Environmental Justice and the Equitable Distribution of Climate Burdens in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria: A Review and Spatial-Distributive Analysis of Flood and Oil-Pollution Burdens in a Niger Delta Urban Capital
Yenagoa, the riverine capital of Bayelsa State in Nigeria's Niger Delta, sits at the intersection of two compounding environmental stressors: climate-induced flooding and five decades of oil- and gas-related pollution. This paper applies the environmental justice (EJ) framework comprising distributive, procedural, and...