Achieving sustainable environmental governance in Nigeria
A review for policy consideration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16969736 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Victor Ogunkan (0000-0003-2681-1023, Bells University of Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 212-220 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Governance (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2664-3286 • E-ISSN: 2667-3800 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ugj.2022.04.004 |
| OpenAlex | W4225142376 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 9 |
Even though governance is widely recognized as one of the most imperative factors in achieving effective environmental management, sustainable environmental management remains an abstraction in Nigeria. Against this background, this conceptual review and synthesis article seeks to provide policy recommendations through a broader review of existing literature on Nigeria's existing institutional, legal, and policy frameworks of environmental governance. The study finds that the environmental system in Nigeria is beset with ineffectiveness, lack of public participation, unenforceable and non-implementable laws and policies, and a weak and uncoordinated institutional framework. Therefore, it concludes that Nigeria's environmental governance frameworks are completely inadequate to deal with the magnitude of the country's environmental challenges. The study underlines that sustainable management of the environment requires governance systems where the legal, policy, and institutional requirements of environmental management are seen as the joint responsibilities of not only the shareholders but also various stakeholders. Based on the array of environmental governance issues reviewed, this paper holds that if good governance is promoted, Nigerian environmental management will be effective and sustainable. It recommends comprehensive, comprehensible, enforceable environmental enactment and the strengthening of the institutional framework of environmental governance in Nigeria
Business · Conceptual framework · Corporate governance · Economics · Environmental governance · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Political science · Sociology · Sustainable development · Environmental law and policy · Law · Municipal Solid Waste Management · Public Administration · Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy · Finance
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |