Detailed Description of Courses
EVM 102: ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD STUDIES I (2 CREDITS)
Field studies for familiarization of students within their local environments, and for practicalizing classroom lectures in both human and physical geography.
EVM 111: NATURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES I (2 CREDITS)
Basic principles and concepts of the environment; energy systems in the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere; Ecosystems; Resources and Resources Management; Man-Environment relationships; Current environmental issues including: air pollution and other natural hazards, erosion, drought, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods e.t.c. Origins and growth of settlement; factors affecting the sitting and development of villages and towns. Effects of advances in science, technology, medicine and public hygiene on the environment. Systems of land tenure and land use philosophy of planning new or ideal towns. The control of development and the maintenance and improvement of the environment, philosophy of sustainable environment. Surveying, Photogrammetry and remote sensing as tools for environmental planning and management. Environment and Building Science.
EVM 112: NATURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES II (2 CREDITS)
The concept of Environmental Resources, Natural and Human Resources. Ecosystem as units of Natural Resources, Ecological units as multiple resources; Environmental Systems, Systems approach in Environmental Management. Natural Resources: Land, Water, Forest and so on; Development, Utilization and Management of Natural resources. Economic, political, legal and social considerations of Resources utilization and management. Conceptual approach to Environment and Development; Environmental impact assessment (EIA): Concepts and issues. Environment and population; contemporary global environmental problems-flood, drought, desertification and so on. Environment and climate; global environmental problems and climate change–global warning, ozone depletion, EL Nino and so on; Geographic information system (GIS); application of GIS to land, water, Forest resources management.
EVM 131: PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS (2 CREDITS)
The subject matter – nature and significance of economic science. The tools of economic analysis. Basic economic concepts – value, utility, costs, etc. Theories of demand and supply. Elasticity of demand and supply and their applications, Elementary theories of cost .Inflation. Distinction between micro and macroeconomics. Production theory – location, returns to proportion and returns to scale. Classifications of market structure. Basic principles of international trade, public finance, wage determination.
EVM 142: INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL AND HUMAN GEOGRAPHY (2 CREDITS)
Meaning and relevance of geography in Environmental Management. Branches of physical geography- geomorphology, hydrology, biogeography, meteorology, climatology and oceanography. Geomorphology -The composition and internal structure of the earth. Rocks and rock family (Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic). Nature, distribution, evolution and significance of first order relief forms of the earth- i) Fold mountains, block mountains. ii) Volcanic activities and landforms. iii) Plains and plateau formation and characteristics. iv) Earthquakes. Nature, distribution, evolution and significance and characteristics of second order relief forms of the earth- i) erosional landforms (work of rivers and fluvial landforms, work of wind and Aeolian landforms, work of glaciers and glacial landforms. ii) depositional landforms (depositional landforms of rivers, winds and glaciers. Meteorology and climatology (composition of the atmosphere; weather and climate; elements of weather; elements of climate). Hydrology (meaning and scope; hydrological cycle; elements of the hydrological cycle). Biogeography (meaning and scope; ecological organization or hierarchy; elements of ecological organization). Oceanography (Oceans, characteristics of oceans, oceanic circulation system).The scope of human geography and its relation to physical geography. World Population- Its distribution and patterns of growth; demographic characteristics of selected populations. Human Settlement- Evolution, Patterns and functions. Interrelationships between urban and rural settlements. Environmental Resources- the concept of resources; types of resources and the global distribution, relationship between resources and tertiary activities; impact of human activities on the environment at varying level of technology and population densities. Migration- the role of movement; flows of people, goods, energy and ideas.
SVI 181: BASIC SURVEYING I (2 CREDITS)
Theodolite: Traversing: definition and type of traversing, the procedures and methods of theodolite traversing. Temporary and permanent adjustment theodolite for traversing. Collection of field data, computations and traverse adjustment. Production of plan at suitable scale. Levelling: Definition and uses of levelling, principles and methods of levelling. Levelling with inverted staff and reciprocal levelling. Data collection, computation and levelling adjustment .Sources of errors and accuracy attainable. Tacheometry: Special feature and uses of tacheometer. Detailing, controls and determination of spot-levels using tacheometry. Substance bar and its uses. Controlling preparation of large plan.
SVI 182: BASIC SURVEYING II (2 CREDITS)
Theodolite and compass surveying: Introduction, declination, basic definitions, fundamental operations, compass theodolite transverse errors, local attraction and magnetic declination problem, optical and electronic theodolite etc. Ordinary levelling: Introduction and basic definitions errors, levelling, levelling staff, different methods of levelling. Curvatue and refractions. Techeomotery; Introduction and principles, tacheomoetric calculations and reduction, errors and uses of tacheometric surveying. Plotting of contours, interpolation of contours, characteristics of contours and uses of contours, advantages and disadvantages of plain table survey; preparation of surveying plans.
