ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS

SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT AND THE MANAGEMENT OF URBAN INTRODUCTION This book is the result of a research project funded by the Fund for Scientific Research—Flanders (Belgium) that looks into strategic environmental assessment as an instrument to develop urban areas more sustainably. This research is carried out at the Environmental Impact Assessment …

HARNESSING THE POWER OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Abstract Environmental Law was born out of the new scientific understandings of ecology in the mid-20th century. Although science has historically played a role in environmental law, its role has been more limited than may seem appropriate for an area of law …

DISCRETION AND THE CRIMINALIZATION. Abstract Enforcement of federal environmental law is complex. Central to the efficacy of enforcement is the role of prosecutors and judges in exercising their discretion over which violations to prosecute and what sanctions to impose. In the context of the Clean Water Act (“CWA”), discretion is …

MANAGEMENT OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT In this recent times there has been inflationary trend in the Nigerian economy this has also effected different sectors of the economy including the financial affairs as long as one registers he becomes a management of commercial properties. The lack of trained professional …

EFFECT OF EARLY LIFE EXPOSURE TO AIR POLLUTION ON DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDHOOD ASTHMA BACKGROUND: There is increasing recognition of the importance of early environmental exposures in the development of childhood asthma. Outdoor air pollution is a recognized asthma trigger, but it is unclear whether exposure influences incident disease. We investigated …

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF WORLD RELIGIONS I. INTRODUCTION Religion could help save the ecology of our planet. Religious values are core to many people in this world3 and we must speak to this core to realize the radical ethical changes required to save our planet.4 Laws designed to prevent environmental …

THE IMPACT OF CASH CROPPING, FARM TECHNOLOGIES, AND DEFORESTATION IN NIGERIA Introduction The awareness of the many services provided by tropical forest (Costanza et al. 1997) and the rapid increase in tropical deforestation has put forest at the center stage of the agenda for developers, conservationists, and policy-makers. Researchers have …

ESTATE SERVICE AND ITS EFFECT ON RENTAL VALUE Abstract The study which entailed a comparative analysis of rental values of residential properties of restricted access and open access gated estates is aimed at discovering differences in rental values. Analysing these rental values of restricted access (Crown Estate) and open access …

LAND TENURE SYSTEM IN NIGERIA (A STUDY OF IKEDURU L.G.A AREA OF IMO STATE) INTRODUCTION Land Ownership. … If the state of African women’s studies is as bad as these and other authorities suggest, … Taking the case of the Igbo, for instance, scholars have ….. Mbaise consisting of three local government areas (Aboh, Ahiazu and …

AN INVESTIGATION IN THE SUITABILITY OF ACCIDENT SENSOR IN THE CONTROL OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT. INTRODUCTION The main aim of the project Accident Detection and Messaging System is to inform the Ambulance and Police of the accident site and arrange for necessary steps to control the situation. This system is not only efficient …