Evaluating development plans for pluvial flood preparedness using content analysis: case of Greater Mohali Region, IndiaGeoJournal - Tập 88 - Trang 2947-2968 - 2022
Ankita Sood, Arindam Biswas
Surface sealing and climate change induced high-intensity rainfalls generate unprecedented volumes of stormwater in cities. Consequently, the stormwater management systems fail and cause pluvial flood situations. There is humongous research on the sustainability and resilience-building of stormwater management systems, but cities can benefit only if the development plans adopt the new concepts. In...... hiện toàn bộ
Awareness and perception of climate change by smallholder farmers in two agroecological zones of Oyo state Southwest NigeriaGeoJournal - Tập 88 - Trang 39-68 - 2022
Oreoluwa Akano, Sinah Modirwa, Kolapo Oluwasemire, Oladimeji Oladele
This study evaluated the awareness and perception of climate change among smallholder farmers across two agroecological zones (AEZs) of Oyo state Southwest Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was employed to select 400 respondents from eight local government areas. Climate data were analysed for differences within and between the two AEZs with the Mann–Kendall and Kolmogorov–Smirnov tests, re...... hiện toàn bộ
Japan's hidden involvement in South African manufacturingGeoJournal - Tập 30 - Trang 99-107 - 1993
C. M. Rogerson
This paper examines the development of Japanese involvement in South African manufacturing. In the extensive literature dealing with the growth and spread of Japanese investment abroad the unique situation of Japanese companies in South Africa has been overlooked. Despite the introduction of a ban on direct investment in South Africa there is a considerable ‘hidden’ Japanese presence in local manu...... hiện toàn bộ