ABSTRACT The research is on Map Revision of a section of Owerri North LGA, Imo state. Map revision is the process of improving and correcting the content of a map. This is done by updating the information on a map from time to time. The research work aimed at identifying and analyzing the recent changes…
ABSTRACT This project aims to produce an infrastructural map of NITEL Quarter and Television Garage in Television, Kaduna South Local Government Area, Kaduna State. After the perimeter was done, the total area of the project location gotten was 43.123ha (431,123.887m2) and the total perimeter length is 2.192km. The controls used to tie the work are…
ABSTRACT This project was undertaken to acquire data for use in the construction of the Yankura to Dambatta road. To do this, a route survey was carried out using a Total station (Leica TCR 407). Controls were established using a real-time GPS receiver (Hi-Target V30). Data acquired were downloaded from the instrument using the Leica…
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY With a population of about 173 million people, Nigeria is the largest country in Africa and accounts for 47% of West Africa’s population. Given these large reserves of human and natural resources, the country has significant potential to build a prosperous economy characterized by rapid economic growth…
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Rural areas are a key sector in every nation’s economy and their rapid development and modernization have gained the attention of policy makers and governments all over the world. This is because a sizable majority of the population lives therein therefore; the future of the country depends…
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Housing, literally is defined as buildings or other shelters in which people live, a place to live, a dwelling and to nations a critical component in social and economic system. Housing represents one of the most basic human needs. To most groups housing means shelter but to…
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and 8th in the world, with a population of 173 million. Over the past decade the economy has been growing at an average rate of around seven percent yearly and, after Johannesburg, Lagos has the biggest, most liquid market in the…
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The housing sector plays a more critical role in a nation’s welfare than is always recognized, as it directly affects not only the citizenry, but also the performance of other sectors of the economy. Adequate housing provision has since the early 1970s consequently engaged the attention…
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Land use regulations and controls are used to restrict the rights of private land holders in the use of land. The regulations are used to protect public interest in the use of private land. The regulations stem from the need to provide public amenities, to increase the…
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Lagos State can be described as the Nigeria’s commercial capital, is the country’s most active and most expensive rental market where tenants at its highbrow areas pay expensively for residential apartment while similar apartments in the low-mid income areas go for amount. Apart from high demand and…