ENVIRONMENTAL HARZARD ASSESSING RISK AND REDUCING DISASTER
ABSTRACT
The study provided an assessment of environmental harzard , the risk and possible solutions to reducing this disaster. The case study for this research was niger delta and it was discover oilspill and gas flare was common to thes people of the niger delta region. An assessment of the effect of gas flare and oilspill which lead to environmental degradation was also carried out. it also discovered that the government have a vital role to play in prevention and management of environmental risk.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover Page – – – – – – – – – –
Title Page – – – – – – – – – –
Certification – – – – – – – – – –
Dedication – – – – – – – – – –
Acknowledgement – – – – – – – – –
Abstract – – – – – – – – – –
Table of Content – – – – – – – – –
Chapter One: Introduction
Background of the Study – – – – – –
Statement of the Problem – – – – – –
Objectives of the Study – – – – – – –
Research Questions – – – – – – –
Research Hypotheses – – – – – – –
Significance of the Study – – – – – – –
Scope/ Limitation of the Study – – – – – –
Definition of Terms – – – – – – –
Chapter Two: Review of Related Literature
2.1 Introduction – – – – – – – – –
2.2 Conceptual Framework – – – – – – –
2.3 Theoretical Framework – – – – – – –
2.4 Empirical Review – – – – – – – –
Chapter Three: Research Methodology
3.1 Introduction – – – – – – – –
3.1 Research Design – – – – – – – –
3.3 Area of the Study – – – – – – – –
3.4 Population of the Study – – – – – – –
3.5 Sample Size and Sampling Techniques – – – –
3.6 Instrumentation – – – – – – – –
3.7 Validation of the Instrument – – – – – –
3.8 Administration of the Instrument – – – – –
3.9 Method of Data Analysis – – – – – – –
Chapter Four: Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Data
4.1 Introduction – – – – – – – – –
4.2 Presentation and Analysis of Data – – – – –
4.3 Testing of Hypotheses – – – – – – –
Chapter Five: Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations
5.1 Introduction – – – – – – – – –
5.2 Summary – – – – – – – – –
5.3 Conclusion – – – – – – – –
CHAPTER ONE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The Oxford Advanced Learners English Dictionary defined environment as conditions, circumstances, etc affecting peoples’ lives. It is the complex of physical, chemical and biotic factors that acts upon an organism or an ecological community and ultimately determines its survival (Encyclopedia Britannica Vol. 4).
Haggets (1975) defines environment as the sum total of all conditions that surrounds man at any point in time on the earth, surface viewing human environment from the economic point. Oditte (1993) describes it as natural, capital and analogous to financial capital assets. In this case, any damage done to the environment runs down capital, which sooner or later reduces the value of its recurrent services.
For residential housing environment for instance, is any damage or deviation from its ideal situation puts the health of its resident at stake. The residents as well can
be psychologically affected when any little damage (or disturbance from its ideal condition) is done to residential housing environment. This is why there is cry for
sustainable development. These are development that will take cognizance of the meeting of future needs.
