Sustainable transport development options for Nigerian lakes
| dc.contributor.author | Onyemechi, Chinedum | |
| dc.contributor.author | Igboanusi, Chinemerem C. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ezenwa, Anthony Ekene | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-05-12T12:16:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-05-12T12:16:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.description | The article focused on Nigerian lakes | |
| dc.description.abstract | The work assessed development options in general and transport development options in particular, open to governments and states surrounding lakes. The methodology applied in the study includes random sampling through interviews of major companies in the region. For lakes situated in a desert environment the sustainable development pathway would be the avoidance and prevention of desertification through policies that favour lake expansivity. Processes that favour the expansivity of lake volume through dredging and channeling of rivers to the lake environment should be sought. The work suggested that installation of boundaries or moles to prevent building of sand dunes by lake boundaries be applied where possible. States utilizing such lakes should develop sustainable development policies to be applied in the process of utilizing the marine resources existing in the lakes. In the area ofrenewable resources like fishes, the commodity should be designed to be harvested to an optimum sustainable level. For non-renewable resources, like under water minerals the number of contractors accepted into the region should be limited to an optimum sustainable level approved by the states concerned. Other lakes not suffering from desertification as well as all lakes should be made to adopt the new environment standards of the oceans that emphasize prevention of oil spills such as MARPOL 73/78 (International Convention on Marine Pollution Prevention from Ships 1973 and the protocol thereto 1978) etc. Furthermore, the renewable energy resources of the lakes where it is made open to interested firms should be made to be tapped in a sustainable manner. Major Nigerian lakes such as the Oguta lake of Nigeria, Lake Chad situated between Nigeria, Niger and Cameron were made the major focus of this study. Sustainable transportation strategies necessary for the future development of these lakes were identified and recommended. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Onyemechi, C., Igboanusi, C. C. & Ezenwa, A. E. (2014). Sustainable transport development options for Nigerian lakes. International Journals of Social Relevance & Concern, 2(8), 47- 50 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2347-9698 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.futo.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14562/1848 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Ijournals | |
| dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Sustainable development | |
| dc.subject | lake sustainability | |
| dc.subject | Nigerian lakes | |
| dc.subject | sustainable transport | |
| dc.subject | intermodalism | |
| dc.subject | Department of Maritime Management Technology | |
| dc.title | Sustainable transport development options for Nigerian lakes | |
| dc.type | Article |