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Research Journal of Earth and Planetary Studies Vol 1.(2) pp.046 – 052 December 2011
Available online http://www.globalresearchjournals.org/?a=journal&id=rjeps
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Case Study
USE OF REMOTE SENSING AND GIS IN EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANNING (A CASE STUDY OF SAMARU, ZARIA, NIGERIA)
By
Abbas1, I.I; Nai’ya, R2 and Arigbede, Y.A1
1Department of Geography, Faculty of Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
2Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT), Zaria.(rakiyan2@yahoo.com)
Corresponding author’s E-mail: innoabbas@yahoo.com
Acepted 12th July 2011.
| Abstract |
The rapid growth of population and urbanization is making the non-renewable resources to be in shortage and the disposal of effluent and toxic waste done indiscriminately. These are some of the major environmental issues posing threats to the existence of human being. The most common problems associated with improper management of solid waste include diseases transmission, fire hazards, odor nuisance, atmospheric and water pollution, aesthetic nuisance and economic losses. Others include allocation of waste bins/dumps at improper location, multiple and manual handling of the waste, no separate bins for recyclable waste, pollution of natural water streams due to waste bin/dumps proximity. As a result, this study looks at how Remote Sensing and GIS can be efficiently and effectively used in solid waste management in Samaru, Zaria, Nigeria.
Keywords: Remote sensing, GIS, Waste, Management, Land use,