The Political Ecology of Oil and Gas Activities in the Nigerian Aquatic Ecosystem

• Author : Prince Emeka Ndimele
• Publisher : Academic Press
• Release : 17 November 2017

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 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,

• Author : Pedro Pinto Santos,Ksenia Chmutina,Jason Von Meding,Emmanuel Raju
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 30 September 2020

Understanding Disaster Risk: A Multidimensional Approach presents the first principle from the UNISDR Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, 2015-2030. The framework includes a discussion of risk and resilience from both a theoretical and governance perspective in light of ideas that are shaping our common future. In addition, it presents innovative tools and best practices in reducing risk and building resilience. Combining the applications of social, financial, technological, design, engineering and nature-based approaches, the volume addresses rising global priorities and

• Author : Victoria R Nalule
• Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
• Release : 26 August 2021

This book analyses the nexus between land access and the extractive industries in Africa, specifically highlighting the gaps in energy, land and mining laws and the practical solutions needed to settle the increasing number of land disputes in resource-rich areas. Access to land is essential for the successful operation of energy and mining projects. However, there are often social, environmental and economic issues associated with acquiring land for these projects. Socially, many people are relocated; economically, local communities are not

• Author : Charles Sheppard
• Publisher : Academic Press
• Release : 24 August 2018

World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation, Second Edition, Volume One: Europe, The Americas and West Africa provides a comprehensive review of the environmental condition of the seas of Europe, the Americas and West Africa. Each chapter is written by experts in the field who provide historical overviews in environmental terms, current environmental status, major problems arising from human use, informed comments on major trends, problems and successes, and recommendations for the future. The book is an invaluable worldwide reference source for

• Author : Evans S. Osabuohien
• Publisher : Springer Nature
• Release : 06 July 2020

This handbook examines agricultural and rural development in Africa from theoretical, empirical and policy stand points. It discusses the challenges of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and assesses how poverty and other development concerns can be addressed in rural communities through agricultural transformation. Additionally, the handbook extends the Post-2015 Development Agenda and it emphasizes the importance of the agricultural sector as it is closely related to the issues of food sustainability, poverty reduction, and employment creation. The contributors

• Author : Singh, Suraj Kumar,Kanga, Shruti,Mishra, Varun Narayan
• Publisher : IGI Global
• Release : 26 June 2020

Stress on natural resources has recently increased due to commercialization and the need to provide livelihoods for locals. Because they are such core parts of everyday life, ensuring sustainability in resource management is of paramount importance. Only by integrating the tools of spatial information science can an effective course for preserving and protecting natural resources be created. Spatial Information Science for Natural Resource Management is a pivotal reference source that explores coordinated approaches to sustainable development and management of natural

• Author : Egodi Uchendu
• Publisher : Vernon Press
• Release : 02 March 2021

'Nigeria’s Resource Wars' reflects on the diversity of conflicts over access to, and allocation of, resources in Nigeria. From the devastating effects of crude oil exploration in the Niger Delta to desertification caused by climate change, and illegal gold mining in Zamfara, to mention a few, Nigeria faces new dimensions of resource-related struggles. The ravaging effects of these resource conflicts between crop farmers and Fulani herders in Nigeria’s Middlebelt and states across Southern Nigeria call for urgent scholarly

• Author : Akinola Rasheed Popoola,Emeka Godfrey Nwoba,James Chukwuma Ogbonna,Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji,Nwadiuto (Diuto) Esiobu,Abdulrazak B. Ibrahim,Benjamin Ewa Ubi
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 11 May 2022

This book covers a range of important topics on environmental remediation, biofuels and value-added microbial products for environmental clean-up, water and wastewater recycling and sustainable wastewater treatment using microalgae. Designed to document advances in biotechnology, this book highlights bio-resource utilization in fostering low-carbon renewable energy-based economies and provides new insights into chlorine disinfectant usage in water treatment, wastewater treatment using microalgae, etc. The book will be useful reference material for scientists and researchers in the fields of microbial biotechnology and

• Author : Ucheoma Nwagbara
• Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
• Release : 18 May 2022

This book examines Nigeria's struggles with corruption, poverty, inequality, crime, and insurgency to show how poor leadership in the post-independence era has failed to use the country's enormous natural and human resources to improve citizens' lives.

• Author : Charis M. Galanakis
• Publisher : Academic Press
• Release : 05 October 2020

Microalgae: Cultivation, Recovery of Compounds and Applications supports the scientific community, professionals and enterprises that aspire to develop industrial and commercialized applications of microalgae cultivation. Topics covered include conventional and emerging cultivation and harvesting techniques of microalgae, design, transport phenomena models of microalgae growth in photobioreactors, and the catalytic conversion of microalgae. A significant focus of the book illustrates how marine algae can increase sustainability in industries like food, agriculture, biofuel and bioprocessing, among others. This book is a complete

• Author : Martin Munyao,Joseph Muutuki,Patrick Musembi,Daniel Kaunga
• Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
• Release : 18 May 2022

This book explores the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic exposed fragilities in socio-economic and political structures in Africa as well as the weaknesses in the African Church's role in helping and serving African communities. The book also analyzes how the African Church should move forward in a post-COVID-19 era to address these failures.

• Author : Emily Webster,Ankita Gupta,Ruth Ambros
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 30 June 2020

Transnational Food Security addresses food security from an international relations, political economy and legal perspective analysing the relationship between food security and the environment and climate change, trade, finance and contracts, and the intersection between food and human rights. The topic of food concerns one of the most basic and profound aspects of human survival. Universal and equal access to food is, at the same time, ridden with problems of power, inequality, distribution and implicated in old and new geopolitical

• Author : Shah Fahad,Osman Sönmez,Shah Saud,Depeng Wang,Chao Wu,Muhammad Adnan,Muhammad Arif,Amanullah
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 29 October 2021

Despite significant progress in increasing agricultural production, meeting the changing dietary preferences and increasing food demands of future populations remains a significant challenge. Salinity, drought, water logging, high temperature and toxicity are abiotic stresses that affect the crop yield and production. Tolerance for stress is a important characteristic that plants need to have in order to survive. Identification of proper techniques at a proper time can make it easy for scientists to increase crop productivity and yield. In Engineering Tolerance

• Author : Vivek Kumar,Ram Prasad,Manoj Kumar
• Publisher : Springer Nature
• Release : 22 May 2021

This book describes many novel approaches of microbial bioremediation including conventional and modern approaches, metagenomics, biosurfactants and nano-based bioremediation. Also presents up-to-date knowledge about biodegradation of solid and liquid contaminants in the rhizospheric zone by plant (rhizo)-microbiome interface. It also illustrates communication pathways based on evolving methodologies, bioinformatic tools which provides insights into the functional dynamics of bioremediation process by the host-microbiome interface. The different chapters explain the mechanism and outcomes during the process of bioremediation. The book broadly

• Author : Soala Ariweriokuma
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 27 October 2008

The evolution of the Nigerian oil and gas industry spanned about a century during which several challenges were encountered and surmounted by major International Oil Companies (IOCs). This book provides a thoroughly researched guide to the Nigerian oil and gas industry. The author examines the increasing role of Africa in the contribution of oil and gas resources to the global energy market and provides an overview of oil and gas exploration and production activities in Algeria , Libya , Egypt and Angola .