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EQ2 Flashcards

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Define sustainability

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Means improving things for people today without affecting future generations

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Define what top down strategies mean?

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Top-down strategy is a large scale, expensive projects run by government to improve sustainability.

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Define bottom-up scheme?

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Development schemes = projects ran by local communities to help their local periphery area.

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Name some of the government strategies to make Lagos more sustainable?

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Improving water supply
Reducing Traffic congestion
Improving air quality
Improving waste disposal

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Describe the strategy of improving water supply and why is it more sustainable?

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Government building new water treatment plant. More sustainable due to clean water being available. Resulting in less people getting diseases.

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Describe the strategy of reducing traffic congestion and why is it more sustainable?

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Two light rails under construction to relieve road congestion. Trains are emission free to limit pollution. Much faster journeys compared to car. More sustainable as less people travelling by car, resulting in less pollution

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Describe the strategy of improving waste disposal and why is it more sustainable?

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Government improving rubbish collection, by making sure collection vans get to all parts of a city. More sustainable because there will be less waste. As a result less pollution, reducing diseases like cholera.

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Describe the strategy of improving air quality and why is it more sustainable?

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Government banning the import of small generators - communities being encouraged to run one larger generation which will produce less emission overall. More sustainable as better air quality, means less Co2 to breathe in.

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How are communities and NGO’s trying to make Lagos more sustainable?

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Improving Health
Improving Education
Improving City Housing

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Describe the Improving Health strategy to make Lagos more sustainable?

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CHIEF is an NGO that aims to develop care in deprived areas of Lagos opening community health care centres. They’re also running education projects in local communities, to make people more aware of health issues

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Describe the Improving Education strategy to make Lagos more sustainable?

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Oando Foundation (charity) are aiming to create a sustainable education system in Nigeria, by improving school attendance and the quality of education on offer. It has also ‘adopted’ and renovated schools, reducing number of primary children out of school.

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Describe the Improving City Housing strategy to make Lagos more sustainable?

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SEAP a Nigerian NGO promotes sustainable livelihoods for poorest people in society. It offers small loans to poor communities at affordable rates, so people cam afford mortgage.

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Explain one way in which bottom-up projects can improve city housing.

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Community schemes improving access to lawyers, so that

residential rights can be secured.

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How has economic change and migration caused cities to grow/decline around the world?

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Better Housing
Better Quality of Life
Better Jobs
Better Service
Better Schools/Education
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What is informal economy?

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Unofficial and unregulated economy, where no records are kept. People in the informal economy have no contracts or employment right.

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What is formal Economy?

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Official Economy and meets legal standards for accounts, taxes and workers pay and conditions

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How do different factors influence Land use?

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Accessibility
Availability
Cost
Planning Regulations

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Explain what is meant by Accessibility?

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Shops and offices need to be accessible to as many people as possible, so they are found in the centre of cities.

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What is meant by availability?

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City centres tend to be heavily built up. Availability of land may affect how Land is used.

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What is meant by the cost factor influencing land use?

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Land in city centre is often most expensive, due to lack of availability. Some land uses, can afford to pay high rents in orde to be in city centre

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What is meant by planning regulations?

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Planning affects land use patterns. Cities authorities often decide how they want a city to look, so they have plans showing which land uses will be allowed in different parts of the city?

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How has Lagos’ site, situation and connectivity influence its growth?

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Large industrial estate built in 1960 with factories making plastics and textiles.
Older, high density, low quality of housing

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Name three reasons to why Lagos has Grown.

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Financial district and Culture are among the main themes as to why Lagos has grown. Lagos is the centre of Nigerian film industry ‘Nollywood’. It is an important centre for regional and global trade. It contains 80% of Nigerias industry and lots of global companies are located here

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