Environmental impact assessment, land degradation and remediation in Nigeria: Current problems and implications for future global change in agricultural and mining areas

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-41

  Chukwuma Sr , Chrysanthus ^a  

^a Centre for Future Oriented Studies   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

agricultural soils; developing countries; environmental impacts; land degradation; mining areas; remediation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CULTIVATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HEAVY METAL; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; MINERALIZATION; MINING; PLANT COMMUNITY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATE ROLE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WILD POPULATION;

NIGERIA;

EID: 79951546609     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2011.543837     Document Type: Article

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