scholarly journals Geotourism and Mining Heritage: a Potential Gold Mine for Central Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathaniel G. Goki ◽  
Shekwonyadu Iyakwari ◽  
Allu A. Umbugadi

Abstract The potential for geotourism and mining heritage of some landscapes in parts of Kaduna, Plateau, Nasarawa and Kwara states in central Nigeria were studied and compiled. The result show that geological endowments range from insalbergs, flood basalts and dome structures, which presents natural landscape for tourism. The quartzite ridges of the Oreke area in Ilorin host the Owu Falls of 120m cascading waters, the Kafanchan flood basalts that flowed extensively from the Kagoro hills with extensive columnar jointing creating the prestigious water falls of over 30m all present versed potential for geotourism. Mining activity around the Jos Plateau (Bassa, Jos, Bukuru, Barakin Ladi and Bokkos areas), southern Kaduna (Godogodo and Jagindi) create landscapes that if properly beautified can become tourist landmarks. Adopting and harnessing these landscapes can boost and provide alternative revenue for the affected central.

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Godwin Uchenna Okereafor ◽  
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Elizabeth Makhatha ◽  
Lukhanyo Mekuto ◽  
Vuyo Mavumengwana

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 164
Author(s):  
Marcelino Solissa

This research entitled "Resource Transformation and Keda Survival as Broker in Exploitation of Gold Mine in Baldy Mountain of Buru Maluku Regency". The research with the title aims to know and analyze the transformation of resources and the survival of Keda as a broker in gold mining activity in bald mountain. This research uses a qualitative research type that prioritizes case studies. Data collection techniques such as observation and interview. The elite theory and brokerage concept is used as a blade analysis in reviewing research results. Data analysis techniques are done quickly in the process of interpretation so that data that has been collected does not experience freezing or even become expired. The results of this study show that Keda transformed from the symbolic-based resources of customs and eucalyptus land to material-based resources (gold) by exploiting the illegal gold of bald mountain. In addition, Keda uses wealth as a key resource for building political networks and able to survive to respond to government policies.keywords: Transformation, Survival, Keda, Eksploitation, Gold Mine


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 168
Author(s):  
Marcelino Solissa

This research entitled "Resource Transformation and Keda Survival as Broker in Exploitation of Gold Mine in Baldy Mountain of Buru Maluku Regency". The research with the title aims to know and analyze the transformation of resources and the survival of Keda as a broker in gold mining activity in bald mountain. This research uses a qualitative research type that prioritizes case studies. Data collection techniques such as observation and interview. The elite theory and brokerage concept is used as a blade analysis in reviewing research results. Data analysis techniques are done quickly in the process of interpretation so that data that has been collected does not experience freezing or even become expired. The results of this study show that Keda transformed from the symbolic-based resources of customs and eucalyptus land to material-based resources (gold) by exploiting the illegal gold of bald mountain. In addition, Keda uses wealth as a key resource for building political networks and able to survive to respond to government policies.keywords: Transformation, Survival, Keda, Eksploitation, Gold Mine


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 161
Author(s):  
Marcelino Solissa

This research entitled "Resource Transformation and Keda Survival as Broker in Exploitation of Gold Mine in Baldy Mountain of Buru Maluku Regency". The research with the title aims to know and analyze the transformation of resources and the survival of Keda as a broker in gold mining activity in bald mountain. This research uses a qualitative research type that prioritizes case studies. Data collection techniques such as observation and interview. The elite theory and brokerage concept is used as a blade analysis in reviewing research results. Data analysis techniques are done quickly in the process of interpretation so that data that has been collected does not experience freezing or even become expired. The results of this study show that Keda transformed from the symbolic-based resources of customs and eucalyptus land to material-based resources (gold) by exploiting the illegal gold of bald mountain. In addition, Keda uses wealth as a key resource for building political networks and able to survive to respond to government policies.keywords: Transformation, Survival, Keda, Eksploitation, Gold Mine


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 168
Author(s):  
Marcelino Solissa

This research entitled "Resource Transformation and Keda Survival as Broker in Exploitation of Gold Mine in Baldy Mountain of Buru Maluku Regency". The research with the title aims to know and analyze the transformation of resources and the survival of Keda as a broker in gold mining activity in bald mountain. This research uses a qualitative research type that prioritizes case studies. Data collection techniques such as observation and interview. The elite theory and brokerage concept is used as a blade analysis in reviewing research results. Data analysis techniques are done quickly in the process of interpretation so that data that has been collected does not experience freezing or even become expired. The results of this study show that Keda transformed from the symbolic-based resources of customs and eucalyptus land to material-based resources (gold) by exploiting the illegal gold of bald mountain. In addition, Keda uses wealth as a key resource for building political networks and able to survive to respond to government policies.keywords: Transformation, Survival, Keda, Eksploitation, Gold Mine


