Nigerian Cities needs Underground Sanitary Sewage Pipe System

Fed to Treatment Plant.

Arc. Boyce A. Odoko                                                                                        1-6

Evaluation of Federal Government Budget and Releases for Road

Infrastructure in Nigeria (1999-2014)

Alamu, Bosede Florence¹& Alamu, Elijah.O.                                                   7-17

A  Theme Approach Towards a Sustainable Waterfront Development –

A Case Study of Ikuru Town in Rivers State, Nigeria.

Peterside, Gift David                                                                                        18-34

Ntawogba Creekas A Means of Sustainable Intra-City Water Transport

 within Port Harcourt Metropolis

Gilbert Uchenna Nwaneri                                                                                35-54

Simulating Port Harcourt City Mass Transportation Problem

Denor Dennis Popnen                                                                                                 55-64

Clients Perceptions about the Synergy between Architects and

Allied Professionals in the Nigerian Built Environment

Enwerekowe, Ebelechukwu Obianuju, and Abioye, Femi Jonathan                 65-82

NTAWOGBA CREEKAS A MEANS OFSUSTAINABLE INTRA-CITY WATER TRANSPORT WITHIN PORT HARCOURT METROPOLIS 

Gilbert Uchenna Nwaneri

Department of Architecture,

Rivers State University, Nkpolu – Oruworukwo, Port Harcourt

guccello1724@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Water transportation is the intentional movement of persons, goods and services by water over distances, is the cheapest and the oldest mode of transport. It operates on a natural track and hence does not require huge capital investment in the construction and maintenance of its track except in case of canals. The operational cost of water transport is relatively cheap. It has an appreciable large carrying capacity and is most suitable for carrying bulky goods over long distances. Investigation revealed that inland water transport is more popular in the southern deltaic areas of Nigeria where extensive networks of navigable waterways exist. This mode of transport was found to impact positively on the nations’ economy as it reduces haulage cost, expands business opportunities, creates jobs and boasts the revenue earned by all the stakeholders in the inland water transport sector. The major infrastructural challenges be  devilling inland water transport in the study area were identified and possible solutions proffered. The way forward is for the government to review its investment strategies in the sector and for water transport operators to priorities safety, efficiency and flexibility in its operation.

Key words: Infrastructural Constraints, Inland Water Transport and Sustainability.

CLIENTS PERCEPTIONS ABOUT THE SYNERGY BETWEEN ARCHITECTS AND ALLIED PROFESSIONALS IN THE NIGERIAN BUILT ENVIRONMENT

Enwerekowe, Ebelechukwu Obianuju, and Abioye, Femi Jonathan

Department of Architecture, University of Jos

Plateau state, Nigeria.

Email: e_ebele12@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

The ‘Prime Consultant’ describes the leader of a team of professionals in the construction industry. Recently, this term has been removed from the architect who traditionally was the de-facto head of the building team, and loosely used to describe any allied building professional assigned by the client to oversee building activity. This paper examines the effect of client perceptions of this increasingly shared role by the architect and the other allied building professionals on building practice satisfaction and the wider implication of relevance of the modern day architect. A mixed-method study of the prescribed duties of the architect and increasing client discontent with architectural practice in Nigeria show architects had a 66.1% approval rating while allied professionals had 67.3% approval rating. Collaborative services of architects and other allied professionals were more highly rated at 90.3%. The study also showed that client discontent with delivery of architectural services centred largely on tardiness and exorbitant architects’ professional fees for which most allied professionals took “much less” to do the same job. The study recommends: 1) the integration of technology, finances and ethnography as standard skill sets for the modern architect to successfully execute a project as the Prime Consultant to the satisfaction of the client; 2) Nigerian architects should not sacrifice competence for remuneration and 3) echoes the plea to legislative bodies, stakeholders and clients to protect the constitutional role of the architect as the “Master Builder”.

Keywords: Architect, Allied Professionals, Prime Consultant, Client Perception

SIMULATING PORT HARCOURT CITY MASS TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM

Denor Dennis Popnen

Department of Architecture,

Rivers State University, Nkpolu Oroworukwo, Port –Harcourt

E-mail: popdenor@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Transportation in engineering deals with the movement of goods and people.  In this work transportation as a major problem in Nigeria and Port Harcourt city axis in particular is identified.  The major types of transportation were road, water, rail and air in the country were discussed.  How the oil industry has contributed to the congestion of Port Harcourt and that government controlled bus transportation system is the solution is identified.  The transportation problem is a queuing problem and requires simulation solution; hence computer is used to solve this problem.  Therefore, in this research work computer software was developed to tackle the problem.  Some constraints were established and the developed software was tested with life data to ascertain the usefulness of the computer programme and a print out is included.  Finally, conclusions and comments were made on the research work and areas government should assist are also stated.

