Communities Perceived Socio-economic Impacts of Oil Sands Extraction in Nigeria
Nigeria is currently harmonising plans for the exploitation of oil sands in southern part of the country. The findings from a case study suggested that investment and subsequent production in oil sands could have positive outcomes, but could also affect the lives of people in the surrounding communi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Bucharest
2011-11-01
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| Series: | Human Geographies: Journal of Studies and Research in Human Geography |
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| Online Access: | http://www.humangeographies.org.ro/articles/52/5_2_11_7_chindo.pdf |
| Summary: | Nigeria is currently harmonising plans for the exploitation of oil sands in southern part of the country. The findings from a case study suggested that investment and subsequent production in oil sands could have positive outcomes, but could also affect the lives of people in the surrounding communities. The current approach which excludes the communities in the planning process may only lead to trepidation of the crisis which has bedevilled the oil producing region of the country. There is the need to have an all-inclusive involvement of the affected communities in decision making process from initial conception through to the various stages of the mining cycle. |
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| ISSN: | 1843-6587 2067-2284 |