Articles of K21
Back to Journal HomeGENTRIFICATION AND ITS IMPACT ON URBAN SOCIAL RIGHTS: EXAMINING THE RIGHT TO THE CITY
By: Ijeoma Okechukwu Cogbuokiri, Sonwukwe Chijioke Nwachinemere
Published: February 4, 2025
This critical commentary investigates the nexus between gentrification and the concept of the "Right to the City”, as postulated by Henri Lefebvre. Gentrification, a procedure concomitant with the deracination of long-standing, lower-income residents in favour of affluent newcomers, leads to social ostracization, housing inequality, spiking housing costs, and the deterioration...
SOIL ERODIBILITY AND GEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES IN SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA: A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
By: Chukwudi Emmanuel Okafor
Published: February 4, 2025
This study focuses on analyzing soil erodibility in five Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Imo State, Nigeria: Isu, Mbaitoli, Njaba, Orlu, and Oru East. These areas are prone to flooding due to their location within the lower Niger River Basin, exacerbating soil erosion. The study aims to evaluate geological and...
ASSESSMENT OF HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION IN SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER AT AN ABANDONED TIN MINING SITE IN BARKIN-LADI LGA, PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA
By: Chijioke Emeka Okoro , Ifeoma Ngozi Nwosu
Published: February 4, 2025
The outrageous level of environmental degradation caused by the cruel mining activities accompanied by the unguided and incessant activities of artisanal miners instigates this researchwork. This study was conducted with the aim of assessing the extents of heavy metals contamination on surface water and groundwater resulting from abandoned tin mining...
HISTOPATHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF AQUEOUS CRUDE FRUIT EXTRACT OF GUM ARABIC TREE (ACACIA NILOTICA) ON THE GILLS AND LIVER OF CLARIAS GARIEPINUS JUVENILES
By: Chidinma Ugochi Nwachukwu, John Olumide Adeyemi
Published: February 4, 2025
Histological alterations are used as indicators of aquatic pollutants and overall health of the entire population of organisms in an ecosystem. These histological parameters are related to other biomarker of stress since many pollutants have to undergo metabolic activation in order to be able to provoke cellular changes in the...