American Journal of Environmental Protection

Volume 3, Issue 3, June 2014

  • Climate Change Induced Marginality: Households’ Vulnerability in the Meal Consumption Frequencies

    Hasan, Mohammad Monirul

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 3, June 2014
    Pages: 103-112
    Received: 12 May 2014
    Accepted: 17 May 2014
    Published: 30 May 2014
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    Abstract: The paper examines the impact of recent cyclones Sidr and Aila on the vulnerability of the meal consumption frequencies of the marginalized poor households in the southern part of Bangladesh where tropical cyclones persuaded by adverse effect of climate change hit repeatedly the coastal districts. Last two cyclones Sidr in 2007 and Aila in 2009 inv... Show More
  • Multi-Temporal Change Detection at a Limestone Mining and Cement Production Facility in Central Nigeria

    Fanan Ujoh, Muhammad Mamman Alhassan, Frederick Terkuma Ujoh

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 3, June 2014
    Pages: 113-121
    Received: 15 May 2014
    Accepted: 04 June 2014
    Published: 10 June 2014
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    Abstract: Limestone mining and cement production at Yandev, Nigeria commenced in 1980 without an environmental impact assessment (EIA) to ascertain the extent of impact these activities could bring to bear on the physical and living conditions of the host environment. This study was carried out to assess the impact that mining of limestone and production of ... Show More
  • Spatial and Temporal Changes of Climatic Variables and Its Impact on Natural Disasters in Bangladesh

    Meher Nigar Neema, Md. Azit Siraj

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 3, June 2014
    Pages: 122-130
    Received: 11 May 2014
    Accepted: 28 May 2014
    Published: 20 June 2014
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    Abstract: Bangladesh is confronted with a big challenge to mitigate the significant impact of climate change. Due to the climate change, Bangladesh has already experienced average maximum temperature rising, minimum temperature decreasing, rainfall, relative humidity and cloud coverage decreasing resulting frequent and severe floods, tropical cyclone, extens... Show More
  • Characterization of Sprawling in Kaduna Metropolitan Area

    Ndabula, Christopher, Jidauna, Godwill Geofrey, Averik, Peter Danjuma, Oyatayo, Taofik Kehinde, Abaje, Iliya Bitrus, Ali, Andesikuteb Yakubu

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 3, June 2014
    Pages: 131-137
    Received: 23 May 2014
    Accepted: 14 June 2014
    Published: 30 June 2014
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    Abstract: This study aims at using quantitative indices as an improved approach to characterize, analyze and explain urban sprawling beyond the traditional spatial or cartographic mapping and monitoring method which lacks the effectiveness to analyze and explain the details of temporal, horizontal and vertical dimensions of these urban sprawling. In this stu... Show More
  • Analysis of the Economic and Environmental Benefits through the Reverse Logistics for Retail

    Renata Borini Marcondes e Santos, Sergio Silva Braga Junior, Dirceu da Silva, Eduardo Guilherme Satolo

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 3, June 2014
    Pages: 138-143
    Received: 26 May 2014
    Accepted: 17 June 2014
    Published: 30 June 2014
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    Abstract: The growing consumption has generated a lot of waste to be discarded and consequently raise the degree of pollution of the planet. In this sense, this research aims to analyze the environmental gains with the practice of reverse logistics in retail and quantify cardboard and plastic volumes that ceases to be disposed in landfills. To quantify the e... Show More
  • Islands of Felicity? – The Effect of Land Cover Changes in and around Protected Areas: A Case Study of Bach Ma National Park, Vietnam

    Matusch, Tobias

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 3, June 2014
    Pages: 152-161
    Received: 13 June 2014
    Accepted: 27 June 2014
    Published: 10 July 2014
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    Abstract: In recent decades, Vietnam’s network of protected areas experienced extensive growth. More than 160 terrestrial and marine protected areas (approximately 2.2 million ha) associated with remarkable reforestation demonstrate major changes within environmental policies. Nevertheless, the degradation of the existing natural forest communities, the asso... Show More
  • Analysis of Soil Parameters Causing Dieback in Sundarbans

    Awal, Mohd Abdul

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 3, June 2014
    Pages: 162-171
    Received: 16 June 2014
    Accepted: 30 June 2014
    Published: 10 July 2014
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    Abstract: A Sundarbans mangrove in Bangladesh is facing tremendous problems of heavy metal contaminations in soil (Awal, 20014). The present work has explored some of the possible parameters involved, focussing particularly on the relationship between the amount of top-dying in different places and the concentrations of a number of chemical parameters presen... Show More