Human - Lagos Flashcards
What is EkoAtlantic?
A new city being supposedly for the urban poor
Costs and Benefits of EkoAtlantic
Benefits
- Clean water
- Electricity
Costs
- Unaffordable for the urban poor
- £630,000 average
What is the Waterfront Regeneration Plan?
A plan to make a neighbourhood
Costs and Benefits of the Waterfront Regeneration Plan
Benefits
- Built sustainable
- encourages economic development
- making neighbourhood hot spots
- preserve fishing culture
Costs
- Government have not accepted yet
What is TempoHousing?
Homes built from shipping containers
Costs and Benefits of TempoHousing
Benefits
- Sustainable
- Clean water
- Electricity
- 25% cheaper than normal housing
Costs
- Still relatively expensive for the urban poor
Makoko Floating School?
A floating school
Costs and Benefits of Makoko Floating school
Benefits
- Can hold 60 children at a time
- Accessible
- Might me need because of climate change
Costs
- Collapsed in 2017
Population Growth per year
600,000 people
What % of people in Lagos are urban poor and live in slums?
65%
What has the government done to manage urban growth, slums and squatter settlements
In 2020 the Lagos state housing Corporation launched a scheme
- To provide affordable housing to low income family
- They aimed to provide 1,000 units of housing
- And the rehabilitation of existing housing
Why is the urban growth crisis hard to manage?
- People are undocumented so we don’t know the full extent
- People work in informal jobs meaning low wadges and so they can’t afford housing even if it is built
Why is providing clean water, sanitation systems and energy?
- The city’s infrastructure has been unable to keep up with the growing population meaning lack of services and overcrowding
- The sanitary systems are also not good leading to widespread environmental pollution and higher risk or disease
- The energy sector also faces challenges like frequent power outages, over reliance on diesel powered generators which lead to an increase of air pollution
How is providing clean water, sanitation systems and energy being managed?
- The government has launched initiatives to improve the city’s water treatment and upgrade pipe lines
- Private organisations like EkoAtlantic are creating new urban developments with modern infrastructure
- However it is counter intuitive because most can’t afford these housing
Why is managing clean water, sanitation systems and energy a challenge?
- There is limited capacity of the cities water treatment plants
- The cities pipe lines are old and prone to leaks and complications
Why is providing access to healthcare a challenge?
- Rapid pop growth puts strain on the system, shortage of healthcare facilities and lack of qualified personnel
- 30% of the cities residents have access to adequate healthcare
How is the healthcare being managed?
The government has launched several initiatives to improve the quality of healthcare including:
- constructing new hospitals
- hiring additional personnel
The United Health Group are providing health services and resources to undeserved communities
Why is managing healthcare a challenge?
- There is a lack of qualified personnel
- There has been a spread of diseases and a limited amount of essential medical procedures
How is providing access to education a challenge?
- Shortage of schools
- Many children do not go to school, and for some it is too far away
- Many schools do not have textbooks nor sufficiently qualified teachers
How is the education being managed?
Education sector-reform Agenda
- free textbooks
- teacher training
- public - private partnership to build more schools
Why is managing education a challenge?
Corruption and mismanagement in the education system
Why is reducing unemployment a challenge?
- Urban growth in Lagos has led to unemployment due to mismatch between the skills and education of workers and demands of labour markets
- There is also a limited number of jobs in the formal sector
- The unemployment rate is over 17%
How is unemployment being managed?
- The government has implemented programs to improve skill development and job creation
- Like Lagos Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Program
- There is a trust fund for financial support for small business and entrepreneurs (2016)
Why is managing unemployment a challenge?
- More people are getting in-formal jobs which have low wages and inadequate working conditions
- The government has limited resources and lacks the political will to address the issue
Why is crime a challenge?
- There was an increase in crime cases in the city in 2021
How is crime being managed?
In 2020 the government launched the Community Policing Scheme, which aims to involve communities in the fight against crime
Why is managing crime a challenge?
- The police force is under- resourced and lacks the capacity to effectively combat crime
- Crime is often a low priority for the government
- Lack of cooperation between the police and the community
