American Journal of Environmental and Resource Economics

Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2019

  • Effect of Heavy Metals and Nutrients Levels of Ballast Waters in Commercial Ships on Chemical Quality Status of Seawater of the Tobruk-libya Gulf

    Gaith Gaballa Altohame Jalgaif, Salah Ali Mahgoub Idris, Rabie Ali Maarouf, Ahmed Moursy Attia, Manal Mahmoud El-Naggar

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 121-124
    Received: 15 August 2019
    Accepted: 16 September 2019
    Published: 09 October 2019
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    Abstract: Marine transportation still generates negative impacts on the marine environment, including releases of ballast water containing aquatic invasive species; historical use of antifoulants; oil and chemical spills; dry bulk cargo releases; garbage; underwater noise pollution; ship-strikes on marine megafauna; risk of ship grounding or sinkings; and wi... Show More
  • Effect of Globalization on the Performance of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Nigeria

    Akyuz Murat, Opusunju Michael Isaac

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 125-131
    Received: 04 August 2019
    Accepted: 29 September 2019
    Published: 16 October 2019
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    Abstract: The examined the effect of globalization on the performance of small and medium scale enterprises in Nigeria. The research design adopted for the study is ex-post facto and the population of this is all the small and medium scale enterprises in Abuja. The population of the study is 72838 and was used as the sample size. Globalization was measured b... Show More
  • Insecurity and Business Performance: The Operation Management Challenge in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria

    Opusunju Michael Isaac, Akyuz Murat, Ibrahim Yusuf Ohida

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 132-138
    Received: 03 September 2019
    Accepted: 08 October 2019
    Published: 31 October 2019
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    Abstract: The study examines insecurity and business performance: the operation management challenge in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State using small business owners. The study used survey research design using structural questionnaire administered to the respondents who are small business owners in Ikot Ekpene. The study used regression analysis and correlation ... Show More
  • Effect of Structure and Strategy on Organizational Performance: Case Study of Remou Oil Nig. Ltd

    Opusunju Michael Isaac, Akyuz Murat, Abdullahi Ibrahim Ahmed

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 139-143
    Received: 03 September 2019
    Accepted: 29 September 2019
    Published: 31 October 2019
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    Abstract: The term strategy and structure is said to be a result of decision making by managers through analysing the firm’s performance, market, segmenting the market, selecting the market, positioning themselves and using resources to implement the process. The paper seeks to examine the effects of strategy and structure on organizational performance using... Show More
  • Determinants of Technical Efficiency of Maize Production in Ethiopia: An Empirical Review

    Firomsa Mersha Tekalign

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 144-151
    Received: 25 September 2019
    Accepted: 06 November 2019
    Published: 19 November 2019
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Agricultural Economics and Rural Development
    Abstract: Ethiopia is an agrarian country where a large majority of the peoples and the poor living in rural areas are deriving their livelihood from agriculture. However, low levels of agricultural productivity and increasing population pressure have been critical problems of Ethiopia. These have aggravated the food insecurity situation by widening the gap ... Show More
  • Comparison of Gaussian Plume Model and Lagrangian Particle Model for the Application of Coastal Air Quality Modelling

    Rajib Pokhrel, Heekwan Lee

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 152-158
    Received: 11 October 2019
    Accepted: 31 October 2019
    Published: 04 December 2019
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    Abstract: Incheon is one of the biggest cities located in coastal region where small to big size industries, Incheon sea port, Incheon airport, etc are in operation. The air pollution dispersion from those sources has been major concerns for Incheon coastal area where air emission, dispersion and deposition have been studied using different approaches of mon... Show More
  • Changes in Physical Properties of Red Soils "Terre de Barre” in South of Togo Under Different Compost Application Doses

    Alate Koffi-Kouma Akouete, Mawussi Gbenonchi, Ayisah Kwasi Dzola, Sanda Komla

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 159-164
    Received: 06 November 2019
    Accepted: 07 December 2019
    Published: 23 December 2019
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    Abstract: This work deals with assessing the impact of compost of household waste and poultry manure on physical properties of red soils commonly called “Terre de barre” in southern Togo. Field experiments were conducted in coastal zone of Togo during four seasons of crops alternating tomato-maize-tomato- maize. Two types of composts were applied at doses of... Show More