B: Geography, Geo-Sciences Environmental Science & Disaster Management (177)
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Perceived Effects of Climate Change on Transhumance Pastoralists in Ogun State, Nigeria
Published In: GJHSS Part: B: Geography, Geo-Sciences Environmental Science & Disaster Management Volume: 13 Issue: 1
The study examined perceived effects of climate change on grazing land, herds’ performance and examined the coping strategies of the pastoralists to climate change. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 120 respondents for the study. Data were analyzed using percentages, frequencies, tables and Chi square statistical tools. The result of the study showed that...
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Authors Dr. Ayanda, I. F., Oyeyinka, R. A., Salau, S. A., Ojo, F.Read Journal Click Here
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Page No. 39 to 47
Koreas Urban Regeneration Project on the Improvement of Urban Micro Climate: A Focal Study on the Case of Changwon City
Published In: GJHSS Part: B: Geography, Geo-Sciences Environmental Science & Disaster Management Volume: 13 Issue: 1
The present study investigated Korea’s urban regeneration project which combined social-economicenvironmental regeneration and the efficiency of this project on the development of a green city. The study selected urban micro climate, which is closely related to urban public health and amenity, and analyzed the climate with cold wind speed as specified evaluation item to ...
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Authors Dr. Daewuk Kim, Jiwon Ryu, Jae-Gyu Cha, Eung-Ho JungRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 27 to 38
Land Degradation Pattern Using Geo-InformationTechnology for Kot Addu, Punjab Province, Pakistan
Published In: GJHSS Part: B: Geography, Geo-Sciences Environmental Science & Disaster Management Volume: 13 Issue: 1
One of the most important global phenomena that are currently threatening the ecosystem is land degradation and is mainly caused by the climatic changes and human influence. Land degradation is the reduction in the capability of the land to produce benefits from a particular land use under a specified form of land management. Land degradation is the consequence of important processes, wh...
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Authors Farooq Ahmad, Qurat-ul-ain Fatima, Kashif ShafiqueRead Journal Click Here
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Detection of Change in Vegetation Cover Using Multi-Spectral and Multi-Temporal Information for District Sargodha
Published In: GJHSS Part: B: Geography, Geo-Sciences Environmental Science & Disaster Management Volume: 13 Issue: 1
Detection of change is the measure of the distinct data framework and thematic change information that can direct to more tangible insights into underlying process involving land cover and landuse changes. Monitoring the locations and distributions of land cover changes is important for establishing links between policy decisions, regulatory actions and subsequent landuse activities. Cha...
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Authors Dr. Farooq Ahmad, Kashif ShafiqueRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 17 to 26
Phenologically-Tuned MODIS NDVI-Based Time Series(2000-2012) For Monitoring Of Vegetation and Climate Change in North-Eastern Punjab, Pakistan
Published In: GJHSS Part: B: Geography, Geo-Sciences Environmental Science & Disaster Management Volume: 12 Issue: 13
One of the main factors determining the daily variation of the active surface temperature is the state of the vegetation cover. It can well be characterized by the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). The NDVI has the potential ability to signal the vegetation features of different eco-regions and provides valuable information as a remote sensing tool in studying vegetation phe...
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Authors Dr. Farooq AhmadRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 37 to 54
Physico-Chemical and Bacterialogical Analysis of the Surface Water Used for Domestic Purposes in Okpai and Beneku, Delta State, Nigeria
Published In: GJHSS Part: B: Geography, Geo-Sciences Environmental Science & Disaster Management Volume: 12 Issue: 13
The main focus of this study is to analyze the effects of gas flaring and oil spillage on surface water used for domestic purpose in Okpai and Beneku area, Delta State Nigeria. Surface water samples were collected in the dry (December, January and February) and wet (June, July and August) seasons from Okpai (experimental site) and Beneku (control site). The water samples were analyzed fo...
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Authors Dr. A. Dami, H. K. Ayuba, O. AmukaliRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 31 to 36
Effects of Gas Flaring and Oil Spillage on Rainwater Collected for Drinking in Okpai and Beneku, Delta State, Nigeria
Published In: GJHSS Part: B: Geography, Geo-Sciences Environmental Science & Disaster Management Volume: 12 Issue: 13
This paper evaluates the effects of gas flaring and oil spillage on rainwater quality for domestic use in Okpai and Beneku areas of Delta State, Nigeria. Both field and laboratory techniques were employed in the analyses of rainwater quality. Rain water samples were collected in the dry (December, January and February) and wet (June, July and August) seasons from Okpai (experimental site...