EVM 202: ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD STUDIES II (2 CREDITS)
4–5 days study and analysis of environmental problems in the field operated in spiral manner from the environment of the University to the Local Government Area and ultimately to the entire state. Emphasis is on mastering field techniques for solving simple geographic problems through applying theoretical classroom work to real life problems. Field data collection and simple analysis are emphasized. The course is field work oriented, focuses on the physical dimensions and human activities of the area, including management of resources, hazards etc and their relationships.
EVM 221: INTRODUCTION TO HYDROLOGY
(2 CREDITS)
The nature of science of hydrology. Definition, scope and applications. The concepts of hydrological cycle and water balance, historical development and systems approach in hydrology. Precipitation: Importance, characteristics and measuring devices. Watershed as a unit for hydrological studies, delimitation and morphology. Water losses: Interception, evaporation, evapotranspiration infiltration, surface runoff, relationships between precipitation, surface runoff and ground water flow, erosion and sedimentation.
EVM 222: ECOLOGY OF NATURAL RESOURCES
(2 CREDITS)
Meaning and scope of Ecology. Population, community, ecosystem, environment and environmental factors. Study of communities and ecosystem, abundance, density, field cover, frequency. The ecology of niche, niche, overlap, competition co-existence, resources shift. Ecosystems as fundamental units of Natural resources; the concept of Natural Resources. Habitats: The primary terrestrial and aquatic habitats which affect man. Alteration imposed on the habitats by man. Conservation and management of ecosystems. Conservations, planning of natural resources and national and global perspectives.
EVM 223: BIOGEOGRAPHY (2 CREDITS)
The meaning and scope of Biogeography. Ecological Organization; elements of ecological organization (organisms; population; biological communities; ecosystem; biomes; biosphere).Interactions between/among biotic systems (predation; competition; symbiosis- parasitism, commensalism, mutualism).Ecosystem- meaning, structure and characteristics of ecosystem. Energy and flow of energy in ecosystems. Roles of species in ecosystems (native, indicator, keystone, exotic/alien species Biogeochemical cycles (meaning, functions and types-nitrogen cycle, carbon cycle, sulphur cycle, phosphorus cycle).Niches and habitats. Tolerance range and limiting factors in ecosystems. Biomes (meaning, factors affecting biomes, basic structure and dynamics of plant communities, factors influencing plant growth).Nature and characteristics of the world’s major biomes.Biosphere- meaning, characteristics and evolution of the biosphere .Biological productivity. Succession. The meaning and scope of soil geography; factors of soil formation; zonal soils, azonal soils and intrazonal soils.
EVM 231: SPATIAL ORGANIZATION OF SOCIETY
(2 CREDITS)
Some basic concepts of spatial organization, principles of classification of geographical phenomena, growth and spatial distribution of population. Production systems, typology and distribution; location, spacing and growth of settlement, movements over space and transport networks. Landuse: Typology, patterns and interactions
EVM 234: PRINCIPLES OF METEOROLOGY (2 CREDITS)
Importance of meteorology, meteorological parameters, synoptic charts, structure of atmosphere, pressure, heights, verticals temperature distribution, radiation and isolation, The earth’s radiation atmosphere and oceanic circulations systems. Energy characteristic of the tropics, some tropical weather system; land and sea breeze, monsoon; atmospheric disturbances; inter-tropical disturbance lines and line squalls, weather prediction in the tropics.
EVM 236: PRINCIPLES OF CLIMATOLOGY (2 CREDITS)
Climatology: Definition of climate, branches of climatology. The general circulation of the atmosphere: scales and laws of motion. Forces that drive the atmosphere. Major features and models of the circulation, weather-producing systems – air masses and fronts, frontal and non-frontal depressions, tropical systems. Climate classification and global systems of climate Urban climatology: definition, scope and example of micro, meso and topoclimatology, meso- climatology, lakes, seas, deserts, land and sea breeze, valley winds. Types of meso environment. Energy and water balance processes. Micro-climatology: vertical temperature, humidity and wind profile in the atmospheric boundary layer, influences of ground surface on the micro-climate, heat island and effect. Heat exchange between ground and ambient air. Factors affecting air and soil temperature. African climate: climate variability and change.
EVM 241: INTRODUCTION TO URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING (2 CREDIT)
The history and evaluation of town planning in Nigeria; the legal bases for Urban & Regional Planning practice in Nigeria; definition of relevant urban and regional planning terms: Rural areas, urban areas, region, hamlet, village, town, city, metropolis, megacity, megalopolis, municipality; planning and management: types of planning, levels of planning, categories of plans; management: Definitions, schools of thought, functions of management, relationship between planning and management; the role of urban and regional planners to the society.
EVM 242: ELEMENTS OF PLANNING (2 CREDIT)
Planning process, theories and models of urban and regional planning. Rural and urban landuse theories; information requirements, surveying methods and technique of analysis in urban and regional planning; the development plan system; urban renewal and techniques. Transportation planning methods. Housing and basic components of human settlements.
