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Optimization Of Check Dams Through The Application Of Advanced Technologies, Praveen Jha Dr
Optimization Of Check Dams Through The Application Of Advanced Technologies, Praveen Jha Dr
Praveen Jha Dr
Scientific planning for conserving water and while minimizing the financial resources requirement for its implementation could be done through application of advanced technological programs developed by the author. Three state-of-art geo-spatial programs - Multi-Algorithm Automation Program (MAAP), Water Analysis Program (WAP) and Check Dam Optimization Program (CDOP) - would be used. MAAP produces land use land cover (lulc) map primarily by undertaking Digital Image Processing (DIP) of satellite data in an automated fashion using Artificial Intelligence (AI). WAP, a hydrology modeling program, would be used to generate information related to watershed, water flow, water accumulation etc. CDOP, coupled with MAAP …
Finding A "Disappearing" Nontimber Forest Resource: Using Grounded Visualization To Explore Urbanization Impacts On Sweetgrass Basketmaking In Greater Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, Patrick T. Hurley, Angela C. Halfacre, Norm S. Levine, Marianne K. Burke
Finding A "Disappearing" Nontimber Forest Resource: Using Grounded Visualization To Explore Urbanization Impacts On Sweetgrass Basketmaking In Greater Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, Patrick T. Hurley, Angela C. Halfacre, Norm S. Levine, Marianne K. Burke
Environment and Sustainability Faculty Publications
Despite growing interest in urbanization and its social and ecological impacts on formerly rural areas, empirical research remains limited. Extant studies largely focus either on issues of social exclusion and enclosure or ecological change. This article uses the case of sweetgrass basketmaking in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, to explore the implications of urbanization, including gentrification, for the distribution and accessibility of sweetgrass, an economically important nontimber forest product (NTFP) for historically African American communities, in this rapidly growing area. We explore the usefulness of grounded visualization for research efforts that are examining the existence of "fringe ecologies" associated with NTFP. …
Application Of Geoninformatic Technology In Evaluating Urban Agriculture And Urban Poverty In Lokoja, Nigeria, Olarewaju Oluseyi Ifatimehin, Salihu Danlami Musa
Application Of Geoninformatic Technology In Evaluating Urban Agriculture And Urban Poverty In Lokoja, Nigeria, Olarewaju Oluseyi Ifatimehin, Salihu Danlami Musa
Olarewaju Oluseyi Ifatimehin
The role of urban agriculture in the food supply of cities and towns, as a complement to rural agriculture is becoming an important issue in a globalizing world economy. The developing countries see it as a way to alleviate urban poverty. Remote sensing and GIS techniques were used to assess areal extent of urban agricultural land in Lokoja. Questionnaires were also used to evaluate the contributions to urban agriculture to food security and income generation among the urban poor in Lokoja. The result revealed that urban agricultural land had increased, thereby implying that urban agriculture is supporting many urban poor …
A Satellite Remote Sensing Based Land Surface Temperature Retrieval From Landsat Tm Data., Olarewaju Oluseyi Ifatimehin
A Satellite Remote Sensing Based Land Surface Temperature Retrieval From Landsat Tm Data., Olarewaju Oluseyi Ifatimehin
Olarewaju Oluseyi Ifatimehin
Land Surface Temperature (LST) of Lokoja town were retrieved from LandSat TM imagery of 1987. The NDVI and land emissivity were estimated from visible and near infrared bands, while the effective satellite temperature was estimated from the thermal infrared band. The Qin et al's mono-window algorithm was employed to obtain the land surface temperatures of the different land use/cover types in Lokoja town. The result indicated that vacant land and built-up have the highest LST values of 331.13K and 329.82K, and vegetation, water bodies and cultivated land having the least with 294.03K, 296.76K and 306.06K respectively. The average retrieved LST …
Remote Sensing And Gis Applications In Urban Expansion And Loss Of Vegetation Cover In Kaduna Town, Northern Nigeria, Olarewaju Oluseyi Ifatimehin
Remote Sensing And Gis Applications In Urban Expansion And Loss Of Vegetation Cover In Kaduna Town, Northern Nigeria, Olarewaju Oluseyi Ifatimehin
Olarewaju Oluseyi Ifatimehin
Anthropogenic drivers such as the urbanization and economic dependence have being a major force shaping various landscapes. Kaduna town is no exception of such landscapes. This study uses remote sensing and GIS techniques with survey to identify the various land uses, their various transformations over the a period of 11 years (1990-2000)and to measure the rate of urban expansion and loss of vegetation cover in the study area. The study revealed that built-up area is expanding at about 167.86 hectares annually vegetation covers declining at a faster rate of 297.5 hectares annually. It also revealed that bare land a component …
Application Of Remote Sensing And Gis Techniques In Mapping Areas Favourable For Fadama Farming In Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeira, Olarewaju Oluseyi Ifatimehin
Application Of Remote Sensing And Gis Techniques In Mapping Areas Favourable For Fadama Farming In Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeira, Olarewaju Oluseyi Ifatimehin
Olarewaju Oluseyi Ifatimehin
Because of the important and scarcity of fadama land as well as needs for sustainable development, mapping of areas favourable for fadama farming is likely to be reliable step towards effective fadama farming and rural development in Gwagwalada area. In this study Remote Sensing and GIS techniques were utilized to map out areas that can be favourable for fadama farming. Four steps were followed in mapping areas that are favourable for fadama farming (i) the vector maps were first scanned into Microsoft word software from where it was transferred into the ILWIS GIS software and were digitized on-screen to generate …
The Spatial Pattern Of Commercial Banks In Kogi State Of Nigeria, Olarewaju Oluseyi Ifatimehin
The Spatial Pattern Of Commercial Banks In Kogi State Of Nigeria, Olarewaju Oluseyi Ifatimehin
Olarewaju Oluseyi Ifatimehin
This study examines the relationship of commercial banks distribution across geographic space and the socio-economic potentials therein. Ground truthing and socio-economic survey were employed to ascertain the number of banks available in each senatorial district of the state and to ascertain the socio-economic profile of the users of these banks respectively. Statistical technique was use in the analysis of market segmentation through factor and cluster analysis, and GIS techniques for spatial analysis. It was discovered that the major factor responsible for the spatial variation in the clustering of banks is the distribution of government owned parastatals and Industries in the …