湿地改造对尼日利亚河流州哈科特港市居民的社会经济影响

A. Oscar, W. Innocent, I. Brown
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在大多数城市地区,对土地空间的需求增加往往引发湿地的转变,导致湿地完全消失,从而对人类的生存产生影响。本研究考察了哈科特港市湿地改造对居民的社会经济影响。数据来源于主要和次要来源。在24个填海湿地中,有目的地选择了4个进行研究。采用横断面研究设计,因为所调查的变量没有被操纵。样本包括来自四个选定填海地点内八个邻近社区的280名户主。研究发现,湿地改造对研究区居民既有积极影响,也有积极影响。从积极的方面来看,湿地转换是增加土地空间的一种手段,可以用于必要的物质发展和提供城市商品和服务。湿地改造的负面影响包括破坏人们的生计来源,破坏自然遗产和审美区,破坏保护区等。本研究提倡采用可持续发展的湿地管理策略,重点是合理利用湿地资源,以确保湿地在其原始状态下继续存在,因为这是我们保护湿地为人类环境生存所提供的服务的唯一途径。
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Socio-economic impacts of wetland conversion on residents of Port Harcourt municipality, Rivers State, Nigeria
Increased demand for land space in most urban areas often triggers the conversion of wetlands resulting in their total disappearance with attendant implications on man’s survival. This study examined the socio-economic impacts of wetland conversion on residents of Port Harcourt municipality. Data were sourced from both primary and secondary sources. Four (4) out of the twenty-four (24) reclaimed wetland sites were purposively selected for the study. The cross-sectional research design was used since there was no manipulation of the variables under investigation. A sample size comprised 280 heads of households from the eight proximate communities within the four selected reclaimed sites. The study revealed that wetland conversions have both positive impacts on residents of the study area. On a positive note, wetland conversion is a means of increasing land space for needed physical development and the provision of urban goods and services. The negative impacts of wetland conversion include the destruction of sources of livelihood for the people, the destruction of natural heritage and aesthetic areas and the destruction of conservation areas among others. The study advocates for the adoption of a sustainable wetland management strategy with an emphasis on the wise use of wetland resources to ensure the continued existence of wetlands in their pristine state, as this is the only way we can preserve the services that wetland provides to the survival of the human environment.
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