04651nam 2200733Ia 450 991081905010332120200520144314.01-136-66247-21-280-68279-597866136597360-203-80749-91-136-66248-010.4324/9780203807491 (CKB)2670000000203577(EBL)743917(OCoLC)804664055(SSID)ssj0000681319(PQKBManifestationID)11438004(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000681319(PQKBWorkID)10654877(PQKB)10081832(MiAaPQ)EBC743917(Au-PeEL)EBL743917(CaPaEBR)ebr10570426(CaONFJC)MIL365973(OCoLC)796796397(EXLCZ)99267000000020357720110302d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEnvironment and economics in Nigeria /edited by Toyin Falola and Adam Paddock1st ed.New York Routledge20111 online resource (288 p.)Routledge african studies ;4Description based upon print version of record.0-415-84742-7 0-415-89592-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; Environment andEconomics in Nigeria; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; Preface; Introduction: Environmental Themes in Nigerian History: Toyin Falola and Adam Paddock; Part I: Environment and Development; 1. From Kerosene to Avgas: International Oil Companies and Their Expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1890s to 1945: Kairn Klieman; 2. Environmental Impact of Post-Colonial Mining Activities on the Jos Plateau: S. U. Fwatshak3. Biological-Based Warfare in Central Nigeria: An Aspect of Pre-Colonial Military Science and Technology: Olayemi Akinwumi and Mailafiya Aruwa Filaba4. Religion, Science and Conflict: Problems for a Sustainable Environment for Human and Economic Development: T. T. Asojo and S. O. Ijaola; Part II: Oil and Politics; 5. Oil Multinationals: 'Environmental Genocide' and Socioeconomic Development in Nigeria's Niger Delta: Donald O. Omagu; 6. Illiberal State, Oil Expropriation and Environmental Degradation in Nigeria's Niger Delta Region: Dele Ashiru7. State and Governance of Multinational Corporations: Shell Petroleum Company in the Niger Delta: Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba8. "Big Motor and Dirty House": Ken Saro-Wiwa's Fight with Royal Dutch Shell and Nigeria: Michael Sharp; 9. Religion in the Development of Environmental Ethics in Nigeria: Niger Delta in Perspective: S. O. Ijaola and T. T. Asojo; Part III: Environmental, Sociocultural and Political Dimensions; 10. From Oil Rivers to the Niger Delta: The Paradoxes of Domination and Resistance in Colonial Nigeria: Charles Ukeje11. Education Transformations and Traditional Medicine in Nsukka, Nigeria: Jamaine Abidogun12. Depictions of Sociopsychological Dimensions of the Niger-Delta Crises in Recent Nigerian Drama: Alexander Kure; 13. Creativity and Nature: Fagunwa's Tradition and Environmental Sustainability: Arinpe Adejumo; Conclusion: Nigeria and the Global Environment: Toyin Falola and Adam Paddock; Contributors; Index"This volume gathers contributors across a wide range of disciplines to explore the relationship between the environment, economics, and development in Nigeria from the twentieth century to the present, examining issues such as violence, health, and contemporary concerns about sustainability and conservation. It sheds light not just on the environmental history of Nigeria - a crucial, paradigmatic case in its own right - but also offers insights into these issues as they manifest themselves throughout the developing world"--Provided by publisher.Routledge African studies ;4.Sustainable developmentNigeriaNigeriaEconomic policyNigeriaForeign economic relationsNigeriaEnvironmental conditionsSustainable development333.709669SOC026000SOC042000SOC056000bisacshFalola Toyin661412Paddock Adam1684473MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819050103321Environment and economics in Nigeria4055995UNINA