Author： Ogbonna D.N. Amangabara G.T. Ekere T.O.
Publisher： Emerald Group Publishing Ltd
ISSN： 1477-7835
Source： Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, Vol.18, Iss.1, 2007-01, pp. : 71-88
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Abstract
Purpose ‐ The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of rapid population growth due to uncontrolled and unplanned urbanization as it affects environmental degradation through solid waste generation in Port Harcourt Metropolis, which has brought about the problem of solid waste management to city authorities and state government Design/methodology/approach ‐ The study involved the administration of questionnaires to 76 different households with a total population of 393 persons giving an average size of 7 persons per household. Also, formal interviews with officials of relevant government departments as wells as private stakeholders in urban solid waste management were conducted. The questionnaires were designed to elicit information on the characteristics of the respondents and waste generation capacity as well as disposal methods. The data abstracted from the questionnaires were analysed using the multiple linear regression to test for the significant differences. The study period was between January 1999 to December 1999 Findings ‐ A total of 207.3 tonnes of solid waste was generated giving
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