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1. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1977) "A Locational Efficiency Evaluation of Nigeria's Gasoline Depots: A Heuristic Programming Approach", Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies.Vol.19, No.3, pp.401-15.

 

2. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1978) "The Structure of Demand for Gasoline in Nigeria". Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies. Vol.20, No.2, pp.253-271.

3. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1979) "The Physical Distribution Problem in Nigeria's Petroleum Products Industry". Nigerian Behavioural Science Journal. Vol.2, No.1, pp.1-9.

4. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1981) "Managing the Physical Distribution of Petroleum Products in Nigeria: Policies and Perspectives". The Quarterly Journal of Administration. Vol.15, Nos. 1 & 2, pp.95-105.

5. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1981) "Models or Human Judgment? On a Dilemma of Determining the Best Facility Location". Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies. Vol.23, No.3, pp.293-306.

6. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1981) "Planning and the Transformation of Problem Regions: The Experience of the Niger Delta". Nigerian Geographical Journal. Vol.24, No.1 & 2, pp.119-129.

7. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1981) "Interport Competition and the Changing functional base of Port Towns: The Experience of Burutu, Nigeria". African Urban Studies. No.11, pp.25-38.

8. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1982) "Towards a Forecasting Model of Gasoline Demand in Nigeria: A Spatial Approach". Nigerian Geographical Journal, Vol.25, NO.1 & 2, pp.189-203.

9. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1982) "Petroleum Exploitation in Nigeria: Policies and Perspectives on the Role of the Public Sector". (Abstract) Nigerian Journal of Mining and Geology. Vol. 19, No.1, pp.102.

10. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1983) "Petroleum Exploitation and the Socio-Economic Environment in Nigeria". International Journal of Environmental Studies. Vol.21 , pp.193-203.

11. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1983) "Nigeria's Regional Policies: Issues in Conception and Performance". Research for Development. Vol.3, pp.63­75.

12. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1983) "Environmental Deterioration and Public Policy in Nigeria". Applied Geography, Vol.3, pp.303-326.

13. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1984) "Correlates of Travel Budget: A Nigerian Case Study". Nigerian Journal of Economic and social Studies. Vol.28, No.2, pp.219-230.

14. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1984) "Politics and Regional Planning: A Niger Delta Case Study". AMAN: Journal of Society, Culture and Environment. Vol.4, No.1, pp.29-36.

15. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1985) "The Structure of Demand for Gasoline in Nigeria: A Reply". Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies. Vol.26, No.3, pp.407-409.

16. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1985) "The Management of Oil Pollution of Natural Resources in Nigeria". Journal of Environmental Management. Vol.20, pp.199-206.

17. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1985) "Transportation Problems in the Niger Delta: The Users' Viewpoint". Nigerian Geographical Journal. Vol. 28, pp.150-162.

18. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1986) "Politics and Regional Policies: The Issue of State Creation in Nigeria". Political Geography Quarterly. Vol.5, No.2, pp.127-139.

19. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1986) "Sabotage and the Problem of Oil Spill Management in Nigeria". Ambio: A Journal of the Human Environment. Vol.15, No.5, pp.306-310.

20. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1987) "An Analysis of the Accessibility of Public Facilities in Nigeria". Socio-Economic Planning Sciences. Vol.21 , No.1, pp.61-69.

21. Filani, M.O. and Ikporukpo, C.O. (1987) "Containerization in Nigeria: Trends and Patterns". . Maritime Policy and Management. Vol.14, No.3, pp.185-195.

22. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1987) "An Analysis of Travel Behaviour in parts of the Niger Delta, Nigeria". Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies. Vol.29, No.1, pp.13-34.

23. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1988) "The Management of the Rural Transportation Problem in Nigeria". Transportation Planning and Technology, Vol.12, pp.181-188.

24. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1989) "The Siege on Nigeria Towns: Reflections on the Problem of Rural-Urban Migration". Annals of the Social Science Council of Nigeria. No.2, pp.23-37.

25. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1990) ''The Rural Transportation Problem and Public Policy in Nigeria". Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies. Vol. 32, No.2, pp.159-175.

26. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1992) "Popular Participation and Regional Development: A Conceptual and Theoretical Analysis". Annals of the Social Science Council of Nigeria. No.4, pp.22-35.

27. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1993) "Oil Companies and Village Development in Nigeria". OPEC Review. Vol.17, No.1, pp.83-97.

28. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1993) "Patterns of Urban Recreational Facility Utilization in Nigeria". African Urban Quarterly. Vol.8, Nos.3 & 4, pp.305-314.

29. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1994) "The Development and Utilization of Nigeria's Inland Waterway System: Status and Ideal". Nigerian Geographical Journal (New Series), Vol. 1, pp.187 -202.

30. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1995) "Pipeline Transportation in Nigeria: Trend and Pattern". Journal of Transport Studies. Vol. 1, No.1, ppA-16.

31. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1996) "Federalism, Political Power and the Economic Power Game: Conflict Over Access to Petroleum Resources in Nigeria". Environment and Planning C:Government and Policy. Vol.14, pp.159­177.

32. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1997) "Political Ecology at the International Arena: Africa's Debt Problem and the Environmental Crisis". Journal of Economic Management. Vol.4, No.2, pp.83-101.

33. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1998) Urban Mass Transit as a Public Sector Concern: The Nigerian Experience. Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies. Vol.40, pp.229-239.

34. Ikporukpo, C.O. and M.O. Filani (2000) "Transport Coordination in Nigeria", Nigerian Geographical Journal, New Series, Volumes 3 & 4, pp.29-42.

35. Ikporukpo, C.O. (2004), "Petroleum, Fiscal Federalism and Environmental Justice in Nigeria", Space and Polity, Vol8, pp.321-354.

36. Ajayi, D.D. & C.O. Ikporukpo (2005) An analysis of Nigeria's Environmental Vision 2010 Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning Vol. 7, PP. 341­365.

37. Ikporukpo, C.O. (2009) Geography, National Survival and the survival of geography. Nigerian Geographical Journal (new series). Vol. 5, pp. 7-17.

38. Ikporukpo, C.O and U.Uzokwe (2009) Participatory Rural Development Planning in Nigeria. Niger Delta Research Digest. Vol. 3. pp 1-16.

39. Ikporukpo, C.O. (2011) The Socio-economic Impact of Marine Pollution in Nigeria. Nigerian Geographical Journal (New Series) Vol. 7, pp. 18-27

40. Ikporukpo, C.O. (Forthcoming) "Passenger Transport by Water in the Niger Delta: A Problem in Sub-Modal Choice. Geoforum.

41. Ikporukpo, C.O. (Forthcoming) Choice of Technology and the Management of the Rural Transportation Problem in Nigeria, Journal of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners.

B. Books and Chapters in Books

42. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1987) "The Provision of Public Facilities in Urban Renewal Projects", in A.G. Onibokun; F. Olokesusi and L. Egunjobi (eds.) Urban Renewal in Nigeria,Ibadan, Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research and Centre for Urban and Regional Planning, University of Ibadan, Chapter 11, pp.112-121.

43. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1988) "Managing Oil Pollution: Towards an Interactive Approach", in P.O. Sada and F.O. Odemerho (eds.) Environmental Issues and Management in Nigerian Development, Ibadan: Evans Brothers Ltd., Chapter 21, pp.224-229.

44. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1989) Economic Geography, Ibadan External Studies Program Series.

45. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1993) "World Prospects: A View from Nigeria, Africa", in P.J. Taylor (ed.) Political Geography of the Twentieth Century: A Global Analysis, London: Belhaven Press.

46. M.O. Filani; F.O. Akintola and Ikporukpo, C.O. (eds.) (1994) Ibadan Region, Ibadan: Department of Geography, Ibadan, Rex Charles Publications.

47. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1994) "Recreation Facilities", in M.O. Filani et al (eds.) Ibadan Region, Ibadan, Chapter 18, pp.196-204.

48. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1994) "Perspectives on Ibadan Region: An Overview", in M.O. Filani et al (eds.) Ibadan Region, Ibadan, Chapter 1, pp.1-7.

49. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1994) "Conclusion: Future Perspectives", in M.O. Filani et al (eds.) Ibadan Region, Ibadan, Chapter 24, pp.267-269.

50. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1994) "The Urban Transport Crisis and Urban Violence: Reflections on the Nigerian Situation", in I.O. Albert et al (eds.) Urban Management and Urban Violence in Africa. Ibadan: French Institute for Research in Africa, pp.21-28.

51. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1998) Development and Territoriality of a Hometown Association: The Odimodi Ebidou Bene in R. Honey and S. Okafor (eds.) Hometown Associations -Indigenous Knowledge and Development in Nigeria. London: Intermediate Technology Publications. Chapter 8, pp.64-74.

52. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1998) Transport Studies in O. Areola and S.I. Okafor (eds.) Fifty Years of Geography in Nigeria: The Ibadan Story. Ibadan: Ibadan University Press, Chapter 7, pp.135-156.

53. Ikporukpo, C.O. and O. Alokan (1998) Industrial Geography, in O. Areola and S.I. Okafor (eds.) Fifty Years of Geography in Nigeria. Chapter 8, pp.157-179.

54. Filani, M.O. and C.O. Ikporukpo (1998) . Markets and Trade Flows, in O. Areola and S.I. Okafor (eds.) Fifty Years of Geography in Nigeria, Chapter 9, pp.180-201.

55. Ikporukpo, C.O. (ed.) (2001) Government, Society and Economy: An Introduction to the Social Science, Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

56. Ikporukpo, C.O. (2001) "The Object and Nature of Social Science, in C.O. Ikporukpo (ed.) Government, Society and Economy, Chapter 1, pp.1-11.

57. Ikporukpo, C.O. (2001) "The Human Environment", in C.O. Ikporukpo (ed.) Government, Society and Economy, Chapter 7, pp.76-86.

58. Ikporukpo, C.O. (2001) Epilogue: Social Science in Nigeria, in C.O. Ikporukpo (ed.) Government, Society and Economy. Chapter 17, pp.240­245.

59. Ikporukpo, C.O. (2001) Geographical Dimensions of Ethnic Mapping in Nigeria, in E.E. Osaghae et al (eds.) Ethnic Groups and Conflicts in Nigeria, Vol.1. Ibadan: Programme on Ethnic and Federal Studies, University of Ibadan, pp.49-63. .

60. Ikporukpo, C.O. (2001) The Myths and Realities of Majority Groups in Nigeria, in E.E. Osaghae and E. Onwudiwe (eds.) The Management of the National Question in Nigeria.Ibadan: Programme on Ethnic and Federal Studies, University of Ibadan, Chapter 8, pp.116-125.

61. Ikporukpo, C.O. (2002) In the Name of Oil: The Nigerian Civil War and the Niger Delta Crisis, in E.E. Osaghae et al (eds.) The Nigerian Civil War and Its Aftermath. Ibadan: Programme on Ethnic and Federal Studies, University of Ibadan, Chapter 17, pp.207-215.

62. Ikporukpo, C.O. (2001) Towards the Development of the Niger Delta Region, in S.I. Abumere and A. Soyibo (eds.) Development Policy and Analysis: A Book in Honour ofAkinlawon Ladipo Mabogunje. Ibadan: Development Policy Centre. Chapter 7, pp.139-156.

63. Ikporukpo, C.O. (2002) The Tokunbo Phenomenon and the Transformation of the Motor Mechanic Trade in Ibadan, in J. Guyer, L. Denzer and A. Agbaje (eds.) Money Struggles and City Life: Devaluation in Ibadan and Other Urban Centres in Southern Nigeria, 1986-1996. Portsmouth, NH, Heinemann, Chapter 8, pp.133-146.

