Use of stakeholder engagement to support policy transfer: A case of contaminated land management in Nigeria

dc.contributor.authorSam, Kabari
dc.contributor.authorCoulon, Frederic
dc.contributor.authorPrpich, George
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-04T13:30:40Z
dc.date.available2017-09-04T13:30:40Z
dc.date.issued2017-06-23
dc.description.abstractTransfer of environmental policy from one country to another without consideration for the contextual differences (e.g. socio-cultural, economic) between the countries can be a barrier that prevents adoption, or limits the implementation and effectiveness of that policy. In this study, we investigate the socio-cultural preferences of stakeholders in the Niger Delta to understand how different stakeholder groups value socio-cultural differences. We used a modified, mixed-methods stakeholder engagement approach to capture this information, combining stakeholder workshops and interviews. Community groups, regulators, experts in contaminated land management, and oil exploration operators participated in this study, and our results revealed a general consensus concerning the ranked priority of issues. Top issues included water quality, soil quality for agriculture, food production, and human health and wellbeing. Despite this consensus, differences in how stakeholder groups arrived at their rankings might pose a challenge for policy makers. Other potential barriers to effective policy transfer identified in this study include political and cultural differences, regulatory structure, and corruption. In sum, this study provides insights about the socio-cultural preferences of stakeholders from the Niger Delta; information that could be used by policy makers to contextualise contaminated land management policy transfer.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationSam K, Coulon F, Prpich G, Use of stakeholder engagement to support policy transfer: A case of contaminated land management in Nigeria, Environmental Development, Vol. 24, December 2017, pp. 50-62en_UK
dc.identifier.issn2211-4645
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/12435
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectContaminated landen_UK
dc.subjectSocial valuesen_UK
dc.subjectPolicy transferen_UK
dc.subjectNiger Deltaen_UK
dc.subjectStakeholder engagementen_UK
dc.titleUse of stakeholder engagement to support policy transfer: A case of contaminated land management in Nigeriaen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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