期刊名称:The Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (JSDA)
电子版ISSN:1520-5509
出版年度:2015
卷号:17
期号:3
出版社:Institute of Sustainable Development in Africa
摘要:Care for the environment has gradually become monumental responsibility among countries of the world. This goal is of utmost significance for a chieving 'sustainable consumption', 'sustainable communities' 'sustainable future', and ' sustainable world ' . Thus, this study present s a sociological analysis of the dimensions of environmental pollution with the motive to provide practical information on the process of waste discharge in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria . Also, to empirically showcase the culture of coping with pollution that is almost absence in contemporary study . Th e study adopts descriptive survey design in which questionnaire and in - depth interviews are methods used for data collection while data analysis was carried out using descriptive statistic s and content analysis. The result revealed th at there is strong correlation between wastes production , disposal and pollution in Lagos metropolis. As such, a majority of the residents , specifically those living in polluted environs , develop s coping strategies to survive living in polluted environment .
关键词:Environment; Pol ; lution; ; ; Culture; ; ; People; Development