2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1254
Author(s):  
Maurício Mendes Von Ahn ◽  
Camile Urban ◽  
Adriano Luís Heck Simon

Este trabalho foi desenvolvido com o objetivo de realizar um diagnóstico ambiental da área de proteção do geossítio Minas do Camaquã, estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, a fim de compreender as características do sistema físico-ambiental e do processo de ocupação e uso da terra que contribuíram para a configuração das morfologias antropogênicas que constituem o patrimônio mineiro da área em questão. Os procedimentos metodológicos que possibilitaram atingir o objetivo foram: (1) levantamento e revisão de literaturas referentes às características do meio físico-ambiental da área de proteção aqui proposta; (2) levantamento de bibliografia especializada, para compreensão do processo histórico de ocupação do entorno das Minas do Camaquã; e (3) mapeamento das coberturas e usos da terra da área de proteção do geossítio Minas do Camaquã. Verificou-se a existência de um cenário com significativas intervenções resultantes do processo histórico de ocupação sobre a geodiversidade, onde o uso da terra foi determinante para a descaracterização da paisagem natural, sobretudo a partir da criação do relevo antropogênico, que pertence à geodiversidade da área e deve ser compreendido como patrimônio mineiro o que qualificou o Geossítio Minas do Camaquã como um geossítio da história da mineração.  ABSTRACTThis work was carried out with the purpose of performing an environmental diagnosis of the Minas do Camaquã geosite protection area, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in order to understand the characteristics of the physical-environmental system and the process of land use and occupation which contributed for the configuration of the anthropogenic morphologies that constitute the mining heritage of that area. The methodological procedures which enabled reaching the purpose were: (1) survey and review of literature referring to the physical-environmental characteristics of the protection area proposed here; (2) survey of specialized bibliography for the understanding of the historical process of occupation of the Minas do Camaquã surrounding; and (3) mapping of land uses and land covers of Minas do Camaquã geosite protection area. The existence of a scenario with significant interventions resulting from the historical process of occupation on the geodiversity was noticed, where the land use was a determining factor for the disfigurement natural landscape, especially from the creation of the anthropogenic terrain, which belongs to the area geodiversity and should be understood as a mining heritage which then qualified the Minas do Camaquã Geosite as a geosite of mining history. Key words: Occupation of space. Geodiversity. Environmental Analysis. 


GeroPsych ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Oedekoven ◽  
Katja Amin-Kotb ◽  
Paul Gellert ◽  
Klaus Balke ◽  
Adelheid Kuhlmey ◽  
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Abstract. We investigated the association between the education of informal caregivers’ (IC) and their physical and mental burden. We hypothesized that better-educated IC would have more resources available to manage the care situation and as a result show lower perceived burden. We conducted a population survey of 6,087 German residents aged 18+ years, 966 of whom reported to be IC. Results show that IC felt more often mentally than physically burdened. In the multivariate analyses, higher-educated IC did not have lower odds of feeling physically burdened than lower-educated IC, though they did have increased odds of feeling mentally burdened. The higher perceived mental burden of higher-educated IC may be related to fear of loss of self-fulfilment and autonomy. Support services should consider the mental burden of higher-educated IC and tailor their interventions accordingly.


Author(s):  
B. Korzhenevsky ◽  
Gleb Tolkachev ◽  
Nikolay Kolomiycev

The problems of modern geological ecology associated with the study of pollution of sediments of water bodies by heavy metals are considered. The Volga River basin is quite heterogeneous, both in geomorphological and hydrological terms, and in thechnogenical development and usage. A fourrank taxonomy is presented for the selection of sites for monitoring, based on a combination of natural, landscape, climatic and thechnogenical factors. To the largest – the highest taxon – sites of the Ist category – bowls of reservoirs with the slopes and the urban zones, industrial and agricultural structures located within them are carried. Within these areas are allocated to smaller taxa, areas category IInd are the industrial and urban zones, areas category IIIrd are the small rivers without significant contamination and areas category IVth to conduct special observations. The examples of special observations in the study of the annual migration of heavy metals in the system «bottom sediments – water column» on the Ivankovo reservoir are highlighted. The investigations were carried out under the conditions of the standard flow rate for this reservoir and in the conditions of slow water exchange.


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