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    Contemporary environmental impact assessment issues in Nigeria
    (RMZ – M&G, 2013-09-30) Olubunmi Owoyemi and Olufemi Bamigboye
    For development to be sustainable it should meet the emerging needs of the present and succeeding generations. It must focus on growth without compromising the needs of the future. Environmental engineering requires that the impact and interaction of common engineered structures such as dams, highways, deep foundation buildings, among others are carried out with minimal environmental deterioration. Agricultural practices, oil exploitation activities, mining operations and industrial waste disposal which affect our environment tremendously, should be subjected to comprehensive and adequate assessment of the impacts they will have on our environment before the implementation of such activities. This will lead to adequate preparation for effective mitigation of future environmental hazards that might accompany these activities.