Urban Landuse And Generation Of Solid Waste In Calabar Metropolis, Cross River State, Nigeria

Abstract

Despite various policies and agencies used by the government for waste management purpose, our streets continue to be littered with various solid wastes especially during raining periods while our gutters have been blocked due to various waste dumps in it. The author of this research conceptualized that efficient waste management can be archived only if the sources of waste can be identified, hence this study. This study was meant to identify various land uses, their associated wastes as well as, to test whether there are statistical differences on waste generated by the various land use systems in the study area. The study was a survey study, hence data were collected through questionnaire using a sample of 542 respondents comprising of respondents from all the identified landuse systems used in the study. Descriptive statistics was used to identify the various land uses and types of wastes associated with them, while inferential statistics of ANOVA was used to test the hypotheses formulated to guide the study at .05 level of significance. The various land uses found in the study were; commercial, agriculture, constructional and demolition, industrial, recreation, residential and transport. Various wastes generated by these landuses were also identify through percentage of responses among which included waste paper, metals; condemned tires, newspapers, concrete materials etc. ANOVA table shows a statistical significant difference among the waste generated by various land uses and the post hoc test specify groups with significant difference. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that careful assessment should be made apriori to determine which land use is proposed for a given urban space to ensure proper planning