EVM 243: INTRODUCTION TO GEOMORPHOLOGY
(2 CREDITS)
Meaning and scope of Geomorphology. Rock types, their origin and characteristics. Rock cycle. Geomorphic process. Weathering and Processes. Factors influencing weathering processes. Earth surface relief features. Origin or and second order relief features of the continents. Orogenesis – Meaning, Forms and Stages. Diatropism. Volcanism, Structural landforms, glacial landforms. Introduction to drainage patterns and fluvial landforms. Coastal processes of landforms and development in desert. Karst landforms.
EVM 246: LANDSCAPE STUDIES AND PLANNING (2 CREDITS)
Theory and project to develop general appreciation of natural and manmade landscape. Elements of landscape and their contribution to the design of open spaces in relation to buildings. Designing with nature or gulyngation of nature landscape architecture of the territorial, urban neigbhourhood or single building lands. Climate and environmental constraints, spatial relationship between architectural interiors and landscape. Elements of urban landscape. Use of natural resources–trees, bushes, grass, rock, water etc. in urban landscape.
EVM 252: TRANSPORTATION STUDIES (2 CREDITS)
Concepts and organization of Transportation planning.Relationship between landuse and transportation.Transportation planning process. Methods of Transportation studies, Collection, tabulation, analysis and presentation of data. Transportation surveys-Traffic volume, census, origin and destruction.Forecasting future traffic and models.Top channelization, distribution, modes.Intersections, Intercharges etc Hierachary of Roads parking Survey and studies.Transportation problems.Traffic congestion, accidents and safety etc transportation and environment.Mass transit.
EVM 254: POPULATION STUDIES (2 CREDITS)
Theories and concepts of population; population data collection; census; causes and pattern of distribution and trends; population growth and structure; fertility; mortality and migration; population policy, issues; population projection techniques.Nigerian population as a case study.
EVM 301: HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES MANAGEMENT (2 CREDITS)
The nature, origin and classification of hazardous toxic substances; characteristics of wastes and hazardous substances.Identification of hazardous substances.Sources and pathways of hazardous substances.Disposal methods and technology of hazardous substances.Geological environmental factors affecting choice of disposal site; contamination of water bearing strata; soil, plants food webs and bio-concentration.Analysis of hazardous and toxic substances.Regulations and laws governing the sale, importation, transportation, storage and disposal of hazardous and toxic substances.
EVM 302: ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD STUDIES (2 CREDITS)
8-10 days intensive field studies designed to illustrate the application of analytical designed techniques to geographic and environmental problem analysis.
EVM 311: ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (2 CREDITS)
Basic environmental psychological concepts; perception, viewing, cognition, ecoding, environmental image.Environmental awareness.Environmental stress and strain and associated factors; crowding; noise pollution; methods of measuring environmental perception.Environmental Perception and behaviour.Environmental experience and imagination.Behavioural classification of environment, Perception of environment, personal space and social interaction, personal implications for environmental planning and game conservation.Environmental satisfaction, stimulation, dissonance and need.The city, and its pathology, quality and design. Man’s response to the environment its use and abuse. Environmental counseling.
EVM 321: ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES EVALUATION (2 CREDITS)
Concept of Environmental Resources Valuation. Function of value economic. Environmental Basis of property values.Principles of Environmental Resources Evaluation. Need for Environmental Resources evaluation..Principles of land Evaluation, classification of land Evaluation.Economics of land evaluation.Procedures in land evaluation Land Resources Appraisal.Appraisal of land Demand and supply. Institutional and local factors affecting land use. Conservation of land resources. Factors affecting land resources conservation.
EVM 322: INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (2 CREDITS)
Natural resources types and origin, environment, resources and development; rational use of resources and concept of sustainable development.Management of forests, grazing land, soils, foods, minerals etc.Community resource development, pollution and pressure on resource utilization, administration and management of natural resources in Nigeria.Resource economics and management.Environmental conservation- Protection of nature and conservation of species.Conservation of agricultural landscape.Integration of ecology and environment into development planning.Ecological Management.Development and integrated development.Environmental planning principles interdisciplinary not multidisciplinary, holistic, comprehensive, participative, coordinated, integrated and continuous planning. Case studies concerned with concepts of balanced approach to natural resources management. Development of planning and management principles of natural resources and ecosystem subject to increasing development processes. Resources inventories, analysis and resources matrices. Environmental energy resources, budgets and linkages.Concepts of Resources.Regions and resources frontiers. Integrated resources management values, issues and policies.
EVM 323: ENERGY GENERATION, USAGE & ENVIRONMENTAL LINKAGES (2 CREDITS)
Energy and power, principles, demands and outlook.Transformation of energy and its cost, thermal pollution, electrical energy from fossil fuels, hydroelectricity generation principles and problems.Cost, capacity, storage, resources, efficiency of hydroelectricity. Alternative sources of electric energy nuclear reactors, breeder reactors, fusion power, solar power, geothermal power, tidal power, etc. Energy production for cities, urban energy use, structures; urban fuel consumption and environmental dimensions, issues and options.
