3.5 Growth Of Lagos Flashcards
Why population grew in History
City under British rule in colonial times
Traders and Merchants were attracted to the centre of trade
Many ex slaves came to Lagos
Why population grew during 1960s - 1990s
Lagos gained independent and caused rapid economic development - export of oil made dome very wealthy
Government financed lots of ports, refineries and factories - creating more jobs and attracting migration from rural Nigeria
Birth rates high, death rates low - high rates natural increase
Why population has grown recently
Bordering countries (Chad and Niger) are poor and in conflict
National migration from Northern states - poverty and ethnic and religious conflicts
People from UK, USA, China employed by foreign business
Rates of natural increase still high
How and where Land use has changed in areas previously not built on?
Rural urban fringe - Residential - people have to move outwards as house prices in inner city rising
Land reclaimed from Lagoon - Banana Island, Eko Atlantic - artificial islands on reclaimed land with gated communities
Empty areas in undesirable locations - Makoko - built on using wooden huts on stilts in Lagoon
How land use has changed in already built up areas
Some slums upgraded and permanent with huts removed for multi storey apartments - Badia east
Parts of Makoko slum cleared by government to develop desirable areas on waterfront
Some old middle class areas now high class residential - old middle class area of Ikoyi one of richest areas in Lagos
