10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JOS PLATEAU»
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Jos Plateau in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Jos Plateau and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Peri-Urban Interface: Approaches to Sustainable Natural ...
17–29 Phillips-Howard, K. D., Adepetu, A. A. and Kidd, A. D. (1990) Aspects of
Change in Fadama Farming along the Delimi River, Jos L. G. C. (1982–1990),
Jos Plateau Environmental Resources Development Programme, Interim Report
No ...
Duncan McGregor, David Simon, 2012
Patricia Levy. THE SHADOOF The shadoof (right), an ancient water-raising
device, continues to be useful in irrigation in Nigeria today, particularly in areas
such as the Jos Plateau. The shadoof has a bucket attached to one end of a long
rod ...
3
Geographical Regions of Nigeria
The Jos Plateau of Nigeria is one of those restricted areas of tropical Africa,
where the systematic exploitation of its resources by modern methods has
created an 'economic island', surrounded by vast areas with a poorly developed
exchange ...
4
Strangers to the City: Urban Man in
Jos, Nigeria
Initially Europeans were drawn to the Jos Plateau to exploit its rich tin ore
resources. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries small quantities of "
straw tin"3 of unknown source reached Europeans trading at West African ports,
but it was ...
5
Nigeria: The Bradt Travel Guide
Capital of Plateau State, Jos is located 288km northeast of Abuja on the Jos
Plateau, which is about 1,250m above sea level on the Delimi River. Although
not part of the north, if you have travelled from anywhere in the south, this is the
first ...
6
Environment and Economics in Nigeria
See Monday Yakiban Mangvwat, “Tin Mining and Environmental Degradation on
the Jos Plateau, 1902–1994,” in Land Desecration and
EnvironmentalDegradation on Nigeria's Jos Plateau, ed. Bagudu, 61. 2. S. U.
Fwatshak, “Garnet Mining ...
Toyin Falola, Adam Paddock, 2012
7
Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World: Africa
Buchanan, M.S., Macleod, W.N., Turner, D.C., Berridge, N.G. & Black, R. 1971.
The geology of the Jos Plateau. Volume 2, Younger granite complexes. Bulletin,
Geological Survey of Nigeria, 32, 1-159. Carter, J.D., Barber, W. & Tait, E.A. 1963.
Alan Robert Woolley, 2001
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Financial costs of disease burden, morbidity and mortality ...
The most significant conclusion of the study on trypanosomosis is that the
disease is now widespread all over the country with numerous outbreaks and
reports of relatively high infection rate in the Jos Plateau that used to be regarded
as ...
9
Geology and Mineral Resources of Nigeria
Alluvial and eluvial mineralization: Uplift of the central part of Nigeria which
began in Neogene (Kogbe, 1981b) led to the formation of an upstanding area
known as the Jos Plateau, in the Jos-Bukuru area. The plateau, which rises >400
m ...
10
Pastoralists of the West African Savanna
As a result of free access to the grazing areas, the Jos Plateau has continued to
be one of the largest concentration areas for cattle in Nigeria. These movements
and concentrations of cattle that accompanied Fulani settlement went unchecked
...
Mahdi Adamu, Anthony Hamilton Millard Kirk-Greene, 1986
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JOS PLATEAU»
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Jos Plateau is used in the context of the following news items.
5 Travel Destinations In Plateau State
Assop Falls is 70 km along Jos-Kagoro road on the top of the Jos Plateau. The Assop River supplies water which the rapids and falls use, and it ... «Nigerian Bulletin, Jul 15»
Plateau Police Call For Reinforcement To End Frequent Attacks
Plateau Police Call For Reinforcement To End Frequent Attacks. By Isa Abdulsalami Ahovi, Jos Plateau State on June 28, 2015. Solomon-Arase Police ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jun 15»
