ISBN: 9781845860851
Price: £69.99
The publication of this book is timely, as it emerged at a time when the Petroleum Industry Bill (BIP), affecting the interest of the Niger Delta, is being deliberated upon by the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN). Thus, the concluding chapter (ie, chapter 10 of the book), on page 322, states as follows: Considering therefore Nigeria’s responsibilities in the context of the ongoing worldwide participation explosion, her National Assembly is required to enshrine provisions in her emerging petroleum law to improve environmental democracy in a way to enhance sustainable petroleum development and SCD. The improvement of CI towards SD of petroleum resources and SCD in Nigeria’s oil-producing areas is an idea whose time has come. Consequently, the author advocates the emergence of a truly democratic and socially just and equitable FRN in which, regardless of elected, selected and/or appointed representatives, ordinary citizens are guaranteed the right to participate in decision-making processes to enthrone transparency, accountability and responsibility in governance, towards achieving SD in their communities, local government areas, states and the entire federation.
This book discusses environmental democracy (ie, public or citizens’ participation [PP] in environmental decision making) with regard to petroleum development in the Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN). Community involvement (CI) is discussed as an aspect of PP so as to examine the role of corporate responsibility and impact assessment regarding petroleum development in the Niger Delta. It is on this note that sustainable community development (SCD) featured as a key issue, considering that sustainable development (SD) cannot be achieved in Nigeria and other nations without the existence of sustainable communities. The destiny of mankind is thus dependent on the well-being of man’s immediate environment and/or place of habitation such as communities, cities, and provinces comprising global nations.
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