Nigeria
Resource Conflicts and Rurality. Implications on Heritage Assets
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22065713 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elochukwu A Nwankwo (0000-0002-7497-660X, University of Nigeria), Halilu AISHAT (University of Nigeria) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Pages | 51-69 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Conflict Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2285-7605 |
| Publisher | Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.24193/csq.35.4 |
| OpenAlex | W3183565235 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Since its independence in 1960, Nigeria has been ravaged by various categories of resource conflicts with consequential effects on rurality. These conflicts have caused untold hardship on rural communities in Nigeria to the extent that some of the communities have been deserted for safety elsewhere. These rural communities have valued heritage assets where they had leveraged on for meaningful socioeconomic recovery. This study was aimed at identifying these resource conflicts and their impacts on heritage assets in rural Nigeria. However, resource conflicts like Boko Haram, militancy, herdsmen, banditry, and communal conflicts were identified. Evidences show that these conflicts obliterate tangible and intangible heritage assets of rural communities in Nigeria, with correspondence effect on heritage transfer through memory loss. Effective international support among others was recommended as a possible option. This study has implications for the understanding of further effects of resource conflicts on rurality in Nigeria. Keywords: Resource conflicts; heritage assets; heritage preservation; rural communities; conflict theory
Business · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Political science · Rural area · Rurality · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |