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The main aim of the research is to determine the major schools-in-isolo-lga/project-
causes for the recent incidence of flooding in uyo, the topics-materials-for-final-year-
study made use of primary data from the information students)
obtained from the distribution of research questionnaire. 23,839 people found this
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hypothesis was analyzed using the chi-square method. 1-5 :: Pages: 75
The study concluded that there is frequent flooding in Source: BIOLOGY EDUCATION
Uyo metropolis. Proper recommendation were made to PROJECTS AND MATERIALS »

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Flood is the overflow of water into an environment that is
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normally dry thereby causing inundation and harm to PROJECTS AND MATERIALS »
plants and animals, including man. Its harm can be (https://uniprojectmaterials.com
extended to man’s buildings and infrastructures (Udosen, /health-education/project-topics-
2011). Most flood definitions include damage they cause materials-for-final-year-students)
and depend on their sources or types and magnitude. In
the case of flood resulting from rivers, Ating (2003) defines
it as a relatively high flow which overtakes the natural IMPACT OF INFORMATION AND
channels provided for run–off as well as a high stream COMMUNICATION
which overtops its natural or artificial banks. Wolf (1965) TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IN
also describes flood as high rate of discharge in water TEACHING AND LEARNING OF
sources and the inundation of normally dry lands. West INTERGRATED SC...
(1991) further states that flood is a body of water which (https://uniprojectmaterials.com
rises to overflow its banks or low- lying areas. All over the /education/impact-of-information-
world, flood is known to cause great damage to people’s and-communication-technology-
lives, belongings and properties. Flood causes one third of ict-in-teaching-and-learning-of-
deaths, one third of all injuries and one third of all damage intergrated-science-in-junior-
from natural disasters (Askew, 1999 and Etuonovbe, secondary-school-a-case-study-
2011). This damage is normally felt by various “receptors” of-makurdi-local-government-in-
being people, buildings, infrastructure, agriculture, and benue-state/project-topics-
open recreational spaces. Even social and emotional costs materials-for-final-year-students)
from flooding are significant and are often widespread and 17,861 people found this useful
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stock, data and productivity. Tourism, farming and livestock
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can equally be affected. Utilities and transport
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infrastructure can be rendered inefficient by flood. Portable
water supplies may be contaminated in a flood which has
immediate health effects upon human beings and animals.
Other vital infrastructures may also be damaged just like Our Archives
the loss of electricity experienced in Britain in 2007
summer floods (RIBA, 2009). Even in a developed country
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such as the United Kingdom, the Association of British ACCOUNTING
Insurers has estimated the cost of the July, 2007 flooding, (https://uniprojectmaterials.com
in insurance claims alone at over 3 billion pounds (RIBA,
2011). The pattern of flooding is similar in all parts of the /accounting/project-
world. In Nigeria for instance, flooding has forced millions topics-materials-for-
of people out from their homes, destroyed businesses,
polluted water sources, and increased the risk of diseases final-year-students)
(Baiye, 1988, Akinyemi, 1990, Nwaubani, 1991 and
Edward- Adebiyi, 1997). a) Sources of flooding Generally, ACCOUNTING
there are six recognized sources of flooding namely: tidal EDUCATION 10
flooding, fluvial flooding, ground water, pluvial flooding,
flooding from sewers and flooding from man – made (https://uniprojectmaterials.com
infrastructure. Ø Tidal Flooding Sea and river defenses /accounting-education
may be overtopped by a combination of low pressure
weather systems and high tides. Its duration is limited by /project-topics-
the cycle of the tides where drainage is available. Fluvial materials-for-final-year-
Flooding - When rainfall or snow occurs in rivers, the
students)
capacity is exceeded and as a result, there is a rising
water level which can in turn overflow into the floodplains
close to the river. Ground Water - As ground water levels ACTUARIAL SCIENCE
rise, low lying area sitting over aquifers may flood. This 5
type of flood is mainly seasonal and slow. Pluvial Flood (https://uniprojectmaterials.com
-Refers to surface water from rainwater – run-off mainly
from urban or rural land that has low absorbency. As /actuarial-science
developments increase in urban areas, land surfaces /project-topics-
increase in their areas of non-permeable surfaces and
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flooding. Flooding from Sewers occurs where there are students)

