March 2020

Rural-urban migration and household livelihood in the Agona West Municipality, Ghana

Rural-urban migration, a multidimensional phenomenon, is becoming part of the daily reality in Ghana and many other developing countries. For instance, the impact of migration on households whose member(s) migrated is relatively not very clear. A study was therefore undertaken to examine and explain the impact of rural-urban migration on rural migrant’s households’ livelihood in three communities in Agona...

Author(s): Tanle A., Ogunleye-Adetona C. I. and Arthor G.

March 2020

Climate change and smart city development: The challenge of non- implementation of Abuja-Nigeria light rail project

In the present century, there has been increasing global pressure on governments to implement policies to incentivize reductions in CO2 emissions based on the devastating effects of global climate change. Researchers generally have established the fact that the automobile sector generates more than 50% of the atmospheric carbon concentration. It has also become obvious that FCC-Abuja Nigeria is merely a replica of Lagos...

Author(s): Jaiye Dukiya  

March 2020

Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in residential solid waste management in Ibadan: Challenges and opportunities

Waste management authorities have adopted different strategies at different times in managing waste in Nigeria. In spite of the various efforts put in place, municipal solid waste remains one of the most conspicuous and repugnant environmental problems that threaten the Nigerian city. This paper examines the challenges and opportunities of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in residential solid waste management in...

Author(s): Moruf Adekunle Alabi, Oluwasinaayomi Faith Kasim and Mubarak Olatunji Lasisi