Lagos
- Created by: Hannah Jeffery
- Created on: 23-05-15 08:12
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- Lagos- Megacity
- Baclground
- wealthiest and populous city in Nigeria
- 2015 projected there will be 25 million residents
- large amount of precipitation of 1532mm
- average temp 27c
- 3rd largest city in the world
- produces 25% of Nigeria's GDP
- Problems
- many areas of high levels of poverty
- high levels of unemployment
- 5000 citizens earn a living by collecting rubbish that can be reprocessed
- surrounded by disease and vermine
- 5000 citizens earn a living by collecting rubbish that can be reprocessed
- reducing income tax collected
- less money invested in cities law enforcement services
- increasing crime rates
- less money invested in cities law enforcement services
- high levels of unemployment
- insecure energy supply
- energy is exported because their is more business
- deceasing the productivity of the 10,000 commercial and industrial businesses
- lack of planning has lead to urban sprawl
- vast amounts of congestion
- increase time spent traveling
- decrease work productivity
- increase money spent on petrol
- decrease disposable incomes
- increase noise and pollution
- increase strain on healthcare system
- housing shortages
- squatters settlements have been created on the sea
- 100,000 people live in makoko a villages made of houses on stilts
- pollutes the surrounding water
- reduces biodiversity of aquatic life
- over exploitation of fish
- many areas of high levels of poverty
- solution
- states response
- top down approach
- transport
- 165km of road added
- 10-lane highway
- rapid bus transport system
- healthcare
- preventing communicable diseases with immunisation programmes
- eg measles and polio
- preventing communicable diseases with immunisation programmes
- water supply
- privatisation of water
- increase water infrastructure
- reduce government expenditure
- increase water infrastructure
- conservation
- water metres
- privatisation of water
- employment
- trying to create 50,000 jobs in the private sector
- eg street cleaners
- trying to create 50,000 jobs in the private sector
- decrease crime
- investment in new police vehicles eg helicopters
- 80% reduction in crimes
- investment in new police vehicles eg helicopters
- states response
- a more sustainable future
- environmental sanitation last Saturday of every month
- eg young men draining stagnant waters
- heavy price for those who don't participate
- environmental sanitation last Saturday of every month
- Baclground
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