EVM 324: WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT (2 CREDIT)
Water Resources: Water as a resource.Surface and Sub-surface water.Basic terminologies in groundwater studies.Definition and types of aquifer. Aquifer functions. Recharge conditions. Resources in Water. Exploration and exploitation of groundwater resources. Urban water supplies. Rural water supplies. Water resources for industrial and agricultural uses.Conflicts in water uses.Water resources development.Water resources management. Problems of water resources planning and development in Nigeria. Roles of government and people in controlling the problems. Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM): definition, Principles, how to Implement, Legislative and Organizational Framework, Types and Forms of Private Sector Involvement.Water Resource Systems and models.
EVM 325: MINERAL RESOURCES EXPLOITATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT (2 CREDIT)
Origin of metals, Definition of minerals, mineral properties.Classification of metals, metallic and non – metallic mineral resources, their occurrences, composition and utilization.Utilization of metals in industries.Sources of metal pollution; Geological weathering, industrial discharge, metals, fabricating and furnishing, leaching of metals from garbage, agricultural waste products.Effects of metal on the environment sediment, waste, air and food.Adverse effect of heavy metal – poisoning effects of Pb, Cd, Zn, and Hg.Other effects e.g.Neurologic and renal effects.Analysis of metals in environmental samplers.Geologic, geochemical and geophysical methods of exploration.Methods of Mineral exploitation in the environment.Geologic, Geochemical and Geophysical Methods.Mineral Exploitation and the environment.Cost/ Benefit considerations of mineral Exploitation.Land reclamation.
EVM 331: ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION STUDIES (2 CREDITS)
Definition of pollution, types of pollution, sources of pollution. Definition of contamination.Difference between pollution and contamination. Water pollution studies; land pollution studies, air pollution studies, noise pollution studies. International, national and local pollution standards.Pollution and instrumentation. Pollutants and contaminates and their effects on humans. Approaches to pollution control.
EVM 332: ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY (2 CREDITS)
Introduction to the basic Chemical concepts underlying a sound understanding of environmental science and ecology. Explanation of fundamental Chemical principles in relation to the environment.Explanation of the concepts of biogeochemical cycling, and the role environmental chemistry plays with respect to climate, notably global warning and ozone depletion.Toxic Chemical in the environment, Photo Chemistry. Chemistry of the elements: main block elements, organic Chemicals in the environment, transition elements. Biologically essential elements. Organometallic compounds; Radionuclides; Radioactive decay and dating techniques. Environmental biogeochemistry.Environmental Assessment Studies.Chemistry of land, air and water pollution.
EVM 333: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN BUILDING SCIENCES AND CONSTRUCTION (2 CREDITS)
Principles of heat transmission.Thermal conductivity and calculation of heat transmission coefficient.Effects of heat transmission on the environment. Principles of sound insulation and acoustics sound transmission and characteristics (frequency, pitch, reflection and intensity). Lightening systems and illumination. Day light ventilation and air conditioning.Building construction materials and environmental dimensions.
EVM 334: ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS (2 CREDITS)
Economic basis of environment issues and policies.Externalities and common property basis of environmental problems. Theory of public goods. Theory of renewable and non-renewable resources. Theory of pollution and pollution control. Economic factors which lead to environmental problems. Economics incentives for alleviating these environmental problems.
- Cost benefit analysis
- Valuation of non-market goods
- Policy tools which have economic bases
- Sustainable development
EVM 341: OCEANOGRAPHY (2 CREDITS)
Introduction: Ocean dimensions, shapes and bottom materials. Physical properties of sea-water.Typical distribution of water characteristics in the oceans.Water, salt and heat budgets of the oceans.Instruments and methods of studying ocean parameters.Circulation and water masses of the oceans.Coastal Oceanography, atmosphere-ocean interaction.
EVM 342: ENVIRONMENTAL GEOMORPHOLOGY (2 CREDITS)
Drainage basin in environmental management; soil erosion by water and wind.River and river channels. Flood plains, flooding, land sliding; ground surface subsidence and coasts. Freeze-thaw and periglacial environments; materials resources; distribution of natural materials by weathering.Landforms and techniques of scenic evaluations.Landscape systems mapping.Geomorphic landforms-Aeolian landforms, fluvial landform, glacial landforms and process – form relationships.
EVM 343: ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCES I (2 CREDITS)
The Energy- Atmosphere system.Earth system concept.Earth – Atmosphere Interface.Water and Atmospheric moisture.
EVM 344: GLOBAL CLIMATE SYSTEM CHANGE (2 CREDITS)
Simplified planetary climate system. Time scales of climate change. Tropical/ extra tropical interactions.Large scale temperature and precipitation anomalies.The tropics and the sub tropics.Pacific El Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO).ENSO and worldwide regional precipitation response.Atlantic El Nino African Drought.The monsoon system.Tropical Atlantic Cyclone activity.ENSO and Quasi–biennial Oscillation (QBO).Extra tropics.Polar stratosphere sudden warming.Green house gases.Carbondioxide (Co2) and the annual cycle in photosynthetic production .Ozone “Hole”.Trends in snow–cover, sea, ice, air pollution, water quality and health.Atmospheric angular momentum and earth rotation changes.Changes in solar radiation.The geomagnetic “Jerk’’.Global water resources, flooding and annual rainfall trends, etc.