faulty sewers or where sewage capacity is exceeded
normally due to large surface water runoff over a short time.
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Flooding from Man – made Infrastructure occurs when man-
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flooding areas downstream (RIBA 1999). /adult-education/project-
Statement of the Problem topics-materials-for-
Although floods can happen at any time during the year, final-year-students)
there are some typical seasonal patterns for flooding in Uyo
Local Government Area, based on the variety of natural AFRICAN LANGUAGES
processes that cause floods. Rainy Season floods are 3
produced by heavy rainfall on wet ground which penetrates
into lands which were previously dry and causes a lot of (https://uniprojectmaterials.com
damages to people and properties. /african-languages
1.3 Objectives of the Study /project-topics-
The main thrust of this study has been to assess the materials-for-final-year-
immediate and remote causes of frequent flooding in Uyo students)
metropolis. Specifically, it aims to;
1. Determine the major causes which may be more AGRICULTURAL
responsible for the recent incidences of flooding in Uyo city. BUSINESS ... 5

1.4 Research Questions (https://uniprojectmaterials.com

1. What are the causes of frequent flooding in Uyo /agricultural-business-
metropolis?
and-financial-
1.5 Research Hypothesis management/project-
: There is no frequent flooding in Uyo metropolis. topics-materials-for-
: There is frequent flooding in Uyo metropolis.
final-year-students)

1.6 Significance of the Study AGRICULTURAL

ECONOMICS 16
This study will help to determine the causes which may be
responsible for the recent incidences of flooding in Uyo city. (https://uniprojectmaterials.com
To be able to do this successfully, a number of physical flood /agricultural-economics
characteristics were evaluated. These critical physical
characteristics include: /project-topics-
a) Depth of water materials-for-final-year-
b) Duration of inundation
students)

c) Area of inundation AGRICULTURAL

d) Velocity of flow ENGINEERING 3

e) Frequency – recurrence relations (https://uniprojectmaterials.com

f) Floodtime (Flood time lapse or flood-to-peak interval) /agricultural-engineering
g) Seasonality /project-topics-
h) Peak flood materials-for-final-year-
students)
i) Rate of discharge increase and decline.
j) Sediment load and AGRICULTURAL
k) Total flood run-off volume. EXTENSION 3

1.7 Scope of the Study (https://uniprojectmaterials.com

The study focuses on the causes of excess flood in Uyo /agricultural-extension
Local Government Area, AkwaIbom state, Nigeria. UyoLocal /project-topics-
Government Area is used as the case study for this research
due to the incessant flood occurrence in Uyo during raining materials-for-final-year-
seasons and her representative nature to other flood prone students)
areas.
1.8 Limitations of the Study AGRICULTURAL
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The area of study is Uyo metropolis. This metropolis is MARKETING...
situated in Uyo Local Government Area. It is highly (https://uniprojectmaterials.com
urbanized, virtually all parts of Uyo lie within the Capital City
/agricultural-marketing-
Development Area (UCCDA). The study however has some
limitations most especially in the area of data collection. and-cooperatives
Financial constraints as well as time available for the /project-topics-
completion of the study are among other factors that would
limit the scope of the study. materials-for-final-year-
1.9 Definition of Terms students)
Flood:An overflow of a large amount of water beyond its AGRICULTURAL
normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land. 3
SCIENCE
UyoLGA:Is the capital of AkwaIbom State in Nigeria.
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REFERENCES
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Ating, E. E., (2003). “Environmental and Ecological
Problems of Nigeria”.Journal of Environment and Ecology.
/agronomy/project-
Abuja Vol. 1 pp. 1-30. 3. topics-materials-for-
Baiye ,E. (1988). “Numan in the throes of Floods”.The final-year-students)
Guardian, Thursday October 8, pp.9. 4.
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Durotoye, B. (1999). “Human Occupation of Hazard Areas in
ANATOMY
Nigeria in: Oshuntokun, A.(ed) Environmental Problems of (https://uniprojectmaterials.com
Nigeria. Lagos: /anatomy/project-topics-
Friedrich Ebert Foundation. materials-for-final-year-

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