The future African city

Adebayo, Ambrose

doi:10.1016/s0264-2751(02)00043-4

Cited by 4 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 3 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Cities with poor governance systems -as a result of political instability, are especially vulnerable to climate change impacts. Adebayo (2002) noted that many African governments are sectoral in operation and lack proper coordinating mechanisms within their management structures and institutions at national, local and community level, creating fragmented development. In many cities throughout developing countries, populations continue to grow in the absence of effective urban planning, resulting in living conditions that prompt climate change impacts and development in areas at risk from sea-level rise, flooding and coastal storms.…”

Section: Reinventing Cities: a Paradigm For Sustainable Citiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Floods of Fury in Nigerian Cities

Bashir¹,

Oludare²,

Johnson³

et al. 2012

JSD

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Flooding is a phenomenon that sometimes has devastating effects on human livelihoods. Impact of floods is more pronounced in low-lying areas due to rapid growth in population, poor governance, decaying infrastructure and lack of proper environmental planning and management. Flooding is also exacerbated by climate change and inadequate preparedness. However, flooding in most Nigerian cities is a major environmental challenge that has continued to defy solution as more people are rendered vulnerable to hazards involved. The implications of recent flooding in Nigerian cities include among others; loss of life and properties, spread of diseases, deformed livelihoods, assets and infrastructure. This paper therefore provides an overview of how Nigerian cities have been affected by flood incidences. The paper contends that prevailing effects of climate change, particularly flooding affecting almost everything in cities demands urgent attention in form of environmental and infrastructure planning, effective policy, improved and effective management of ecological fund, enhanced environmental disaster insurance, effective professional practice, enhanced public enlightment programmes, integration of environmental planning and education to curriculum of schools at all levels, capacity building towards adaptation and mitigation of climate change impact. It also argued for the need to reinvent Nigerian cities through good governance towards creating sustainable cities in the country.

show abstract

Section: Reinventing Cities: a Paradigm For Sustainable Citiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Floods of Fury in Nigerian Cities

Bashir¹,

Oludare²,

Johnson³

et al. 2012

JSD

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

The impact of urban growth and long-term climatic variations on the sustainable development of the City of Niamey, Niger

Twumasi¹,

Manu²,

Coleman³

et al.

Proceedings. 2005 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2005. IGARSS '05.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study uses remote sensing and GeographicInformation Systems (GIS) technologies to examine the combine effects of urban expansion and climatic variability on the physical environment in and around the city of Niamey. The results revealed a notable increase in the built up areas in the city between 1973 and 2001.While the city's population was increasing, prime agricultural lands were also declining at increasing rate. This was due to human disturbances on the fragile Sahelian ecosystem and climatic variability associated with this area. The consequence was increased erosion, loss of biodiversty and declining water quality. Policy intervention in the form of zoning, moratorium and other growth management strategies was suggested as a way of preventing the city from exceeding its carrying capacity.

show abstract

Impact of Flooding on Wheel Shafts and Wheel Bearings in Abraka, and Way Forward

Famous¹,

Wodu²

2016

GEP

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study aimed at examining the impact of flooding on wheel-bearings and wheel-shaft in Abraka. The empirical and survey research designs were employed for the study. 42 checklists were dropped at the various mechanic workshops to collect data on the number of wheel-shaft and wheel-bearing changed weekly for five years and flood depths were measured for a period of five years. The simple linear regression was employed for data analysis. Findings include that: when the flood depth is at 0.10 feet in January the number of wheel-shaft and wheel-bearings changed is 396 and 220 pcs respectively. When flood depth is at 4.57 feet in August 3749 shafts and 1451 bearings were changed respectively. The regressions analysis showed that the relationship between wheel-shaft and flooding was r = 0.64, and the model was significant at p (0.00) < 0.05. Similarly, regressions analysis showed that the relationship between wheel-bearing and flooding was r = 0.62, and the model was significant at p (0.00) < 0.05. It therefore follows that impairment of wheel-shaft and wheel-bearing significantly depends on flooding events in Abraka. The following recommendations were made: construction of street side channels to drain of flood from the streets; checking the shafts and wheels hubs at regular intervals and re-grease when necessary etc.

show abstract

The future African city

Cited by 4 publications

References 3 publications

Floods of Fury in Nigerian Cities

Floods of Fury in Nigerian Cities

The impact of urban growth and long-term climatic variations on the sustainable development of the City of Niamey, Niger

Impact of Flooding on Wheel Shafts and Wheel Bearings in Abraka, and Way Forward

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About