Land use/land cover changes in Owerri Municipal and its environs which included Orogwe, Ubomiri, Emii, Uratta, Ihiagwa and Egbu were studied as being driven by rapid population growth for urbanisation. The study applied the digital technology of Remote Sensing and Geographic Info...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2023/v27i5684
Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) started operations in Nigeria on the 16th of May, 2001. An important feature of the communication system is the Base Transceiver Stations (BTS). However, their installations have brought about public concerns and fears, specifically t...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2023/v27i5683
The type of energy utilized by households is a good reflection of the quality of life and socio-economic development in any given country. Unfortunately, the continued dependence on traditional fuels such as fuelwood as a major source of energy for domestic purposes particularly...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2023/v27i5682
The pegmatitic rocks located in the south-east of Côte d'Ivoire between the Comoé basin and the Sefwi belt are the subject of this study. The geology of this region consists of gneisses, granites, microgranites, amphibolites, mylonites and metasediments. All these rocks are gener...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2023/v27i4680
Leachates from selected open dumpsites in Port Harcourt region were analysed for radiometrics and for heavy metal parameters. For radiometrics, gamma ray spectroscope was used while Heavy metal parameters used spectrophotometer. These parameters were compared among the selected d...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2023/v27i4681
This paper investigates the contribution of valley bottom farming systems (vinyungu) on food stability in rural areas of Tanzania. Two villages from Iringa rural district were selected for this study. Primary data were collected using questionnaires which were distributed to 198...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2023/v27i4678
Transport infrastructure development can have significant negative impacts on natural resources over time and space, making it crucial to undertake careful consideration to minimize damage to both natural and artificial features. The objective of this study was to assess the magn...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2023/v27i4677
A braidplain sandstone body in the Cretaceous Lokoja-Bassange Formation was studied for the purpose of classifying its constituent lithofacies, developing a conceptual sedimentological model that reflects its alluvial architecture, and assessing the implications of this architect...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2023/v27i4676
In recent years removing environmental pollution has become one of the main concerns of human life. Air quality in cities depends on weather conditions and the amount of pollutants produced. Today, air pollution is one of the most complex problems of human societies, which has le...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2023/v27i3675
With the growing diversification in land uses, land administration faces numerous challenges in the Nkambe Plateau. Moreover, as a result of population growth, land scarcity, land cover change and competition between farmers for suitable arable farmland and grazing land, the inef...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2023/v27i3674
Issues of global warming and climate change as a result of the aggravation of greenhouse gases and other anthropogenic activities have remained a global discourse since time immemorial. Climate change has increased temperatures and reduced the amount and distribution of rainfall....
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2023/v27i3673
The present study aims to describe and bring out the tectonic nature of Ijai watershed in parts of Kangpokpi, Tamenglong and Noney districts of Manipur. Ijai watershed has an area of 184.0 Km2which is also tectonically active as depicted by the analysed values of different geomor...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2023/v27i3672
Hospitals are one of the most important infrastructural objects. The increasing population, especially in developing countries, amplifies the demand for new hospitals. Identifying the best locations for new hospitals is an important issue due to the fact that selecting suitable l...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2023/v27i3671
In this study, we evaluate the performance of 13 climate models from phase 6 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6) in simulating seven (7) extreme precipitation indices over Northern and southern Nigeria. The considered extreme indices designated in this study were...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2023/v27i2670
Qualitative and quantitative interpretations of the accessible geoelectrical resistivity data were conducted in the area located to the west of Nile Delta on both sides of the Cairo-Alexandria desert road, between latitudes 30.190816° and 30.745892° N and longitudes 29.797607° an...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2023/v27i2669