Agriculture ; Années 1952-1974 ; Atlas ; Cheptel ; Elevage ; Géographie de l'Afrique ; Nigéria ; Plante cultivée ; Population rurale ; Système de culture ; Utilisation du sol
Land degradation and the coastal environment of Nigeria
Action anthropique ; Aménagement régional ; Dégradation des sols ; Exploitation pétrolière ; Littoral ; Nigéria ; Utilisation du sol
Coastal environment ; Human impact ; Land use ; Nigeria ; Oil industry ; Regional planning ; Soil degradation
This paper uses primary and secondary data sources to describe cases of land degradation based on the morphological units of Nigeria's shoreline. Anthropogenic influences accelerate land degradation along the coastline hence, the need
for the governement of Nigeria to evolve a comprehensive landuse policy for the development of the oil rich coastal ecological zone.
Policy-making without facts : a note on the assessment of structural adjustment policies in Nigeria 1975-1990
Nigéria ; Planification ; Politique économique
Economic policy ; Nigeria ; Planning
Nigeria is facing an economic collapse but there are few facts available for the planners. There are uncertainties about the economy's current position and its response to past policies. The plea of W. Stolper's book, « Planning without facts
», (1965), that « acquiring the necessary knowledge should have the highest priority » appears to have been completely ignored in Nigeria.―(EMS)