Geo-spatial techniques play a vital role in hydrological investigations that are needed for proper management of drainage basins. This study aimed to determine and characterize tropical river basin for its suitability for diverse use and sustainable agro-economic development usin...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/22438
The empirical variation of earthquake parameters such as frequency, focal depth and energy had been used in the past by seismologists to estimate the magnitude of large historic earthquakes from existing intensity maps. The Engineering geologists often need it to predict the inte...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/20050
Most of the beaches are covered by vegetated sand dumps called sand dunes, built up through dry beach sand blown inland and trapped by plants and other obstructions. As sand accumulates, the dunes become higher and wider. Stable sand dunes play an important role to protect the co...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/22383
The study of hydrogeochemical processes using rare earth elements was carried out using water samples from weathered basement aquifers in Oban Massif and environs. A total of only 29 as number water samples were collected from boreholes, streams, springs and river sources. Physic...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/22668
The causes and impacts of the gully erosion menace in the Auchi community of Edo State, Nigeria, have been investigated. It was established that various factors bordering on anthropogenic and natural causes which include excessive rainfall, underlying geology of Auchi, nature of...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/22582
The paper examines hydrocarbon oil spill Cleanup and Remediation from four perspectives namely historical, regulatory, scientific, and socioeconomic considerations. The historical perspectives show a gap of 12 years between oil production and environmental policies that would gui...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/22809
This research uses participatory spatial multi-criteria analysis for the assessment and prioritization of vulnerable ecosystems wherein, protection from anthropogenic activities could help to ensure the continued provision of ecosystem services in Mezam, Cameroon. Analytic Hierar...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/22218
Hawking is a common practice which hampers urban dignity. The study assessed “who”, “why”, “where”, and “when” the hawkers of sachet water carry out their business; in view of examining the associated physiological and psychological effects of their operations. 32 questionnaires...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/22476
The gullies represent the most complex and destructive way of soil degradation relative to linear erosion. In this context, the goal of this study is to address the impacts of gullies in the longitudinal profile of the Zé Açu Micro-watershed, at the Settlement Project (SP) Amazon...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/22311
This study characterized the Owu drainage basin in southwestern Nigeria using geospatial approach with the objectives of examining the morphometry in relations to flood vulnerability of people in the region. Data used were the topographic maps and satellite imageries of the regio...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/22223