@article{uwalomwa2015role,
  title = {The Role of Environmental Tax in Flood Reduction:  A Study of Lagos State “Nigeria”},
  author = {Uwuigbe Uwalomwa and Uwuigbe Olubukunola Ranti and Iyoha Francis},
  year = 2015,
  url = {https://ibimapublishing.com/articles/JSABR/2015/645670/},
  journal = {Journal of South African Business Research},
  volume = 2015 (2015),
  pages = 11,
  doi = 10.5171/2015.645670,
  abstract = {Cities in Nigeria are generally characterized by poor drainage and are therefore subject to flooding. Particularly affected are cities like Lagos, Ibadan, Aba, Calabar, Yenagoa, etc. An estimated 25 million people or 28% of Nigeria’s population live in the coastal area and are at risk from flooding. To this end, environmental taxes have been proposed to address a wide range of issues including waste disposal, water pollution and air emissions. This study looked at environmental tax, and how it can be used as a tool for flood reduction in Nigeria. The research covers the local governments which are majorly affected by flood in Lagos state and copies of questionnaire were administered to the selected samples who are residents. The Spearman Rank Order Correlation which is a non-parametric test was used to measure the degree of association between the dependent and the independent variables. The findings revealed that there is a moderate positive correlation (Rs=.398, p},
  keywords = {Environmental tax, flood, global warming, Nigeria},
  note = Article ID: 645670
}