Changing times and strategies: Shell's contribution to sustainable community development in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

Sustainable Development

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-14

  Ite, Uwem E ^a,b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Community development; Corporate social responsibility; Niger Delta; Shell Nigeria; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; GOVERNMENT; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL PLANNING; REGIONAL POLICY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

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

EID: 33847398649     PISSN: 09680802     EISSN: 10991719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sd.294     Document Type: Article

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