Environmental Design

ADAPTATION OF TRADITIONAL DESIGNS ON CRAFTS OF SOUTHERN KADUNA AS MOTIFS FOR TEXTILES RESIST TECHNIQUES

ABSTRACTThe problem of this study is that of the selection, documentation, explanation and preservation of some of the traditional motifs found on the crafts of Southern Kaduna and adapting them for contemporary use on fabric using Resist Techniques of fabric decoration. The general objective of ...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 86 pages | 🧠 11281 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ADAPTATION OF TRADITIONAL DESIGN CONCEPTS FOR KANO STATE HISTORY AND CULTURE BUREAU COMPLEX

ABSTRACTThere is a growing concern from different communities towards the continuous decline of their traditional heritage. This declined is brought about by the industrialized society. One third of the world's population faces the strains of adopting to the impositions of modern architectural st...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 84 pages | 🧠 7467 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ANALYSIS OF THE DETERMINANTS OF PARTICIPATION OF STAKEHOLDERS IN SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

A CASE STUDY OF ZARIA, NIGERIA

ABSTRACTThis study analyses the participation of stakeholders in solid waste management in Zaria. It considers the framework for participation and character of relationships between stakeholders. It assesses the outcome of solid waste management by stakeholders through the basic concept of effect...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 81 pages | 🧠 12293 words | 📚 5 chapters

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GLASS RECYCLING IN WASTE MANAGEMENT

ABSTRACTGlass is a recyclable material, and in a country of about 120 million people with increasing urbanization, industrialization and standards of living, it is necessary that resources are continuously sourced and managed for sustainable development. In Nigeria today, the populace are yet to ...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 96 pages | 🧠 11492 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ANALYSIS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY OF TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AT YANKARI GAME RESERVE

A CASE STUDY OF BAUCHI - NIGERIA

ABSTRACTDevelopment of tourism Infrastructure at the Yankari Game Reserve,Bauchi, which is essentially a natural environment, raises obvious questions about its future in terms of the sustainability of wildlife conservation and biodiversity objectives and the provision of tourism and recreation. ...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 96 pages | 🧠 6976 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ENCROACHMENT OF CITIES ON SUB-URBAN SETTLEMENTS

A CASE STUDY OF ZARIA

ABSTRACTThe rapid population growth of urban centres has resulted in spatial expansion of the centres resulting in the loss of surrounding land. This is threatening the existence of rural settlements in the immediate urban surroundings. This sometimes results in the settlements being engulfed and...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 95 pages | 🧠 10948 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE EFFECT OF VARYING RANGE OF SOIL GRAIN SIZES ON CASSAVA STARCH STABILIZED COMPRESSED EARTH

ABSTRACTThis study evaluated the strength and durability characteristics of cassava starch stabilized compressed earth bricks at 3 different grain size ranges. Laterite obtained locally from Zaria was sieved into 3 constituent grain sizes ranges of ≤ 2.36mm, ≤ 1.18mm and ≤ 600μm. Earth bricks of ...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 98 pages | 🧠 8986 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ANALYSIS OF THE PATTERN AND URBAN MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS OF SPRAWL

A CASE STUDY OF KADUNA METROPOLIS - NIGERIA

ABSTRACTThe accurate mapping and analysis of urban sprawl has been a major challenge to urban planners. This has links to the shortcomings of known procedures and techniques of analysis involving the use of manual methods, the Shannon's entropy and the GIS and Remote Sensing techniques. Consequen...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 83 pages | 🧠 7208 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ANALYSIS OF LAND USE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

A CASE STUDY OF GWAGWALADA

ABSTRACTThe previous studies on land use are concerned with features of development control, Land administration land and use planning each treated separately. That is by aspects of planning control, land allocation process and development control have not been covered together as components of l...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 84 pages | 🧠 12242 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EVALUATING MATERIAL APPLICATION WASTE ON BUILDING CONSTRUCTION SITES

A CASE STUDY OF KADUNA STATE

ABSTRACTThis study was aimed at evaluating material application waste on building construction sites in Kaduna State. The need for the study arose from the observations made on ever-increasing material wastes in most building construction sites in the State. The study centered on magnitude of mat...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 83 pages | 🧠 9724 words | 📚 5 chapters

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HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX GLASS PRODUCTION USING LOCAL RAW MATERIALS

ABSTRACTGlasses of relatively high refractive index were produced using barite from Azara in Nasarawa State and sand from Kenyi in Kachia Local Government of Kaduna State. Prior to the glass production, preliminary chemical analysis of the barite and sand were carried for moisture content, loss o...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 98 pages | 🧠 12828 words | 📚 5 chapters

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HOUSING PROVISION FOR WORKERS IN URBAN AREAS

A CASE STUDY OF INDUSTRIAL WORKERS IN KADUNA METROPOLIS

ABSTRACTI lousing Workers is of prime importance lo the economy of a country. This is in view of the fact that housing environment influences their productivity and safety. A good housing package for industrial workers will lead lo high productivity and consequently lo a better economy. However, ...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 92 pages | 🧠 6075 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ASSESSMENT OF THE ACTIVITIES OF ABUJA GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (AGIS)

A CASE STUDY OF THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, ABUJA NIGERIA

ABSTRACTRecent efforts to secure tenure and enhance real property markets are under pressure from increasing demand and competition for land. While limited success in implementing land administration reform in the FCT have led to inefficiency, incoherent and poor land management, have been recogn...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 95 pages | 🧠 6632 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ASSESSMENT OF THE COMMERCIALIZATION PROGRAMME OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

A CASE STUDY OF FCC ABUJA

ABSTRACTMunicipal Waste have become a global concern particularly in the manner they are indiscriminately dump and poorly managed in towns and cities of the world including our capital city of Abuja. This Study established the gap in the policy framework designed to effect cost recovery mechanism...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 86 pages | 🧠 12525 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ABUJA INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR COMPLEX AN APPRAISAL OF PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURES IN TRADE FAIR CENTRES IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACTThe Trade Fair Complex Abuja like most events of its kind was concieved as a means of providing forum for businessmen and exchange of ideas, open market for new products, attract foreign and local investment, expose new inventions and educate the public at large. Thus the trade fair centr...

Environmental Design Type: PROJECT

📄 95 pages | 🧠 11178 words | 📚 5 chapters

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