Megacities: Issues in Lagos
- Created by: Emily Bradburn
- Created on: 24-05-15 18:45
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- Issues in Lagos
- SOCIAL FACTORS
- 2050- population will be over 10 billion
- Population was 300,000 in 1950, it is now approx 14 million
- Increasing rates of crime
- Gangs and young criminals
- Stealing, fights and drugs
- No healthcare in the slums
- Extremely poor treatment of the mentally ill
- 70% of the cities residents live in informal housing
- No electricity or water
- 2.8 million graduates and only 10% get a job
- ECONOMIC FACTORS
- Poverty is higher in rural areas compared to urban
- There is less employment there
- Expensive cost of living- box of cereal is $12
- 95% of population growth happens here
- A lot of informal economy jobs
- 95% of population growth happens in third world countries
- Poverty is higher in rural areas compared to urban
- ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
- Megaslums put a large amount of pressure on the land
- No waste disposal system
- Hospital waste found in rivers where people drink from
- POLITICAL FACTORS
- Crime and corruption- gangs
- Evictions of slums may happen leaving thousands of people homeless
- Dismissive of education
- Isn't a hierarchy- even if you're highly skilled you don't necessarily get paid more
- SOCIAL FACTORS
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