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Authors Dr. A.Dami, H. K. Ayuba, O. AmukaliRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 25 to 29
The Role of Forest Trees in Indigenous Farming Systems as a Catalyst for Forest Resources Management in the Rural Villages of Cross River State, Nigeria
Published In: GJHSS Part: B: Geography, Geo-Sciences Environmental Science & Disaster Management Volume: 12 Issue: 13
The concern of humanity is the need to tackle the increasing challenges of severe degradation of the forest ecosystem and its resources. The study examined the critical role of forest tree species in indigenous farming systems on the management of forest resources in the rainforest villages of Cross River State, Nigeria. The participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) method, household questionn...
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Authors Dr. Ajake, Anim O.Read Journal Click Here
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Page No. 13 to 24
A Comparative Analysis of Morphological and Physico-Chemical Characterization of Soils of Southern Cross River State – Nigeria
Published In: GJHSS Part: B: Geography, Geo-Sciences Environmental Science & Disaster Management Volume: 12 Issue: 13
One basic requirement of special purpose soil classification is that the soil must be classified in terms of the properties that are relevant to their proposed use. Four transects, each 7km long were established in the eastern, western, southern and northern directions due to break in slope and creek of the land terrain. Nine profiles comprising two in each direction and the starting poi...
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Authors Dr. Abua, Moses AdahRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 55 to 64
Global Warming: A Titanic Problem
Published In: GJHSS Part: B: Geography, Geo-Sciences Environmental Science & Disaster Management Volume: 12 Issue: 12
Global warming is one of those areas of science that gets all sorts of people exited. Though a few ask for more and more evidence that global environmental change is taking place, most accept that human activities are causing changes quite unlike any. But what exactly is it. Is it natural? Why is it happing? And what is it doing? The planet we inhabit is blessed with some very special co...
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Authors Dr. Md. Zulfequar Ahmad KhanRead Journal Click Here
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Page No. 33 to 35
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New Public Sphere in an Emerging Global Polity: Prospects for the Issue of Climate Change
Published In: GJHSS Part: B: Geography, Geo-Sciences Environmental Science & Disaster Management Volume: 12 Issue: 12
State has generally been considered, internally and externally as the most powerful independent political authority. However, it has to engage with civil society and public sphere, the two significant components of nation-state polity at home. Globalization has profound impact on this power structure and shifted it to global level. Globalization also brought with it mundane issues like c...
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Authors Mr. Muhammad Zubair Khan, Dr. Allah Nawaz, Amanullah Khan MiankhelRead Journal Click Here
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Development of Risk Assurance Criteria to the Utilization of Natural Resources and Environment for Sustainable Development of Life Quality, Economy and Society in Rural Thai Communities
Published In: GJHSS Part: B: Geography, Geo-Sciences Environmental Science & Disaster Management Volume: 12 Issue: 12
The research aimed at developing model of the risk assurance indicators to the utilization of natural resources and environment for sustainable development of Thai communities and evaluation of risks indicators on natural recourses and environment for sustainability of life quality, economy, and society. Mixed research methodology–both quantitative and qualitative-was em...
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Authors Dr. Vinai Veeravatnanond, Dr. Som. Nasa-arn, Dr. Wannapa Nithimongkonchai, Dr. Bunlert Wongpho & Mr. Kotcharat PhookungRead Journal Click Here
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Temporal Change Detection ofAL- Hammar Marsh – IRAQ Using Remote Sensing Techniques
Published In: GJHSS Part: B: Geography, Geo-Sciences Environmental Science & Disaster Management Volume: 12 Issue: 12
The Mesopotamian marshlands, the largest wetland in the Middle East and one of the most outstanding in the world have been lost mainly as a result of drainage and damming. The cause of the decline is mainly as a result of damming upstream as well as drainage schemes since the 1970s. The Tigris and the Euphrates are amongst the most intensively dammed rivers in the world. In the past 40 y...
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Authors Dr. Salah A. H. SalehRead Journal Click Here
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Disposal Sites and Transport Route Selection Using Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing in Abeokuta, Nigeria
Published In: GJHSS Part: B: Geography, Geo-Sciences Environmental Science & Disaster Management Volume: 12 Issue: 12
Waste management problems result from indiscriminate waste disposal which stems from Inadequate planning and implementation. This fact led to the present study which applied the Techniques of gis and rs to disposal sites and transport route selection in the emerging Megacity of abeokuta. Spatial data such as land-cover types; road and drainage networks of the City were extracted from a g...
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Authors Dr. Achi, H. A., Adeofun, C. O., Ufoegbune, G.C., Gbadebo, A.M., Oyedepo, J. A.Read Journal Click Here
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