The Socio-Economic Impact of the Greater Port Harcourt Development Project on the Residents of the Affected Areas
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53446#.VMWw8CzQrzE Author(s) Elenwo Ephraim Ikechukwu * Affiliation(s) Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Nigeria . ABSTRACT This study investigates the relationship between the socio-economic affected Communities and the Greater Port Harcourt Development Project in Rivers State. The data used for study were obtained through questionnaire. The generated data were analyzed using the factor analysis and paired t test. It was observed that the computed t-scores (?2.729) and (?2.895) exceeded the values of t, indicated in the table. The T-test, values showed that the occurrence of hazards and risks on the residents of affected communities in Port Harcourt was significantly related to the activities of greater Port Harcourt project, and also the socio economic life of residents of the c...