期刊名称：International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Management
电子版ISSN：2395-5252
出版年度：2020
卷号：2
期号：1
页码：176-186
语种：English
出版社：IJAEM JOURNAL
摘要：This study has been carried out to examine environmental effects of cutting down of urban trees for road constructions in Kaduna Metropolis and was anchored on the concept of sustainable development. Primary data were generated through administration of 174 structured and semi structured survey questionnaires in areas where road constructions are on-going. Secondary data were obtained from desk review of other literatures. Descriptive statistic and model were employed for analyses of the data. Findings reveal (strongly agree and agree) that 95%, 71% and 56.3% are of the view that cutting down of urban trees lead to intense heat, stormwater runoff and stronger greenhouse effects resulting to climate change respectively. The study also shows that the respondents (strongly agree and agree) with 77.6% are of the view that urban trees absorbs contaminants, provides ecosystem service (69.4%), aids hydrological cycle (59.4%), absorbs and retracts noise (61.6%), places of pastime, relaxation and petty trading while 57% reports that urban trees are of medicinal and culinary values. The study further reveals that majority of the populous have limited knowledge on environmental issues such as climate change. The study recommends that The State Government should always consider impacts assessment of any projects it intends to execute, carryout genuine projects not on political basis, residents should be encouraged to plant trees in the environment and further research on climate change.