64. Ikporukpo, C.O. (2002) Spatial Engineering and Accessibility. An Inaugural Lecture, University of Ibadan, Ibadan.

65. Ikporukpo, C.O. (2002) Energy, Mines and Industries, in Africa Atlases: Nigeria. Paris: Les Editions, J.A. aux Editions du Jaguar, pp.100-1 05.

66. Ikporukpo, C.O. (2000) Political Ecology and Sustainable Development, in G.E.D. Omuta and LA. Ikhuria (eds.) Geography and Sustainable Development: Philosophical and Conceptual Issues, Nigerian Geographical Association, pp.18-27.

67. Ikporukpo, C.O. (2008) Port Operation and Environmental Control in O.O. Oyesiku and K.T. Gbadamosi (eds) Port Administration and Development in Nigeria, Ibadan: HEBN Publishers PLC pp.205-217.

68. Ikporukpo, C.O and O.S. Akpoghomeh (2009) Population in E.J. Alagoa, T.N.Tamuno and J.P Clark(ed) The Izon of the Niger Delta Chapter 3 pp 29-40

69. Ikporukpo, C.O. (2011) The Natural Environment and the Challenge of Road Transport Development in the Niger Delta in F.C.Okafor (ed) Critical Issues on Nigeria’s Development: Environment, Economy And Social Justice. Spectrum Books Ltd, Ibadan Chapter 20, pp. 411-424.

70. Ikporukpo, C.O; W. Izonfuo and O. Omobuwajo (ed) Niger Delta University: The First Ten YearsNiger Delta University Publishers, Ltd, Wilberforce Island.

71 Ikporukpo, C.O. (2012) Niger Delta University at Ten: An Overview in C.O. Ikporukpo, et al (ed) Niger Delta University Chapter 1, pp. 2-10.

72. Ikporukpo, C.O. (2012) The challenge of Accreditation in C.O. Ikporukpo, et al (ed) Niger Delta University Chapter 3, pp. 16-25.

73. Omobuwajo, O. and C.O. Ikporukpo (2012) Staff Development in C.O. Ikporukpo, et al (ed) Niger Delta University Chapter 7, pp. 71-83.

74. Ikporukpo, C.O. (Forthcoming) “Transport and Communication in Africa", in F.O. Odemerho and B.A. Chokor (eds.) Geography of Africa. Prentice Hall, Chapter 11.

75. Ikporukpo, C.O and O. Akpoghomeh (Forthcoming) Transport in Delta State in E. J. Alagoa (ed). Delta State: Western Niger Delta Port Harcourt.

C. Monographs

76. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1991) "Petroleum Exploitation, The Environment, Village Development/Redevelopment and Resettlement in the Niger Delta". Report Prepared for Social Science Research Council of Nigeria/Ford Foundation.

77. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1994) Population, Resources and Development. UNDP/UNDESD, Monograph.

78. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1994) Population, Development and Environment. UNDP/UNDESD, Monograph.

79. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1994) Population, Resources and the Environment. UNDP/UNDESD, Monograph.

80. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1995) Patterns and Implications of Ruralists' Awareness of Environmental Policies and Laws: A Study of Nigeria's Oil Producing Region, NEST/Ford Foundation Research Project Report.

81. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1998) Environment, Petroleum and Development in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria: Which Type of Policy for What Kind of Development? Working Paper, No WP.99/3. Development Policy centre, Ibadan, Nigeria.

82. Ikporukpo, C.O. (2000) Environmental Movements in the Niger Delta Region and the Nigerian State. Centre for Research and Documentation/Ford Foundation Research Report.

83. Ikporukpo, C.O. (2005). Social Capital and Ethnicity in a Fish marketing System of a Nigerian City: Warri, DFID, United Kingdom

84. Ikporukpo, C.O. (2006). The Struggle for Space and the Space of Struggle: Oil. Youths and Inter-community Conflict in the Niger Delta French Institute for Research in Africa.