A THEME APPROACH TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT – A CASE STUDY OF IKURU TOWN IN RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA.

Peterside, Gift David

Department of Architecture,

Faculty of Environmental Science,

River State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Email: peterside_gift@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

Water bodies and Rivers are important natural resources for human life, the environment and national development. Recognition of water resources as national heritage will contribute towards more long term sustainable property development. Waterfronts are characterised as a place integrating land with water and having a natural attraction to people. This paper reviews the benefits of water front development in Ikuru Town, Rivers state. It is aimed at applying the concepts of sustainability to enhance the coastlines of the area. It also focus on revitalizing the waterfront with a view of reintroducing Aquaculture to a ranking industry which plays a vital role in the culture of Rivers people and also establish recreational and relaxing spot that will help promote tourism and generate income for the state.

Keywords: Waterfront development, Aquaculture, Sustainability, Tourism

EVALUATION OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET AND RELEASES FOR ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IN NIGERIA (1999-2014)

Alamu, Bosede Florence¹& Alamu, Elijah.O.²

Department of Quantity Surveying¹

Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics²

Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger State

ABSTRACT

The issue of Budget allocation to road networks in Nigeria remains very volatile and constitutes a major source of political and government tension. On another hand, a major driver of economic growth and development has been declined to be effective road transport system. Given the appalling state of many roads across the geo political zones in Nigeria, understanding government decision viz-a-viz allocation to roads becomes imperative. This study analysed the trend in government budget and spending on road infrastructure between 1999 and 2014. The study also evaluated the effectiveness of government spending on the quality and quantity of Nigerian Federal Roads.  Data on government budget and spending on Federal Road construction and rehabilitation for the period 1999 to 2014 was collected from the Federal Ministry of Works and analysed. A deviation between budget estimates and spending was also calculated to evaluate the budget process. Results were thereafter presented in tables and analysed using simple statistical parameters (frequencies and percentages). Findings revealed that the total government budget as well as total actual spending on federal roads from 1999 to 2014 is erratic and persistently under released ranging from -0.79% to -59.13% deviation while average under releases is -19.47% deviation and the total under released amounts to 215.9 billion Naira from 1999 to 2014 the study discovered that the Federal government spends less than its allocations in the annual budgets for Road within the study period. The study therefore concluded that inefficiencies in government budget allocation and spending affects efficiency in output and effectiveness of outcomes which are more likely to increase project cost and further risk of abandonment of projects. The study further recommends an improvement in the budget process by specifying the spending plans for road infrastructure projects and budget discipline in fund releases.

Keypoints: Budget, Releases, Allocation, Roads

NIGERIAN CITIES NEEDS UNDERGROUND SANITARY SEWAGE PIPE SYSTEM FED TO TREATMENT PLANT. 

Arc. Boyce A. Odoko

Department of Architecture.

National Institute of Construction Technology, Uromi, Edo State.

E-mail: odokoarch@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

What is Sewer?

Sewer is an artificial conduit or system of conduits used to remove sewage and to provide drainage. Sewage is mainly liquid waste containing some solids produced by humans which typically consists of washing water, feces, urine, laundry waste, other material from households and industry. Sanitary sewer system is an underground horizontal pipes that transports sewage waste from commercial and residential buildings through pipes that collects solid wastes from toilets, lavatory basins, kitchen sinks, including water from bathrooms. The solid wastes are transported to treatment plant by gravity where it is treated before discharge into ocean, river, lake, or canals to avoid contamination of water. The underground horizontal pipes are connected to vertical pipes to the surface mainly to have access for inspection, and they are called manhole. The manhole is usually covered with cast iron plates to avoid objects and people from falling in. This paper will focus on sanitary sewage disposal system only, not a combined sewage and storm water disposal system.

Keywords: Sanitary Sewage, Sewage Pipes, Drainage, Discharge, Liquid, Solids, Waste Materials, Vertical Pipes, Manhole, Sewage Treatment plant, Toilets, Gravity Powered.