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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...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53194#.VLciWcnQrzE Author(s)     Elenwo Ephraim Ikechukwu Affiliation(s) Department of Geography and Environmental Management, Faculty of Social Science, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria . ABSTRACT Floods are naturally occurring phenomena that are part of the physical and biological process which have shaped our nation’s landscape. It occurs in Nigeria environment when there is heavy rain fall for prolonged period of time. The data collection for this research was by use of primary and secondary information; questionnaire was administered by face to face interviews and key informant surveys. Analytical technique was the univariate statistical methods. The results revealed that there is clear evidence of damages to properties and that there are hazards and risks faced by these households as shown in Tables 1-4 respectively. Ta...