EVM 352: POPULATION AND ENVIRONMENT (2 CREDITS)
Examination of the relationship between population and resources. Manpower development, pollution distribution, population and growth economics, population and environment problem of population and food supply at global and national levels, population policies, population and urban growth, population and energy, population and waste generation and so on.
EVM 354: Water Quality Assessment and Pollution Control
Water pollution and human activities on global and natural scales.Pollution situation in developed and developing countries.Physical composition of water bodies.Water chemistry and nutrient cycles. Water quality requirements and guidelines for various uses: Drinking, irrigation, livestock, recreation, fishing. Principles of physic-chemical and micro-biological analyses of water.Types of water; lithological control of surface and groundwater.Water pollution studies; sources, fake pathways and effects of water pollutants; chemical, mechanical and biological methods of maintaining and improving water quality.
EVM 356: RURAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING (2 CREDITS)
Concept of community development.Village as organic entity.Theories of Rural Development.Rural Development setting.Resources allocation and rural Development.Rural Development setting.Resources allocation and Rural Development Agrarian Reform and rural Development.Rural Development Planning–Definition, Goals, Planning Element.Planning for facilities.Consultants to Rural Development Planning.Strategies for Rural Development.Women in Rural Development.Institutions for Rural Development.Rural Development in Nigeria.
EVM: 358: AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT (2 CREDITS)
Ecological Impact of agricultural practices, erosion. Effects of agricultural practices, for examples land clearing practices, bush burning, grazing, tillage, predicting water erosion losses from agricultural lands. Water table management for field-sized areas, on a water shed scale, soil and crops management. Farm system and farming systems.The relevance of the farm system approach, classification of farming systems.Difficulties of farming systems.Problems and peculiarities of shifting cultivation, characteristics and problems of permanent upland cultivation.Irrigation farming.Environmental and health implication of irrigation.Perennial crop farming; ranching. Institutional and environmental requirements of site related systems. Agro chemicals in the environment.Fertilizer use and environmental quality. Effects of No3content of soil Factors affecting NO3 .Pollution of ground water.Phosphate degradation soils.Pesticide persistence and effect on the environment.
EVM 361: RESEARCH METHODS IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (2 CREDITS)
Introduction to research methodology. The new paradigm in geography and the problem of scientific research, various research designs, selection of a research topic, problem articulation, definition and objectives, formulation of hypothesis theoretical or conceptual framework. Literature Review: How to structure Literature Review, elements of a literature review and importance of literature review. General information systems characteristics–open and closed systems, feedback mechanism or system regulation, entropy, and negentropy.Logic of measurement and association.Environmental information.Data analysis.Methods of data collection and classification about the environment.Methods of data analysis in environmental management.The use of computer in data analysis.Explanation and interpretation. Questionnaire formulation and usage or distribution; Report writing. Bibliographic arrangement.Geographic information/data storage.Use of maps or computer for data storage.
EVM 372: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT INSTITUTIONS IN NIGREIA (2 CREDITS)
Meaning and scope of the scientific, physical, human and social aspect of environment management in relation to national environmental management institutions. Environmental Management Institutions in Nigeria- i) Federal Environmental Protection Agency (FEPA) ii) Environmental Protection Policy in Nigeria iii) State and National Environmental and Sanitation Authorities (Enugu State Waste Management Authority (ESWAMA), Anambra State Environmental Protection Agency (ANSEPA), etc. Roles of Federal, State and Local Governments in Environmental Management in Nigeria- i) Ministry of Environment (Federal and State).ii) National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) iii) National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) iv) National Meteorological Agency (NiMet) v) National Oil Spill Detection and Regulatory Agency (NOSDRA). Water Boards, River Basins and Rural Development Authorities.Global Environmental Institutions and National Environmental Institutions- relationships and linkages.Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and bilateral and multilateral agencies and so on.
EVM 381: INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGERS (2 CREDITS)
The place of Statistics in Environmental research.Branches of Statistics.Significance of Statistics.Environmental data generation, description and characteristics.Frequency distribution and graphic presentation.Nature of raw data in environmental management studies.Sources of spatial data.Measures of Central Tendency or measures of Location.Measures of Dispersion or Measures of Variability.
EVM 382: INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT II (2 CREDITS)
Measures of Position.Method of Sampling; types of Sampling; sampling frame, sampling techniques and sample size.Moments and measures of Skewness.Probability Theory.Meaning of Parametric and non-parametric analysis.Non- parametric analysis- Sign Test, Mann Whitney U-test, Kruskal Wallis test.Time Series Analysis.Network Analysis.Introduction to Hypothesis testing.
EVM 383: METHODS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS I (2 CREDITS)
Sampling and analysis of water for various biological and physico-chemical water quality parameters: pH, hardness, alkalinity, chlorides, phosphate, nitrate, ammonia, sulphide, sulphite, feacal bacteria, etc. Determination of dissolved oxygen (DO), chemical oxygen demand (COD), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), dissolved and suspended solids, conductivity, turbidity, temperature, saturation index, sodium adsorption rating, etc. Experimental pesticide chemistry and residue analysis: sampling, planning the sampling programme, sample containers collection of various environmental samples – water, solid, sediments, vegetation, blood, milk, fish, invertebrate birds, mammals, air and so on. Extraction and clean–up methods, instrumentation for pesticide analysis, use of gas chromatograph for determination of pesticide residue, Analytical quality assurance; recovery and precision studies.
Pesticides formulation analysis. Experimental designs and field/ greenhouses trials on effects of pesticides on:
- growth and yield of crops,
- control of pests and diseases
- insect resistance probit
Screening of Nigerian herbs for pesticidal activities, Isolation and characterization of active ingredients in Nigerian herbs.Maintenance, trouble shooting and calibration of instruments.
EVM 401: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (2 CREDITS)
Basic terminology, Environmental inventory.Environmental Assessment.Environmental Impact Statement.National Environmental Policy Act. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process, examination of various EIA’s for different countries. EIA methodologies, public participation in environmental decision-making.Practical consideration in impact statement writing.Examination of EIA practice in Nigeria.Practical works in EIA for few simple selected projects.
EVM 421: POPULATION ECOLOGY (2CREDITS)
Definition of population and its attributes, for example density, birth rate, growth rate, dispersion and so on. The pollution growth rate and its types.Population structure. Models used for describing population. Population interactions for example symbiosis, commensalisms, parasitism, predation etc. Ecological niche. Factors limiting distribution of population.Natural reflection of population.Theories of natural regulation of population.Optimum–yield concept.Biological control and its importance on saving the environment.The human population problems on the environment.Strategies for population control.
EVM 423: AGRICULTURAL ECOLOGY (2CREDITS)
Prevalence of ecological concepts in agricultural energy flow and the study of ecosystems. Biological efficiency, and factors involved in plant and animal interactions, parasitism and predation, grazing, nutrient cycle, ecological significance of disease, parasites and pests. Productivity of agricultural systems, contributions and consequences including pollution by agriculture to man and his environment.
EVM 431: ENVIRONMENTAL/INDUSTRIAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT (2 CREDITS)
Definition and importance of safety.History and Development of safety.Organization of a safety programme.Principles of Accident management.HSE Risk Management.Fire safety.Transportation safety management.Occupational Health and safety.First Aid Administration.Environmental issues.Security Management.Community Affairs.Industrial Hygiene Management. Safety measures in usage and storage of pesticides.
EVM 433: ENTERPRENEURSHIP STUDIES (2CREDITS)
Perspective in Entrepreneurship and venture development. Theory and practical application venture opportunities based on Environmental Management knowledge. Business Development.Types, ownership structure, staffing, marketing– Resources.Requirements.Financial Planning and management Feasibility studies.Innovation.Legal matters relating to businesses.Insurance and Environmental considerations.Business opportunities within Nigerian environment.
EVM 435: ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY (2CREDITS)
An overview of the physical environment: Land, water, Air, Impact of man on his environment. Renewable and non-renewable resources. Land pollution, Causes, effects on fauna and flora and control. Eutrophication and water quality.Water pollution; causes, effects on fauna and flora. Air pollution: causes effects on fauna and flora and central, greenhouse effect. Acid rain and ozone layer depletion. Noise pollution, cause, effects on fauna and flora and control. Heavy metal pollution: causes, effects on fauna and flora and control. Pesticides, their pesticides, their persistence, effect and magnification on the fold chain.Environmental mutagens and carinogens.Solid and liquid waste generation and man agreement strategies.Soil erosion and control.
EVM 441: ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCES II
(2 CREDITS)
The dynamic planet.Tectonic processes and shifting continents. Tectonics–meaning, evidences of plate tectonic by Wegner. The Great debate. Tectonics -plate boundaries. Testing the plate tectonic model.Earthquakes–meaning, causes and mechanisms. Earthquake- related hazards and their reductions. Volcanism– meaning and location of volcanic activity.Kind of volcanic activity.Diatrophism.Human–earth Relationships. Geologic time, Geologic Process/Rates: Relatives dating, Arrangement of geologic Events. Principles of Superposition, Principle of Original Horizontality.Correlation, Uniformitarianism, inclusions, unconformities.The geologic time scale and its relevance in Environmental Management.
EVM 443: AGROMETEOROLOGY (2 CREDITS)
Definitions, basic, concepts, development and scope.Environmental factors and agriculture.Concept of tolerance.Climate factors/elements-rainfall, temp, radiation/Sunshine, Evaporation.Climate Crop Relationship – Climate-Crop relationship, drought, desertification, crops, pests and diseases, Crops and animal husbandry, crop and agric development.Climate and crop /animal distribution and concepts.Agro- climatologically data sources and uses. Rainfall characteristics and Agriculture – intensity, efficiency, reliability, probability, variability, seasonality, water balance growing days, crop water requirements, degree days etc. Micro meteorological elements and agriculture.Latent heat, soil temp and moisture mulching etc.Meteorological Hazards and Agriculture-crops, forestry and animal husbandry. Climate change and agriculture–crop protection meteorology, local scale, climate engineering, cloud seeding, concepts of effective temp and human comfort, cultural and economic impacts of climate variation.
