Assessing the environmental health hazards and housing development in the slums of Abuja, Fct.

Masterarbeit , 2014 , 210 Seiten , Note: A

Umweltwissenschaften

The hypotheses formulated here are, that the indicators of environmental health hazards and housing development as measured by the number of houses are not significant in the slums of Abuja, that the spread of health devastating diseases and ramshackle developed houses are not significant in the slum areas and that the Environmental Health Hazards does not differ significantly among the slum areas. Secondary source of data collection such as written source materials and primary source of data collection, which include participant observation, questionnaire, oral interview and laboratory work, were employed to collect data. The sample size number was firstly determined using Yaro Yamani formula. Yaro Yamani formula is donated as: n = population/ 1+population (significance level)2. This gave 400 questionnaires. But four-hundred questionnaires were just 0.75% of the total estimated average household. In other to get a sample size that represents at least two percent of the total estimated average household size, it was done by finding two percent of an estimated average household size in each of the slums. So, 1067 questionnaire that amount to two percent of the total estimated average household were randomly distributed to the dwellers of ten sampled slum areas of Abuja and 652 were retrieved. After the analyses, the Principal Component Analysis produce factor scores of environmental health hazards and housing development from different slums, which shows that the indicators of environmental health hazards in the form of dirty drains and open waste dumps increase with houses and house hold numbers. The PCA further produce factor score of the occurrence of health devastating diseases and ramshackle developed houses in the slums of Abuja, which shows that health devastating diseases increase with high number of ramshackle developed houses. Also the result of one way ANOVA conducted shows that the calculated F Value for all the heavy metals in the soil are less than the Critical F Value of 4.76 at 3and 6 degree of freedom with confident level of 0.05 The analysis also shows that the calculated significant level is above 99% in all the variables, meaning that the rate of environmental health hazards in form of heavy metal concentrations in the soil does not differ significantly among the slums. These findings show that the indicator of environmental hazards does not affect the rate of housing development in the various

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• CHAPTER 1
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Statement of the Problem
  • The Aim/Objectives
    • Objectives
  • Research Question
  • Hypotheses Formulation
  • Significance of the Study
  • Scope
  • Limitations
• CHAPTER 2
  • THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
    • Human Settlement Theory
      • Locational Theory
      • Central Place Theory
      • Housing Development in a Slum
    • Urbanization Theory
      • Environmental Hazard and Slum House Development
      • Nature of Developed Houses in Slums
    • Sector Theory
      • Waste and Pollution in a Slum
    • Population Theory
      • Principle of Population
      • Slum and Overpopulation
    • Primacy Theory
      • Cumulative Causation
      • The Devastating Environmental Hazards in Slum
    • Definition of Terms
• CHAPTER 3
  • LITERATURE REVIEW
  • Slum Development in 3rd World Countries, Causes, Effect and Way Out
  • The Improvement of Slums and Informal Settlements
  • Reducing the Environmental Health Risk of Slum Dwellers in a Developing Country
  • The Nature of a Slum
  • Environmental Impact in a Slum
  • Environmental Sanitation in a Slum
  • Research Gap
• CHAPTER 4
  • STUDY AREA
  • Historical Background
  • Location
  • Population
  • Physiographic Characteristic
    • Climate
    • Topographic and Geological Classification
• CHAPTER 5
  • METHODOLOGY
  • Research Design
  • Population of the Study
  • Sample Size and Sampling Technique
  • Data Collection Techniques
  • Data Analysis Techniques
• CHAPTER 6
  • DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
  • Socio-Economic Characteristics of the Slum Dwellers
  • Environmental Health Hazards and Housing Development in the Slums
  • The Effect of Environmental Health Hazards and Housing Development in the Slums
  • The Distribution of Environmental Health Hazards among the Slums
  • The Effect of Environmental Health Hazards and Housing Development
• CHAPTER 7
  • SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
  • Summary
  • Conclusion
  • Recommendation
• REFERENCES
• APPENDICES

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte

This research aims to assess the impact of environmental health hazards and housing development on the slum areas of Abuja, Nigeria. The study focuses on the relationship between these factors and the living conditions of slum dwellers. It seeks to understand the challenges faced by residents due to inadequate housing, sanitation, and environmental conditions.

• Environmental health hazards in slum areas of Abuja
• Housing development and its impact on slum communities
• The relationship between environmental health hazards and housing development
• The socio-economic characteristics of slum dwellers
• Recommendations for improving living conditions in slum areas

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel

Chapter 1 introduces the research topic, outlining the problem of slum development in Abuja and its associated environmental health hazards. It establishes the research objectives, hypotheses, and significance of the study. Chapter 2 delves into the theoretical framework, exploring relevant theories such as human settlement theory, urbanization theory, population theory, and primacy theory. These theories provide a foundation for understanding the dynamics of slum formation and its consequences. Chapter 3 presents a comprehensive literature review, examining existing research on slum development in developing countries, the challenges faced by slum dwellers, and strategies for improving their living conditions. Chapter 4 provides a detailed description of the study area, focusing on the historical background, location, population, and physiographic characteristics of Abuja. Chapter 5 outlines the research methodology, including the research design, population of the study, sample size, sampling technique, data collection methods, and data analysis techniques. Chapter 6 presents the data analysis and findings, exploring the socio-economic characteristics of slum dwellers, the prevalence of environmental health hazards, and the relationship between housing development and environmental health. Chapter 7 summarizes the key findings, draws conclusions, and provides recommendations for addressing the challenges faced by slum dwellers in Abuja.

Schlüsselwörter

The keywords and focus themes of the text include environmental health hazards, housing development, slum areas, Abuja, Nigeria, urban poverty, sanitation, living conditions, socio-economic characteristics, and sustainable development. The research examines the impact of environmental health hazards and housing development on the living conditions of slum dwellers in Abuja, highlighting the challenges and opportunities for improving their well-being.

• Hochschule: University of Nigeria (CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL)
• Veranstaltung: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL
• Note: A
• Autoren: Matthias Okoro (Autor:in), Prof. S. Uchegbu (Autor:in)
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
• Seiten: 210
• Katalognummer: V280701
• ISBN (eBook): 9783656745563
• ISBN (Buch): 9783656745556
• Sprache: Englisch
• Schlagworte: assessing, abuja