• The Social And Economic Impact Of Farm Land Flooding In Etche Local Government

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    • ABSTRACT

      CHAPTER ONE

      INTRODUCTION

      1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

      1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

      1.3 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

      1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS

      1.5 HYPOTHESIS

      1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

      1.7 OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF TERMS

      1.8 ORGANIZATION OF STUDY

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      CHAPTER TWO

      LITERATURE REVIEW

      2.1 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK 

      2.2 CLIMATE CHANGE IN NIGERIA 

      2.3 IMPACTS OF FLOODING IN NIGERIA 

      2.3.1 Socio economic impacts 

      2.3.2 Impact of Flooding on Agriculture 

      2.4 EMPIRICAL REVIEW


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      CHAPTER THREE

      3.0 METHODOLOGY

      3.1 STUDY AREA

      3.2 RESEARCH DESIGN

      3.3 TARGET POPULATION

      3.4 SAMPLE SIZE DETERMINATION

      3.5 INSTRUMENT FOR DATA COLLECTION

      3.6 DATA ANALYSIS 


      CHAPTER FOUR

      4.0 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

      4.1 RESULTS


      CHAPTER FIVE

      5.0 SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

      5.0 SUMMARY  

      5.2 CONCLUSION 

      5.3 RECOMMENDATIONS 

      REFERENCES

      APPENDIX


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    • ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study assessed the social and economic impact of farm land flooding in Etche Local Government Area, Rivers state using questionnaire survey, with a view to ascertaining its implications on the inhabitants of the area. The data were generated and analyzed using Independent samples T-test and Mann-Whitney U-test statistical technique. The result revealed that the farm land floods were mostly caused by heavy rainfall and anthropogenic activities such as construction on flood plains.The study a ... Continue reading---

         

      CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]INTRODUCTION1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDYClimate change and its impact have evolved so rapidly from a disaster evasion to a frightening reality. Climate change is believed to be a long time change in the atmospheric temperature and weather distribution in general. However, over the last twenty to thirty years the impacts of climate change through global warming has been drastic and poses great concern and imperatively the need seek sustainable measures to tackle the situation (WHO, 2012). Global w ... Continue reading---