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

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, 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 oilReviews global and national perspectives on the oil and gas industry from a physical ecological, to a socio-political and economic ecological perspectiveDemonstrates real-life situations of the interactions and impacts of Nigerian petroleum production on the environment and local populations through case studies

SECTION 1: Background Information on Petroleum Industry Activities and the Nigerian Environment  1. Introduction 2. The Nigerian Aquatic Environment 3. Biotic Resources of Nigerian Aquatic Ecosystems a. Abiotic components of Nigerian Aquatic Ecosystems 4. The Historical Trajectory of Crude Oil Exploration in Nigeria 5. The Physical and Chemical Components of Nigerian Crude Oil 6. Types of crude oil in Nigeria 7. Composition and properties of crude oil 8. Refinery products and By-products 9. The Global oil Industry and the Nigerian Environment. 10. The Nigerian Economy before the Discovery of crude oil. 11. The oil Boom Era: Socio-political and Economic Consequences

SECTION 2: The Effects of Crude Oil Exploration on the Socio-cultural and Eco-economics of Nigerian Environment 13. The impacts of seismic activities on the geology of oil-producing regions of Nigeria 14. The effects of crude oil exploration on Fish and fisheries of Nigerian Aquatic Ecosystems 15. The impacts of petroleum production on terrestrial fauna and flora in oil-producing region of Nigeria 16. Petroleum industry activities and human health 17. Mapping and Modelling Ecosystem Services in Petroleum-producing Areas in Nigeria 18. The Socio-cultural Implications of crude oil Exploration in Nigeria 19. The Eco-Economics of crude oil Exploration in Nigeria 20. Managing Nigeria’s Aquatic Resources 21. Payment for Ecosystem Services 22. Economic valuation of Nigerian Aquatic Resources and Services 23. Trade-off Analyses of Ecosystem Services in Nigerian waters 24. Land use/land cover change in Petroleum-producing Regions of Nigeria 25. Petroleum Industry Activities and Climate change: Global to National Perspective

SECTION 3: Petroleum Industry Challenges and their Solutions 27. Politics of state/oil multinational alliance and security responses 28. Reactions to petroleum exploration from oil-bearing communities: What have we learnt? 29. The Niger Delta Amnesty Programme: Achievements, limitations and sustainability ( OR The political economy of the Niger Delta Amnesty Programme) 30. Sustainable Exploration of crude oil in Nigeria 31. Dealing with oil spill scenarios in Niger Delta: Lessons from the past 32. Remediation of crude oil spillage