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The Political Ecology of Oil and Gas Activities in the Nigerian Aquatic Ecosystem
- 1st Edition - November 13, 2017
- Editor: Prince Emeka Ndimele
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 0 9 3 9 9 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 0 9 6 2 8 - 4
The Political Ecology of Oil and Gas Activities in the Nigerian Aquatic Ecosystem reviews the current status of the ecosystems and economic implications of oil and gas developme… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe Political Ecology of Oil and Gas Activities in the Nigerian Aquatic Ecosystem reviews the current status of the ecosystems and economic implications of oil and gas development in Nigeria, a key oil-producing state. The ecological and economic impacts of oil and gas development, particularly in developing nations, are crucial topics for ecologists, natural resource professionals and pollution researchers to understand. This book takes an integrative approach to these problems through the lens of one of the key oil-producing nations, linking natural and human systems through the valuation of ecosystem services.
- Provides background information on Nigerian aquatic environments, its local history of oil exploration and a review of the physical chemistry of crude oil
- Reviews global and national perspectives on the oil and gas industry from a physical ecological, to a socio-political and economic ecological perspective
- Demonstrates real-life situations of the interactions and impacts of Nigerian petroleum production on the environment and local populations through case studies
Ecologists, ecological economists, natural resource management professionals, petroleum industry, NGOs, pollution professionals
- No. of pages: 486
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 13, 2017
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128093993
- eBook ISBN: 9780128096284
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Prince Emeka Ndimele
Dr. P.E. Ndimele has a PhD in Fisheries Management, with a focus on Hydrobiology, Environmental Toxicology and Ecological Restoration. He is a fellow of the Europe-African Marine Earth observation Network (EAMNet), a member of several learned societies like Fisheries Society of Nigeria, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, Society of Wetland Scientists and Society for Ecological Restoration. His research interests are Environmental Toxicology and Ecological Restoration.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Science, Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State, NigeriaRead The Political Ecology of Oil and Gas Activities in the Nigerian Aquatic Ecosystem on ScienceDirect