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Communities: A Case Study of Oil Sands in Nigeria

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The purpose of this chapter is to examine the key issues relating to the impact of mineral industries on communities and to demonstrate how the different stages of the extractive cycle come with varying scales of impact on communities. For a focused view on these issues, a case study of proposed oil sands development in Nigeria is presented.

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© 2013 Murtala Chindo and Michael Bradshaw

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Chindo, M., Bradshaw, M. (2013). Communities: A Case Study of Oil Sands in Nigeria. In: Dannreuther, R., Ostrowski, W. (eds) Global Resources. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137349149_8

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