Urban conservation education programs aim to increase knowledge and awareness towards biodiversity and to change attitudes and behaviour towards the environment. However, to date, few urban conservation education studies have evaluated to what extent these programs have managed to achieve their goals. In this study, we experimentally explored the influence of an urban conservation activity day ...

INTRODUCTION Lack of access to information and knowledge about mother and child health was identified as a major contributor to poor maternal and child health in Nigeria. The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) has recognized mapping the knowledge management of Maternal Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) as one of the major strategies to be deployed in improving the health o...

The study assesses the impact of last major flood disaster in Ibadan on vulnerable groups (the poor, elderly, children and physically challenged). It investigates how HHs have responded to post-disaster events. finds that from 56% affected buildings suffered temporary displacement 207 (7.4%) were abandoned with South-West LGA recording highest cases abandonment (23%). There exists a positive co...

BACKGROUND Evidence of health disparities between urban and rural populations usually favors urban dwellers. The impact of rurality on heart failure (HF) outcomes is unknown. OBJECTIVE We compared event-free survival between HF patients living in urban and rural areas. METHODS In this longitudinal study, 136 patients with HF (male, 70%; age, mean ± SD 61 ± 11 years; New York Heart Associati...

The author contends that healthy communities must be both environmentally and socially sustainable, given that health depends on the quality of the built and natural environments, and that global change resulting from the industrial economy is affecting the web of life. He argues that suburban sprawl wastes scarce resources and disproportionately places those resources in the hands of suburban ...

OBJECTIVES To determine the extent of all forms of tobacco usage in adult Bangladeshis in relation to gender and locality. METHODS Three annual urban and rural cross-sectional surveys were carried out between 2001 and 2003 involving a total of 35,446 adults, of whom 54.3% were female and 51.0% were rural dwellers. Data were collected through interview using a structured questionnaire. RESUL...

AbstractIncrease in water induced risks are realized with marginal settlements being more vulnerable due to limited adaptive capacity. The challenge put forward by climate change, absence of adequate formal strategies, has forced the dwellers settlements, over years, adopt local adaptation strategies survive risk and live harmony water. highly diverse characteristics based on livelihoods social...

Peace and security in urban centres remains key to their growth development; however, slum areas remain dented with numerous aspects of insecurity. While a number models have been sought, none has drawn comparisons. This study compares two community policing the quest enhance peace among dwellers Lira City. A qualitative approach was used case research design personal interviews were collect in...