An assessment of the management of garbage collection and waste disposal chapter twoliterature review 2.1 empirical reviewthis research focuses on household waste management with the concept of sustainable development. sustainable development is a concept which is originated in the 1970s when develo...

The state of the earth: environmental challenges chapter twoliterature review2.1 introductionour focus in this chapter is to critically examine relevant literature that would assist in explaining the research problem and furthermore recognize the efforts of scholars who had previously contributed im...

Environmental degradation and oil spillages: an indictment to environmental law and human rights chapter twohuman rights and environmental law concept2.1 the concept of human rightshuman rights according to unesco1 are neither a new morality, nor a lay religion and are much more than a language...

Impact of sand and gravel dredging on the environment chapter tworeview of related literature2.1 introductionsoil is an important source of raw materials such as clay, sand, gravel and minerals. it is a non-renewable natural resource with potentially rapid degradation rates and extremely slow format...

Incidence of deforestation among the populace and environment chapter twoliterature review conceptual frameworkdefinition of forestdefining what constitutes a forest is not easy as forest types differ widely. it should also be kept in mind that, different definitions are required for different purpo...

Management of public dumpsite and its effect on residents chapter twoliterature review2.1 introductionthis chapter deals with review of related literature on solid waste management. the literature is reviewed under concept of solid waste, human perception of solid waste, types and sources of solid...

Determination of hardness of well water supply in enugu metropolis chapter two literature review 2.1 concept of water water, common name applied to the liquid state of the hydrogen-oxygen compound h2o. the ancient philosophers regarded water as a basic element typifying all liquid sub...

Solid waste segregation as a strategy for improved waste management chapter two literature review 2.1what is waste? the concept of waste is tricky to define (lardinois and van de klundert, 1995). the definition of post-consumption materials as resources in the wrong place at the wrong time incorpor...

Waste management as a tool for revenue generation (a case study of riwama rivers state) chapter twoliterature review the concept of solid waste managementsince the start of life in the world, history shows that waste control and management has never been is never and shall never be avoided. in this...

Managing waste in manufacturing firms for effective production chapter twoliterature review2.1. introductionthis part of the thesis will discover the different ways of managing waste in organizations and explore the possible benefits related to each method based on existing literature and research.2...

The effect of flood on roads durability in nigeria chapter twoliterature reviewconceptual frameworkthis study was guided by the conceptual framework that is underpinned by the vulnerability framework of marshall et al (2010). the framework indicates the various conditions that will influence the lev...

Examination of the factors impeding the implementation of open defecation law in the north chapter twoliterature review2.1 introductionthis chapter provides the documents literature related to the study and particularly focused open defecation practice, perceptions and factors influencing it practic...

Evaluation of the environmental radioactivity around dangote cement excavation site chapter two2.0 literature reviewthe late 1800s and early 1900s were a period of intense research in to the new ‘nuclear’ ream of physics. in 1896 henri beiquerel found that a sample of uranium he was doing exper...

Water transport is the cheapest and the oldest mode of transport. it operates on a natural track and hence does not require huge capital investment in the construction and maintenance of its track except in case of canals. the cost of operation of water transport is also very less. it has the larges...