Implementing Sustainable Development.
INTRODUCTION
This book examines how governments in industrialized countries have engaged with the challenge of sustained development over the past decade. Analysis of initiatives undertaken by nine national governments and the European Union reveal important differences in the ways the international commitment to sustainable devolopment has been received.
The Effect Abandoned Buildings Magnets for Crime Chapter One of The Effect Abandoned Buildings Magnets for Crime INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Abandoned projects and construction failure including building and other civil engineering infrastructure development project like houses, churches, schools, roads, bridges, dams, tunnels, air port, sea port etc. litter the whole Nigeria. Osemenan…
The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in Nigeria. Abstract of The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in Nigeria. With the exception of the 9/11 disaster, the top ten most costly catastrophes in U.S. history have all been natural disasters–five of them hurricanes–and all have occurred since 1989. Why this tremendous plague on our homes?…
Assessment of Climate Change and Variability in Coastal Region Chapter One of Assessment of Climate Change and Variability in Coastal Region INTRODUCTION Among the major problems facing mankind today, is the issue of climate change and variability. Climate change has long-since ceased to be a scientific curiosity, and no longer a mere environmental and…
Consequences of Deforestation on Rural Household Income (a Case Study of Odighi Edo State) Chapter One of Consequences of Deforestation on Rural Household Income (a Case Study of Odighi Edo State) INTRODUCTION Deforestation is the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non-forest use. Examples…
Effect of Land Use Act on Property Development in Nigeria Chapter One of Effect of Land Use Act on Property Development in Nigeria INTRODUCTION Background of the study The land use Decree No. 6 of 1978 otherwise popularly called Land Use Act was promulgated on 29th March, 1978, the effective date of the commencement…
Rental Variations in Nigerian Housing Chapter One of Rental Variations in Nigerian Housing INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Shelter is a basic necessity in life. An individual can satisfy this need by either occupying his own (owner’s occupier) property or renting another person’s property. In our traditional society, the need for shelter is mainly…
