Sustainable environmental management in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria: effects of hydrocarbon pollution on local economy [Elektronische Ressource] / by Ugochukwu, Collins Norberth Chinedu

PHD DISSERTATION Sustainable Environmental Management in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria: Effects of Hydrocarbon Pollution on Local Economy A thesis approved by the Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Process Engineering at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the academic degree of PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) in Environmental and Resource Management by Ugochukwu, Collins Norberth Chinedu (M.Sc., M.Eng.) born in Nguru Aboh Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria. Supervisors: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Jürgen Ertel, BTU Cottbus - Germany Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Michael Schmidt, BTU Cottbus - Germany thDate of Oral Examination: 29 September, 2008 DOKTORARBEIT Nachhaltiges Umweltmanagement in der Region des Niger Delta in Nigeria: Auswirkungen der Verunreinigung durch Kohlenwasserstoffe auf die örtliche Wirtschaft Von der Fakultät für Umweltwissenschaften und Verfahrenstechnik der Brandenburgischen Technischen Universität Cottbus zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades PhD Degree genehmigte Dissertation vorgelegt von Ugochukwu, Collins Norberth Chinedu (M.Sc., M.Eng.) aus Nguru Aboh Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria. Gutachter: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Jürgen Ertel, BTU Cottbus, Germany Gutachter: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c.