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Environment and economics in Nigeria / / edited by Toyin Falola and Adam Paddock
| Environment and economics in Nigeria / / edited by Toyin Falola and Adam Paddock |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.709669 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FalolaToyin
PaddockAdam |
| Collana | Routledge african studies |
| Soggetto topico | Sustainable development - Nigeria |
| ISBN |
1-136-66247-2
1-280-68279-5 9786613659736 0-203-80749-9 1-136-66248-0 |
| Classificazione | SOC026000SOC042000SOC056000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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. Fwatshak
3. 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 7. 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 11. 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790224903321 |
| New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Environment and economics in Nigeria / / edited by Toyin Falola and Adam Paddock
| Environment and economics in Nigeria / / edited by Toyin Falola and Adam Paddock |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.709669 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FalolaToyin
PaddockAdam |
| Collana | Routledge african studies |
| Soggetto topico | Sustainable development - Nigeria |
| ISBN |
1-136-66247-2
1-280-68279-5 9786613659736 0-203-80749-9 1-136-66248-0 |
| Classificazione | SOC026000SOC042000SOC056000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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. Fwatshak
3. 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 7. 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 11. 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819050103321 |
| New York, : Routledge, 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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