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AUTHOR(S):

Olamiju Isaac Oluwadare, Basorun Joseph Omoniyi

 

TITLE

Mitigating Erosion Challenges with Landscape Planning in Oke-Ogba Residential Community, Akure, Nigeria

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ABSTRACT

Erosion is one of the natural hazards threatening the physical environment and lives of residents in developing nations of the world due to poor landscape planning and environmental abuse. This study, therefore, investigates the level of awareness of Oke-Ogba residents on the use of landscape in controlling soil erosion with a view to assessing the environmental situation in the study area. A structured questionnaire was employed to elicit information from 200 residents of the study area using the simple random sampling technique. Empirical analysis shows that majority of the respondents are not aware of the use of landscape in erosion control; most building surroundings are bare, with poor drainage system influencing rate of erosion; the environmental situation is also poor due to poor waste disposal methods. The study recommends: environmental education for residents on the use of landscape planning for erosion control and advocates active involvement of governments at local and state levels in the provision and coordination of infrastructural facilities (roads and drainages) to ameliorate erosion challenges and enhancing landscape planning in the study area.

KEYWORDS

Erosion, Landscape, Planning, Environment, Oke-Ogba, Akure, Nigeria

 

Cite this paper

Olamiju Isaac Oluwadare, Basorun Joseph Omoniyi. (2023) Mitigating Erosion Challenges with Landscape Planning in Oke-Ogba Residential Community, Akure, Nigeria. International Journal of Environmental Science, 8, 1-10

 

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