Veterinary Biobank Facility: Development and Management for Diagnostic and Research Purposes

2014 ◽  
pp. 43-60
Author(s):  
Tina Lombardo ◽  
Silvia Dotti ◽  
Riccardo Villa ◽  
Stefano Cinotti ◽  
Maura Ferrari
Keyword(s):  
Development And Management

Challenges of Water Resource Development and Management in Zing Town, Taraba State, Nigeria

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 355-360
Author(s):  
E D Oruonye ◽  
E Bange
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Resource Development ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Earth Dam ◽  
Urban Water ◽  
Water Resource Development ◽  
Dug Wells ◽  
Development And Management

This study examined the challenges of water resource development and management in Zing town,Taraba State, Nigeria. The study considered issues of sources of water supply in Zing town, the nature of water challenges, impacts of the water challenges on the socio-economic life of the people, water management strategies and prospect of urban water resource development in the study area. 110 questionnaires were systematically administered in ten streets that were purposively selected in Zing town. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The result of the finding indicates that majority (45.5%) of the respondent have their water source from borehole, 18.2% streams, 18.2% hand dug wells and 9.1% from other sources (mostly water vendors). The study shows that 68.2% of the respondents had their water point located outside their households, while only 31.8% claimed to have their water sources located within their compounds (this is mostly hand dug wells). The nature of water challenge in the area ranges from severe (50%), not severe (27.3%) and normal (22.7%). The results also shows that only 34% of respondents claimed to have access to sufficient water daily, while 66% of the respondents hardly have access to sufficient water on daily basis. The study shows that the water management strategy adopted mostly by the respondent ranges from storing water in large container (48.2%), reduce water use (29.1%), increase amount spent on water (13.6%) and others 9.1% (mainly re-use of water). The prospect of water resource development in the study area is very bright with the proposal of a small earth dam in Monkin settlement by the Federal Government of Nigeria. The Monkin small earth dam which is meant to generate 500KW of electricity can be integrated into an urban water supply project in the area. This will assure more reliable water supply all year round. It will also help to overcome some of the challenges of servicing the hand pumps which rendered them inadequate when they break down. This study recommends the need to replace the old and obsolete borehole equipment with new ones and increase the number of boreholes to meet the increasing water demand in the area.

Managing African Urbanization in the Context of Environmental Change

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuaib Lwasa
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Governance ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Urbanization Rate ◽  
Development And Management

Africa’s urbanization rate has increased steadily over the past three decades and is reported to be faster than in any other region in the world . It is estimated that by 2030, over half of the African population will be living in urban areas . But the nature of Africa’s urbanization and subsequent form of cities is yet to be critically analyzed in the context of city authorities’ readiness to address the challenges . Evidence is also suggesting that urbanization in African countries is increasingly associated with the high economic growth that has been observed in the last two decades . Both underlying and proximate drivers are responsible for the urbanization, and these include population dynamics, economic growth, legislative designation, increasing densities in rural centers, as well as the growth of mega cities such as Lagos, Cairo and Kinshasa, that are extending to form urban corridors . With the opportunities of urbanization in Sub–Saharan Africa, there are also challenges in the development and management of these cities . Those challenges include provision of social services, sustainable economic development, housing development, urban governance, spatial development guidance and environmental management, climate change adaptation, mitigation and disaster risk reduction . The challenge involves dealing with the development and infrastructure deficit, in addition to required adaption to and mitigation of climate change . This paper examines the current state of urban management in Africa .

Surveying industry: prospective development directions in the post-industrial era and the digital economy

2019 ◽  
Vol 946 (4) ◽  
pp. 55-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.P. Karpik ◽  
D.V. Lisitsky
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Structure ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Recent Time ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
National Importance ◽  
New Directions ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Post Industrial ◽  
Development And Management ◽  
Development Prospects

New conditions, technological capabilities and development prospects of the geodetic industry in recent time are characterized. The directions and strategy of the developing the industry, aimed at increasing its national importance by expanding the field of activity from the level of geoinformation to the level of its widespread use are substantiated. The solutions and tasks for the transfer of geo-information activities to a digital basis are listed. The definition of the geospatial activity’s concept is given. The conceptual structure and essentially new directions of geospatial support development of territories taking into account the perspective are offered. They are creating a single territorial geo-information space, designing and developing geo-cognitive technologies for forming geospatial knowledge, developing geo-cognitive technologies for preparing geo-spatial solutions to ensure territorial development and management. The technological levels of formalization and use of geospatial knowledge at preparing spatial solutions are considered. The forecast of expected efficiency received from geospatial activity in the digital economy is given. The scientific and technical directions for the successful geospatial supporting the spatial development of the country and solving tasks of transition to the digital economy are listed.

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