Industrial development in the world, especially in developing countries is a prevailing issue with serious emphases on the location of these industries. Finding suitable geographic foci for industries is very important for administrators of firms, investors as well as the governm...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/39994
Use of ICT in artisanal gold mining provides information on new improved gold mining technologies which are environmentally friendly with a higher recovery rate of gold hence better income to the miners while conserving the environment. For the mining communities to decide whethe...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/39273
This study identified the relationship between land use land cover changes (LULC) and flood vulnerability (FV) in a watershed using geospatial data. Using the supervised classification method and post classification change detection technique, nature, extent and rate of land use...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/36574
This study assessed the risks of air pollution in the city of Dakar. The objective is to evaluate the concentration levels of the pollutants measured in different sites of the Air Quality Management Center (CQA) of Dakar. The study took place between January and August 2013 and i...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/38387
This paper is focused on mapping of lineaments within the Schist Belt of Ilesa using Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) tools. An approach which involved studies of lithology and lineaments were useful for a proper assessment of groundwater bearing potent...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/38726
This study aims to evaluate the environmental vulnerability of the Mt. Abune yosef Afro-alpine ecosystem in the North Highlands of Ethiopia. Remote sensing, Geographic information system (RS,GIS) and Spatial Principal Component Analysis (SPCA) as well as the structure and semi-st...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/38982
The disposal of agro-industrial wastes is a serious problem and their deposition poses health hazard for all the living beings. Agro-industrial residues constitute a major proportion (almost 30%) of worldwide agricultural production. SSF methods are widely used for the protein en...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/39019
Maize production is of primary importance in the world, especially considering that its cultivation takes up one of the greatest ratios of land used for agricultural production.Based on analysis of rainfall pattern and thermal regime, maize phenological stages and harvesting date...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/34670
Mangrove forests form one of the primary coastal ecosystems in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world with a high biodiversity value. Mangrove species are uniquely adapted to the Nigerian coasts, providing numerous biodiversity and ecosystem services and supporting coa...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/38454
Geophysical and Dynamic Cone Penetrometer Test (DCPT) were conducted at a site to characterize the subsurface as part of a near surface studies designed to determine the strength properties of the soil for a building foundation design. 1-D resistivity method involving the Schlumb...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/33250