LEADER 04580oam 2200709I 450 001 9910462356003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-68279-5 010 $a9786613659736 010 $a0-203-80749-9 010 $a1-136-66248-0 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203807491 035 $a(CKB)2670000000203577 035 $a(EBL)743917 035 $a(OCoLC)804664055 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000681319 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11438004 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000681319 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10654877 035 $a(PQKB)10081832 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC743917 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL743917 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10570426 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL365973 035 $a(OCoLC)796796397 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000203577 100 $a20180706d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aEnvironment and economics in Nigeria /$fedited by Toyin Falola and Adam Paddock 210 1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (288 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge african studies ;$v4 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-84742-7 311 $a0-415-89592-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront 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. Fwatshak 327 $a3. 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 Ashiru 327 $a7. 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 Ukeje 327 $a11. 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 330 $a"This volume gathers contributors across a wide range of disciplines to explore the relationship between the environment, economics, and development in Nigeria from the twentieth century to the present, examining issues such as violence, health, and contemporary concerns about sustainability and conservation. It sheds light not just on the environmental history of Nigeria - a crucial, paradigmatic case in its own right - but also offers insights into these issues as they manifest themselves throughout the developing world"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aRoutledge African studies ;$v4. 606 $aSustainable development$zNigeria 607 $aNigeria$xEconomic policy 607 $aNigeria$xForeign economic relations 607 $aNigeria$xEnvironmental conditions 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSustainable development 676 $a333.709669 701 $aFalola$b Toyin$0661412 701 $aPaddock$b Adam$0902565 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462356003321 996 $aEnvironment and economics in Nigeria$92017550 997 $aUNINA