TY - JOUR
T1 - Environmental impacts of oil production in the Niger Delta
T2 - remote sensing and social survey examination
AU - Ayanlade, Ayansina
AU - Howard, Michael T.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The African Specialty Group of the American Association of Geographers.
PY - 2016/9/1
Y1 - 2016/9/1
N2 - This study examines environmental change in Tsekelewu, Niger Delta Region. Both remote sensing and social survey methods were used to assess the impacts of oil exploration activities around the Tsekelewu community. Landsat data between 1984 and 2011 were used for spatiotemporal change in the environment around the community while mixed method approaches were used to collect social data. The results show that several mangrove forest areas were degraded around Tsekelewu during the 1980s and 1990s while the vegetation appeared regenerated during the 2000s, although, at a very slow rate. The rate of regeneration noted from 1999 to 2011 has not fully compensated for the mangrove loss that occurred during the 1980s and early 1990s. After 15 years of uncontrolled forest destruction, little vegetation regeneration, the area was taken over by brackish water mangrove.
AB - This study examines environmental change in Tsekelewu, Niger Delta Region. Both remote sensing and social survey methods were used to assess the impacts of oil exploration activities around the Tsekelewu community. Landsat data between 1984 and 2011 were used for spatiotemporal change in the environment around the community while mixed method approaches were used to collect social data. The results show that several mangrove forest areas were degraded around Tsekelewu during the 1980s and 1990s while the vegetation appeared regenerated during the 2000s, although, at a very slow rate. The rate of regeneration noted from 1999 to 2011 has not fully compensated for the mangrove loss that occurred during the 1980s and early 1990s. After 15 years of uncontrolled forest destruction, little vegetation regeneration, the area was taken over by brackish water mangrove.
KW - mixed methods, Niger Delta
KW - oil production impacts
KW - remote sensing
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84983487401&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/19376812.2016.1209121
DO - 10.1080/19376812.2016.1209121
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84983487401
SN - 1937-6812
VL - 35
SP - 272
EP - 293
JO - African Geographical Review
JF - African Geographical Review
IS - 3
ER -