An assessment of the effects of flooding on residential properties

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• 1.MAP OF NIGERIA SHOWING CROSS RIVER STATE</p><p>
• 2.MAP OF CROSS RIVER STATE SHOWING CALABAR SOUTH L.G.A.</p><p>
• 3.MAP OF CALABAR SOUTH SHOWING THE STUDY AREAS</p><p>
• 4.PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING AREAS WITHIN THE STUDY AREA THAT FLOOD OCCUR.</p><p><b>LIST OF TABLES</b></p><p>
• 1.SEX OF RESPONDENTS.</p><p>
• 2.AGES OF RESPONDENTS.</p><p>
• 3.INCOME PER ANNUM OF RESPONDENTS.</p><p>
• 4.SIZE OF HOUSEHOLD OF RESPONDENTS.</p><p>
• 5.CAUSES OF FLOOD IN THE STUDY AREA.</p><p>
• 6.DURATION OF FLOOD IN THE STUDY AREA.</p><p>
• 7.AFFECTED HOUSES WITHIN THE AREA.</p><p>
• 8.DISTRIBUTION OF RESIDENTS THAT RELOCATE WHEN FLOOD OCCURS.</p><p>
• 9.NUMBER OF PROPERTIES DESTROYED IN THE 2011 FLOOD.</p><p>
• 10.SUGGESTIONS GIVEN TO GOVERNMENT BY RESPONDENTS ON HOW TO CURB THE FLOOD MENACE.</p><p><b>TABLE OF CONTENT</b></p><p><b>PAGES</b></p><p>COVER PAGE………………………………………………………………i</p><p>TITLE PAGE……………………………………………………………….ii</p><p>CERTIFICATION…………………………………………………………..iii</p><p>DEDICATION………………………………………………………………iv</p><p>ACKNOWLEDGEMENT…………………………………………………..v</p><p>ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………………vi</p><p>LIST OF FIGURES………………………………………………………….vii</p><p>LIST OF TABLES……………………………………………………………viii</p><p>TABLE OF CONTENTS………………………………………………………ix</p><p><b>

Chapter ONE

INTRODUCTION

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• 1.0INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………….1</p><p>1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY……………………………………….1</p><p>
• 1.2STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM………………………………………4</p><p>
• 1.3AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY……………………………..5</p><p>
• 1.4SCOPE OF THE STUDY…………………………………………………5</p><p>
• 1.5LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY………………………………………..6</p><p>
• 1.6SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY………………………………………6</p><p>
• 1.7STUDY AREA…………………………………………………………….7</p><p><b>

Chapter TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

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• 2.0LITERATURE REVIEW…………………………………………………10</p><p>
• 2.1INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………10</p><p>
• 2.2DEFINITIONS OF FLOOD………………………………………………17</p><p>
• 2.3CAUSES OF FLOOD…………………………………………………….18</p><p>
• 2.4EFFECTS OF FLOOD……………………………………………………23</p><p>
• 2.5MEASURES OF CURBING THE FLOOD MENACE………………….26</p><p><b>

Chapter THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

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• 3.0RESEARCH METHODOLOGY…………………………………………30</p><p>
• 3.1RESEARCH DESIGN……………………………………………………30</p><p>
• 3.2POPULATION……………………………………………………………30</p><p>3.3THE SAMPLE…………………………………………………………….30</p><p>
• 3.4SAMPLE TECHNIQUE…………………………………………………..31</p><p>
• 3.5INSTRUMENT OF DATA COLLECTION……………………………..31</p><p>3.6PROCEDURES FOR DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS…..32</p><p><b>

Chapter FOUR

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

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• 4.0PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA…33</p><p>
• 4.1DISCUSSION AND FINDINGS………………………………………….43</p><p><b>

Chapter FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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• 5.0SUMMARY CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS……….45</p><p>5.1SUMMARY……………………………………………………………….45</p><p>
• 5.2CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………45</p><p>
• 5.3RECOMMENDATIONS…………………………………………………46</p><p><b>REFERENCES</b>………………………………………………………………..47</p><p><b>APPENDIX 1</b>……………………………………………….51</p><p><b>APPENDIX 2</b></p></div><h3></h3><br> <br><p></p>