The environmental and social impact of petroleum and natural gas exploitation in Nigeria

Journal of Third World Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 199-218

  Okeagu, Jonas E ^a   Okeagu, Joseph C ^b   Adegoke, Ademiluyi O ^a   Onuoha, Chinwe N ^c  

^a FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b General Hospital Owerri   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HUMAN RIGHTS; OIL INDUSTRY; SOCIAL IMPACT;

AFRICA; NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33745484939     PISSN: 87553449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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