Urban growth Lagos
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- Created on: 14-03-19 18:08
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- Urban Growth Case Study (Lagos)
- Opportunities
- Economic
- Nollywood is the second largest and thriving industry
- Rapid growth has made lots of construction jobs (Eko Atlantic commercial centre)
- Home to many banks, government departments and industries. Access to the port allows fishing
- Social
- 68% have secondary education (40% in rural don’t attend primary
- Access to health services (hospitals)
- People have access to electricity, so can develop businesses
- Multiplier effect to improve quality of life
- Water treatment plants provide safe water piped to the cities
- Economic
- Importance of Lagos
- Nigeria is the richest country in Africa
- City population of 21 million
- Financial centre of West Africa
- Hollywood is the second biggest film industry
- Used to be the capital up until 1991
- Challenges
- Social
- Communal toilets are shared by 15 people
- 60% of waste isn’t properly collected, so streets are dirty, causing diseases such as cholera
- Houses are very flimsy, on stilts in the lagoon
- 60% of the city lives in slums
- Water wells can be up to 3km away from houses
- Electricity comes from illegal connections, that often break
- Very high crime rates
- People feel unsafe
- Communal toilets are shared by 15 people
- Environment
- Only 40% of rubbish is officially collected, creating toxic waste dumps
- Factory emissions are not controlled, leading to air pollution
- Overcrowding leads to bad congestion. Many face a 2 hour commute known as the ‘go slow’
- Economic
- Fishing ports (niger delta) are being contaminated by sewage, so some places have fishing bans
- Traffic delays means that deliveries and transport is difficult
- Not enough formal jobs, so people get informal jobs (scavenging in the Olusosun rubbish dump for items to sell
- Social
- Location
- City in Nigeria
- City population of 21 million
- One of the fastest growing areas in the World
- Population density of 20,000 people per square km
- Access to the Niger Delta
- Opportunities
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