Environmental sustainability and waste management practice in Nigeria: Reconnoitering local training and beneficiations

Okafor Jude Aniemeka, Charles Mbohwa, Walter Musakwa, Precious Toby Nwachukwu

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Abstract

This paper seeks to examine how communities value the diversity of environmental sustainability and waste management at Aba, Abia State Nigeria. The issues surrounding problems of enlightening and beneficiation accrue to waste management practice and sustainability is linked to adoptive-collective management. As such, the eco-system outlook is concomitant to socio-political and socio-cultural patterned of the communities' livelihoods in the addressing of environmental sustainability and the protection of habitat. Using a quantitative data from an on-site research survey to solicit views, the study utilised the Univariate Analysis of Variance (UNIANOVA) comprising the Tests of Between-Subjects Effects and engaged the Pearson Chi-square Likelihood Ratio and Linear Association for Assumption Significance two sided, while the Symmetric Approximate Significance measures was utilised as Post Hoc Tests of Multiple comparisons were garnered. Findings demonstrated that the patterns of combating and preservation methods stirred to assist in poverty alleviation, created entrepreneurial ventures and the motivation for residents' involvement in self-help training. Recommendations were made including the several areas of combating environmental challenges and collective adaptation for waste management and environmental sustainability.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, IEOM 2018
PublisherIEOM Society
Pages1316
Number of pages1
ISBN (Print)9781532359446
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Event8th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, IEOM 2018 - Bandung, Indonesia
Duration: 6 Mar 20188 Mar 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
Volume2018-March
ISSN (Electronic)2169-8767

Conference

Conference8th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, IEOM 2018
Country/TerritoryIndonesia
CityBandung
Period6/03/188/03/18

Keywords

  • Aba
  • Benefits
  • Environment
  • Sustainability
  • Waste management

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Strategy and Management
  • Management Science and Operations Research
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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