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A Study of Common Episodic Disaster Events in Zaria Urban Area, Nigeria
Abdulhamid A. Ibrahim and Ibrahim Jaro Musa
Corresponding Author: Abdulhamed A. Ibrahim
Submitted: 2010 September, 01
Accepted: 2010 October, 06
Published: 2011 March, 05 |
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This study is an assessment of common episodic disaster events in greater Zaria area, Nigeria. The
primary and secondary methods were used to obtain information for this study. In the primary method the
questionnaire was used while the secondary method provided information on the rate of occurrence of some
disasters, which was obtained from fire service in Zaria, Sabon Gari, Soba, Zaria and Markarfi Local
government Councils. The common episodic disaster events studied are fire outbreak, violent distinctive Wing
or storm, flooding and collapse of buildings and the outbreak of diseases or epidemic. The result revealed that
these common episodic disaster events are caused naturally while some are man or human induced. The
multiple regression results showed that there is a positive relationship between the occurrence of the episodic
disaster events and the causative factors (measured by poverty, ignorance, room heating methods style and the
discriminate disposal of waste). The result also revealed that fire outbreak and action of violent wind or storm
cause a lot of destruction to peoples houses and properties. And the place of occurrence of the disaster is more
at homes, offices places and markets. Also the percentage calculation showed that factors like room heating
or warming style, poverty, discriminate disposal of waste, poor drainage system, contribute positively to the
occurrence of episodic disaster events. Thus, confirming the result of the multiple regression analysis. It was
recommended that people should be educated on how to develop their environment according to development
plan, stop the use of wood fuel and charcoal for room heating and stop the discriminate disposal of waste which
lend up blocking the drainages.
Key words: Causative, collapse, communities, flood, hazard and occurance, ,
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Abdulhamid A. Ibrahim and Ibrahim Jaro Musa, . A Study of Common Episodic Disaster Events in Zaria Urban Area, Nigeria. Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences, (2): 90-94.
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ISSN (Online): 2041-0492
ISSN (Print): 2041-0484 |
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