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    Oil Related Environmental Degradation and Human Displacement: Case Study of Niger Delta Nigeria

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    Author
    Onyemachi, Joshua
    Item Type
    Thesis
    Advisor
    Shoup, Brian
    Committee
    Radin, Dagmar
    Cavanaugh, Jeffrey
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    Abstract
    Oil wealth enriches Nigeria, but it has not improved the lives of the majority of the masses living in the oil-bearing areas of the Niger Delta. Niger Delta region has been exposed to environmental risks that have caused many to lose their means of livelihood, triggering high level of poverty in the region. This study examines the impact of oil-related environmental problems and how it has induced human displacement in the Niger Delta. Furthermore, it examined the efficacy of the Nigerian environmental policies as it related to the oil-bearing areas. The research found that oil activities have caused more harm than good in the Niger Delta. At present, the oil-bearing areas remain marginalized from the mainstream economic, social, and political activities in Nigeria. The Nigerian government’s top-down approach to the development of the oil-bearing areas has not been people-centered and participatory. The paper also made some viable recommendations.
    Degree
    Master of Arts
    College
    College of Arts & Science
    Department
    Department of Political Science and Public Administration
    URI
    https://hdl.handle.net/11668/17944
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    Mississippi State University Libraries
    395 Hardy Rd
    P.O. Box 5408, Mississippi State, MS 39762-5408
    (662) 325-7668
    (662) 325-0011
    (662) 325-8183
    Contact repository admin Report a problem Terms of use Privacy policy Accessibility MSU Legal