15-30 cm and 30-45 cm) in four land use types; sand mining, play ground, arable land and forest land of Agu Awka, Amowbia, Okpuno and Ifite respectively. Physico-chemical properties and heavy metals concentration of the soils were analyzed using standar...
ABSTRACT Cage aquaculture involves fish farming in floating cages in an existing water body that permits exchange of water, nutrients and waste materials between the cage and the water environment. While some experts claim that cage aquaculture negatively impacts on water quality, others found no significant impacts of fish farming in floating cages on water environment. While information on cage aquaculture abounds in some countries to enhance the industry, little information exist on the i...
ABSTRACT A highly diverse set of user groups depend on freshwater resources and services for domestic use, agricultural and industrial purposes as well as ecosystem functioning. Many freshwater supply sources are already over allocated, suffer degraded water quality, and are often not in sufficient condition to support life. The steps towards poverty reduction that targets sustainable development will be jeopardized if improved water resources management and effective storage measures are no...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0 Background With the increasing population and increasing per capita water demands, certain areas will soon face the problem of needing more water than can be obtained from local water supplies. This projected water deficit has instigated an interest in water reclamation and reuse, using treated waste waters as a public water supply source. Ghana is no exception to the countries around the world, experiencing high volumes of wastewater that flows out without rec...