EVM 451: FORESTRY ECONOMICS AND WILDLIFE POLICY, LAW AND ADMINISTRATATION (2 CREDITS)
Forestry management methods with respect to functions of forestry.Forestry.Forestry management economics and planning systems.Operation planning methods for forest management. Effective uses of Nigerian forest policy. Nigerian tree planting exercise.Forest policy and integrated landuse.Agro- forestry threat to forests by air pollution and bush burning problems of deforestation in the tropics.Role of forestry for rural development and integrated watershed management. Forestry and landscape: recreation, agricultural and aesthetic management. Forest institutions and administration.
EVM 481: METHODS IN ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS II (2 CREDITS)
Principles of analysis of toxicants: Types, nature and characteristics of toxicants, sampling of air, soil, water and other ecological materials, particularly using a staplex sampler at different flow rates and other modern methods. Sample preservation and preparation techniques. Samples collection techniques of air soil, water, food, bloods, milk, fish, invertebrate birds, mammals, air and so on. Analytical methods for toxicants.Instrumental neutron.Activation Analysis.Atomic absorption spectrophotometer UV/ visible spectrophotometer.Gas chromatograph hybrid methods e.g. GC/mass spectrometer.Auto-analyzer chemical separation methods.Gas analyzer.Quality assurance of analytical data.Statistical treatment of data.Interpretation of data. Miscellaneous advanced techniques in environmental analysis-X–ray methods, neuton activation and radiochemical methods, enzymatic, kinetic method, automated and process analyzers.
EVM 492: STUDENTS INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE (SIWES) (6 CREDITS)
One semester of industrial work experience in a recognized establishment.
EVM 512: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND AWARENESS (2 CREDITS)
Population and environment (responsible use).Role educational intervention in environmental action. Methods of dissemination of environmental information; case studies of information to various targets groups methods of public opinion assessment, social theory for environmental psychology, ecological, psychology theory of participation, social response to environmental-pollution environmental damage and compensation .
EVM 521: SEDIMENTOLOGY (2 CREDITS)
Sediment: Meaning and origin. Classification of sediment.Sediment development.Sedimentary Rocks. Sedimentary processes. Transportation and deposition of sediments.Quantitative and statistical study of textures, structures and composition study of sedimentary rocks.Description of sedimentary rocks.Study of diagenetic processes.Recognition of sedimentary environment from rock records. Influence of sedimentary formations and Nigerian environmental disasters and economy. Rock units.Time- rock units. Times commonly used for time – rock Division. Geologic time scale.Facies studies.Depositional Environments and their facies.
EVM 522: TOURISM AND RECREATION MANAGEMENT (2 CREDITS)
The tourist industry, parks planning, camp grounds and recreation, urban recreation, wildlife and nature preservation, tourist and recreational services in Nigeria, transport and recreational services in Nigeria, transport , recreational resources management.
EVM 531: PRINCIPLES OF TOXICOLOGY I
(2 CREDITS)
History of toxicology, Biochemistry cellular and molecular toxicology.Biotoxins, carcinogenesis, tertratogenesis and mutagenesis/ genetic toxicology, biotransformation of toxicants. Systematic toxicology, toxic response of blood, liver kidney, respiratory systems, central nervous systems, skin, reproductive system, eye and the immune systems. Practical: Demonstration of tropical application contract tests, systematic activity of pesticides. Acetycholinesterases inhibition in insects in VICO and in VITRO. Inhibition of egg hatch in nematodes and chitindepostion in insects. Resistance tests in insects. Probit analysis.Effect of gamma irradiation on insect development studies.Effect of morphogenic agents on larval and pupa development in insects.Autoradiographic studies.Bioassay of resistant / susceptible strains of insects, audiovisuals.
EVM 532: PRINCIPLES OF TOXICOLOGY II (2 CREDITS)
Source, fate and effects of different toxicants in the environment; pesticides, metals, radiation and radioactive materials, plant and animal toxins, polyhalogenated compounds, hazardous wastes, dusts, asbestos, plastics. Factors that influence toxicity route of administration, chemical and biological factors. Environmental toxicology, food additives and contaminants.Clinical toxicology, cosmetics and drugs, occupational toxicology and health. Autoradiography, Toxicity testing. Future of toxicology in the developing countries, that is, regulatory and legal requirements.
EVM 533: BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION (2 CREDITS)
Definition of concept.Levels of Biodiversity.Ethno- botanical survey.Biodiversity inventory.Biodiversity and development.Implications of Biodiversity loss.Conservation and ecological management.Conservation planning.
EVM 551: URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS (2 CREDITS)
Urban environmental sanitation; urban pollution; industrial, automobile and noise pollution; urban transportation; urban services delivery; water, telephone etc.Urban housing problem.Urban transport problems.Urban water supply and distribution problems.Urban waste management problems.Urban management problems; urban physical deterioration urban population and employment problems and so on.