85. Ikporukpo, C.O. (2006) From Debacle to Dialogue: Reinventing the Niger Delta University of Ibadan, Alumni Association, Yenagoa.

86. Ikporukpo C.O. (2007) The Niger Delta: The Geography of Terrorism and the Terror of Geography Department of Geography, University of Ibadan.

87. Ikporukpo, C.O. (2008) The Niger Delta Situation: A Dispassionate Assessment Enugu: Church of Nigeria, Diocese of Nike.

88. Ikporukpo, C.O. (2011) Debating Petroleum and Environmental justice in the Niger Delta, Nigeria: Stakeholders Perspectives Centre for Ethnic and Conflict Studies, University of Port Harcourt, Monograph Series, No. 1.

89 Ikporukpo, C.O. (2012) Academic Militancy in the Creeks: Seven Years of Managing a Young University. The Palace, University of Ibadan, Ibadan. Town and Gown Series No. 1

D. Edited Conference Proceedings

90. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1978) "Rural Development Problems in Nigeria's Oil Producing Areas", in J.S. Oguntoyinbo et al (eds.) Resources and Development in Africa, Lagos, International Geographical Union, pp.268­272.

91. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1986) "The Federal Government Input in Development Planning in Rivers State: Lessons of Experience", in W.J. Okowa (ed.) Development Planning in Rivers State: Lessons for the Future, Port­ Harcourt, Faculty of he Social Sciences, University of Port-Harcourt, Chap.7.

92. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1990) "The Parking Problem and It's Management in Nigeria's Major Cities". Urban Transport in Developing Countries, CODATU, Paris, pp.303-309.

93. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1993) "Mode Choice in Nigeria's New Federal Capital Territory; Policy and Emergent Pattern". Urban Transport in Developing Countries. CODA TU, Paris, Vo1.13, pp.15-19.

94. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1993) "Developing Nigeria's Countryside Tourism Resources: Policy and Prospects", in B.A. Chokor (ed.) Environment and Tourism in Nigeria. Environment and Behaviour Association of Nigeria, pp.263-283.

95. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1996) Oil Companies and Minority Agitation in Nigeria (Abstract) Land, Sea and Human Effort. 28th International Geographical Congress, The Hague, Netherlands. Abstract Book, p.195.

96. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1997) Environmental Impact Assessment and the Highway System. Proceedings of Workshop on Road Maintenance Culture. Organized by Multi-State Road Projects, Oyo State Ministry of Works and Transport, Chapter 2.

97. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1998) Ojobo Community's Continuing Search for Sustainable Electricity Supply, in Report of the SPDC Community Development Listeners' Symposium.Ibadan: Development Policy Centre.

98. Ikporukpo, C.O. (1998). Environmental Impact Assessment and Human Concern in the Petroleum Industry: Nigeria's Experience Proceedings of the International Seminar on the Nigerian Petroleum Industry and the Nigerian Environment. Vol. 2 pp. 766 - 782.

99. Ikporukpo, C.O. (2006) The Oil Industry and communal self-Destruction in the Niger Delta Region in Proceedings, First Pan Ijaw Conference and Ijaw World Summit. University of Port Harcourt Press, pp.20 – 28.

100. Ikporukpo, C.O. (2006) Petroleum and the Sustainable Development of Ijawland in Proceedings, First Pan Ijaw Conference and Ijaw World Summit. University of Port Harcourt Press, pp. 116 – 122.

101. Ikporukpo, C.O. (Forthcoming) The Sustainable Development of Nigeria's Oil Region: An Evaluation of the OMPADEC Experience, in J. Olawoye (ed.) Assessing the Impactof Development Efforts in Nigeria. Ibadan: Ibadan Socio-Economic Group.

102. Ikporukpo, C.O. (Forthcoming) Boom-Towns and Their Rural Hinterlands in Nigeria's Niger Delta: From Top-Down Planning to Symbiotic Linkages. Proceedings ofInternational Workshop on Rural-Urban Linkages. New York: UNDP.