An Appraisal of the Socio-Economic Impacts of Urban Flood in Ado - Ekiti Metropolis in Ekiti State

A. O Aladelokun and C. F Ajayi

International Journal of Asian Social Science, 2014, vol. 4, issue 10, 1027-1034

Abstract: Flood is becoming the most environmental challenge menacing Ado-Ekiti metropolis in Ekiti State. Many parts of the metropolis experience flood regularly most especially during and after rains. Many efforts have been made to discover the major causes of such floods, but little has been done to ascertain the socio-economic impacts of such floods. To know the economic and social implications of these floods, therefore, form the basis for this research. Both primary and secondary data were sourced to enhance the documentation of the socio-economic implications of the urban flood in the metropolis. Simple statistics were employed in the analysis. Results reveal that apart from houses that submerged and collapse by the floods, market places, roads and farmlands are submerged for days and sometimes are washed away. Some animals, even human beings lost their lives to the floods and many electric poles were destroyed.

Keywords: Appraisal; Urban; Floods; Socio-economic; Impacts; Metropolis; Ado-Ekiti; Ekiti-State. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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