Assessment of Socio-Economic Characteristics and Quality of Life Expectations of Rural Communities in Enugu State, Nigeria

Applied Research in Quality of Life

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 353-371

  Nzeadibe, Thaddeus Chidi ^a   Ajaero, Chukwuedozie Kelechukwu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Community perceptions and expectations; Enugu State; Oil exploration and production; Quality of life; Social impact assessment; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 79451473786     PISSN: 18712584     EISSN: 18712576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11482-010-9096-4     Document Type: Article

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