AN ASSESSMENT OF THE BENEFITS AND COSTS …
The study aimed at assessing the environmental and socio-economic impact of stone quarrying in Tororo district. To achieve this, we used questionnaires, interviews and focused group discussions ...
Impact of Stone Quarrying on Sustainable Livelihoods and …
Abstract. Stone is a useful natural resource, but its extraction has sustainability implications for the environment and livelihoods. This study examined the impacts of stone quarrying activities on sustainable livelihoods and the environment, and the implications of the impacts for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in …
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF DIMENSION STONE QUARRYING …
Assessment of Socio-Economic Impacts of Stone Quarrying Activities in Narok Town Ward, Narok North Sub-County ... Kenya. The target population were quarry workers, the residents and government ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF …
significant body of research shows that development of a viable stone quarrying sector is vital for both economic growth and poverty reduction (World Bank, 2004; DFID, 2004a). Rural stone quarrying is thus one of the key items in the achievement of development in most counties in
Environmental impact analysis of quarrying activities established …
Several serious environmental impacts related to quarrying activities on and near the river, such as vibrations, land degradation, land subsidence and landslides, water pollution, occupational ...
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Assessment of Socio-Economic Impacts of Stone Quarrying Activities in Narok Town Ward, Narok North Sub-County
Communities' awareness on environmental and social impacts of stone
The study aimed at assessing the environmental and socio-economic impact of stone quarrying in Tororo district. To achieve this, we used questionnaires, interviews and focused group discussions, where the information obtained was confirmed by field observations. ... Master degree thesis, University of Nairobi, Kenya. Finer, D. 1994. …
AN ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF …
for both economic growth and poverty reduction (World Bank, 2004; DFID, 2004a). Rural stone quarrying is thus one of the key items in the achievement of development in …
Environmental and Socio-economic Impact Assessment of Stone Quarrying …
The study aimed at assessing the environmental and socio-economic impact of stone quarrying in Tororo district. To achieve this, we used questionnaires, interviews and focused group discussions, where the information obtained was confirmed by field observations. The data was analysed using simple descriptive statistics like …
Environmental and Socio-economic Impact Assessment of …
The study aimed at assessing the environmental and socio-economic impact of stone quarrying in Tororo district. To achieve this, we used questionnaires, …
Impact of Stone Quarrying on the Environment and the …
1. INTRODUCTION. Stone quarrying is a form of land use method concerned with the extraction of non-fuel and non-metal minerals from rocks [1]. It is …
Stone Quarrying and Livelihood Transformation in Peri …
Stone quarrying is one of the key extractive economic activities in the Ashanti Region, supplying the bulk of stone of varying aggregates to the construction industry within the region and beyond. Yet the resource-rich communities have seen little socio-economic improvements. The paper draws on experiences from Nkukua
Bio-Physical and Socio-Economic Effects of Quarrying …
The study aimed at assessing the environmental and socio-economic impact of stone quarrying in Tororo district. To achieve this, we used questionnaires, interviews and focused group discussions, where the information obtained was confirmed by field observations. ... Ndarugu quarries located about 35 km north of Nairobi CBD are …
Environment and Social Impacts of Stone Quarrying: South …
All over the world there is a realization that quarrying activities has evolved over time to mining industry that has the potential to provide hither to unparalleled services to management in their efforts to reduce effects of quarrying risks to the human being and the surroundings. This potentially has been turned into a challenge and embodied in the …
Social and Environmental effects of Stone Quarrying in …
social and environmental effects of stone quarrying in tuluongoi sub location, tenges division, baringo county kibii caroline jepchumba c50/5264/2017
An Assessment of the Benefits and Costs of Black …
The economic, socio-cultural, and biophysical benefits and costs of black granite quarrying, and how best to maximize and minimize them, respectively, was also part of ... The major activities involved in black granite quarrying include sampling, excavation, stone quality assessment, stone measurement, drilling, blasting, washing ...
Communities' awareness on environmental and social impacts of stone
Stone quarrying has a considerable impact on land, water, air, natural resources, and social welfare. The objective of this study was to assess communities' awareness of the environmental and ...
Assessment of Quarrying Impacts Comprehensively with Futuristic Vision
This paper focuses on the environmental, economic, and social impact of stone and marble industry in the Middle East and North Africa region taking Palestine as a case study.
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Assessment of Socio-Economic Impacts of Stone Quarrying Activities in Narok Town Ward, Narok North Sub-County ... Wells (2000) identifies small-scale stone extraction in rural Kenya as a major source of livelihood in spite of the dangers it poses to the environment and the other livelihood activities such as farming. In Ghana, majority …
Impact of Stone Quarrying on the Environment and the …
In Kenya the artisanal stone quarrying industry has grown rapidly in recent years, ... This paper reports the findings of a study undertaken to assess the socio-economic and environmental impacts of mining in Geita District, Tanzania. In addition to sampling community perceptions of …
Social and Environmental effects of Stone Quarrying in …
governing stone quarrying and the need to develop a county quarrying and mining policy. The study recommends future research on the individual and institutional factors …
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Assessment of Socio-Economic Impacts of Stone Quarrying Activities in Narok Town Ward, Narok North Sub-County November 2022 East African Journal of Environment and Natural …
Impacts of quarrying activities on the environment and …
In LLMICs in particular, quarries have a negative effect on children's health and the environment, but are also found to worsen socio-economic conditions (Amnesty International, 2016b;Hilson, 2008 ...
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Quarrying is an excavation process involving abstracting materials, which are neither fuel nor minerals in nature from rocks. The ever-increasing development and construction in major urban centres worldwide have necessitated the need for quarries to
Assessment of Socio-Economic Impacts of Stone Quarrying …
DOI: 10.37284/eajenr.5.2.976 Corpus ID: 260620001; Assessment of Socio-Economic Impacts of Stone Quarrying Activities in Narok Town Ward, Narok …
Impacts of quarrying activities on the environment and …
Moreover, 45% of the area residents and 44% of the quarry workers have experienced health problems related to quarrying activities. Nevertheless, there was a significant relationship between quarrying activities and the environmental as well as human health problems in the area (p<0.05). The positive impacts identified are; …
Effects of Adherence to Environmental Rules and Regulations in Stone
The study aimed at assessing the environmental and socio-economic impact of stone quarrying in Tororo district. To achieve this, we used questionnaires, interviews and focused group discussions, where the information obtained was confirmed by field observations. ... regulations, and operation principles concerning stone quarrying in …
Environmental concerns and responses in small-scale stone quarries …
In Kenya the artisanal stone quarrying industry has grown rapidly in recent years, employing many, but also having adverse effects upon the environment in terms of the low recovery rate of usable stone, hence large amounts of waste, and the lack of rehabilitation of quarries after use. Alternative ways of addressing these concerns, …
stone quarrying in kenya a socio economic and
Effects Of Stone Quarrying In Kenya - mining machine. Stone Quarrying Crushing Project Kenya Stone Quarrying Crushing Project Kenya May 09 2016 There are many advantages of quarrying in Kenya with a booming construction industry and an ever growing middle class it is no secret that housing demand is fuelling construction to big …
Assessment of Socio-Economic Impacts of Stone Quarrying …
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