EVM 552: ENVIRONMENTAL SANITARY ENGINEERING (2 CREDITS)
This course deals with the treatment and distribution of water supply, collection, treatment and disposal of waste water, control of surface and underground water; collection, treatment and disposal of solid wastes; housing and institutional sanitation, rodent/insect control, atmospheric pollution. It also deals with urban flooding, point sources of water pollution, sewage disposal, sedimentation, Activated sludge; processes and treatment. Septic tank, cesspools and seepage pits. Chemical treatment of ponds, biodisks and rotating biological contractors.Traffic congestion and urban abattoir.
EVM 553: POVERTY AND ENVIRONMENT (2 CREDITS)
Concept of poverty.Structural poverty.Poverty environment and population; poverty and insecurity; poverty and international equality; ecological degradation and poverty; poverty and urban housing; squatter and spontaneous settlements.Access of the poor to urban land and resources.Impact of poverty on the environment. Poverty Alleviation programmes on national and global level.
EVM 554: PROJECT EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT (2 CREDITS)
The course deals with the practice of project management as a direct service to clients on an in-house or consultancy basis. Analysis of management thoughts, the use of electronic computers to analyze feasibility, design, execution and management of building projects including financial approval and use of scarce resources. CPM PERT etc.Marketing of construction.
EVM 555: WASTE MANAGEMENT (2 CREDITS)
Types and forms of wastes.Sources of wastes.Methods of solid liquid and gaseous wastes, management technology including waste recycling and utilization.Institutional arrangements for the waste management. Environmental health effects of waste management. Economic of waste management, wastes management strategies.Case studies.
EVM 561: PHILOSOPHICAL BASIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (2 CREDITS)
This course will explore in rudimentary manner the philosophical and theoretical bases of Environmental management- including the concept of Environmental Responsibility. Environmental ethics. Environmental awareness and Environmental attitude.Environmental worldviews.Environmental Management System (EMS).Philosophical thinking of Sustainable Development.Philosophical thinking of Environmentalism. Green Concept.Holistic or System Approach to Environmental study and management.
EVM 563: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM I (2 CREDITS)
Origin and historical development of Geographic Information System; Definition and conceptual foundation of GIS; components of GIS; functions of GIS; Geographic data and files; data mode; Attribute files; Application in urban and Regional Planning. Environmental management and GIS, Development in Environmental Management in the era of GIS; Data types and sources; application of GIS in remote sensing and cartography ; problems and prospects of GIS in Nigeria.
EVM 564: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM II (2 CREDITS)
Data coding in GIS.GIS information layers.Applications of Database management Systems in GIS. Data integrated and data transfer data presentation. Applications of GIS in Environmental Management.
EVM 572 ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD MANAGEMENT (2 CREDITS)
Evaluation of environmental resources and hazard management at national and global levels. The resources include: human, atmosphere, water, vegetation and mineral resources, etc. Analysis of environmental hazards will include causative factors. Effects and methods or strategies of management. The hazards include: oil spillage, soil erosion, desert encroachment, coastal- erosion, flooding, pollution of the earth–atmospheric system, drought, deforestation, water hyacinths etc. Hazard Assessment, Hazard Analysis, Hazard Management and mitigation.
EVM 574: ECOLOGICAL DISASTERS AND CONTROL (2 CREDITS)
Meaning of ecological disasters. Examples and causes of Ecological disasters in Nigeria: Erosion, Flooding, Dissertation, Deforestation and water pollution. Ecological consequences of mismanagement of natural resources.Principles and practice of greenbelt establishment in arid coastal areas. Origin, types causes of erosion in South eastern Nigerian. Erosion forecasting.Surface Water management.Soil hydrology.Soil water movement.Evapotranspiration.Principalities and practice of Greenbelt Establishment in arid and coastal and areas.Drainage, leaching and water disposal. Economics and benefits of erosion control. Mechanics of erosion.Types and forms of erosion, Evapo-transportation. Erosion / food control measures engineering and administration measures.
EVM 581: QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES IN ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING II (2 CREDITS)
Measurement and scales of measurement in Statistics.Hypothesis- meaning, types, formulation and testing (student’s t- Test, Z- Score test; tests of significance. Chi square Analysis (X2) and contingency tables. One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).Correlation analysis-simple correlation, partial correlation and multiple correlations.Coefficient of determination and non- determination, Coefficient of alienation.Regression analysis- simple and multiple regressions.Description of point patterns.Nearest neighbour analysis.Centrographic techniques.
EVM 592: SEMINAR (2 CREDITS)
The purpose of this course is to familiarize the students with effective use of the library, preparation of project reports, paper for journal publication and journal review Students will be given essays on topics of general interest from widespread areas of environmental management.
EVM 599: ORIGINAL RESEARCH PROJECT (6 CREDITS)
Investigation of environmental research problems. B.Sc. research project to be produced at the end of field/laboratory work and also comprehensive library research on the topic of investigation.