Towards enhanced climate change adaptation: using traditional ecological knowledge to understand the environmental effects of urban growth in Abuja, Nigeria

摘要: Urbanization is a major source of anthropogenic effects on climate change (CC) and has attracted substantial research interest. However, previous studies assessing the CC knowledge of urban dwellers have not utilized models that enable a quantitative, integrated assessment of knowledge levels. This research aims to bridge this gap by developing and operationalizing a CC knowledge level (CCKL) assessment model to study indigenous households’ knowledge levels in Abuja, Nigeria, with the aim of investigating the potential of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) in enhancing our comprehension of the ecological consequences of urbanization. This is to explore how TEK contributes to the understanding of the impact of urbanization on local ecological conditions among the indigenous households in the area. Through the collection of data on 25 CC items from 514 households, the study computed CCKL …