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Original dataset on urban infrastructure related displacements in Nigeria: Insights from national and sub-national levels

Onyebueke, V; Ujah, O; Lipietz, B; Walker, J; Ibezim-Ohaeri, V; (2020) Original dataset on urban infrastructure related displacements in Nigeria: Insights from national and sub-national levels. Data Brief , 33 , Article 106367. 10.1016/j.dib.2020.106367. Green open access

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Abstract

The data presented here is related to the research article titled "Evicting the poor in the 'overriding public interest': Crisis of rights and interests, and contestations in Nigerian cities" [1]. This data brief presents relevant national and sub-national data on patterns, trends, and impacts of reported urban infrastructure-related displacements in Nigeria between 2010 and 2016. The data of reported cases of displacements in Nigeria are presented in tabular matrix. On the horizontal side are nested rows designated as the six geopolitical zones (South East, South South, South West, North Central, North East, and North West), 36 States of the country, and Abuja Federal Capital Territory. It was also necessary to identify particular local government areas where displacements occurred or were imminent (case locations). On the vertical side, 14 columns itemized diverse variables such as type of infrastructure project, as well as the mode/type, status, and mechanisms of displacement. Other columns include reasons given for displacement, project funder/initiator, number of project affected persons (PAPs), reported social characteristics of PAPs, response of PAPs, actions/outcomes, information sources and link, date(s) of reported displacement in addition to a section for notes. Besides chronicling urban infrastructure-related displacement cases in the period under review, this brief might equally serve as a benchmark for a prospective national displacement register. It will also function as a useful information resource not only for facilitating advocacy and research in built environment disciplines and civil rights campaigns, but also serve to conscientize policy makers and development practitioners on the cumulative cost implications of displacement. Further interpretive insights could be achieved through data mining and cross-tabulation.

Type: Article
Title: Original dataset on urban infrastructure related displacements in Nigeria: Insights from national and sub-national levels
Location: Netherlands
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.106367
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.106367
Language: English
Additional information: This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Keywords: Development-related displacements, Evictions, Nigerian cities, Project affected persons (PAPs), Public interest
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Development Planning Unit
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10115710
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