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Lagos Flashcards

1
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What does urban planning attempt to improve?

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Quality of life for the poor of Lagos

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2
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What is the importance of Lagos regionally?

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It has important manufacturing, chemical and pharmaceutical industries. It has important banking, finance and insurance industries.

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3
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How is Lagos important nationally?

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It used to be the capital of Nigeria and remains the main port. It has the country’s main government offices and a thriving film and music industry – ‘Nollywood’

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4
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Why is Lagos important internationally?

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It is probably the most important port and financial centre in all of west Africa with many TNC(big companies eg apple)s locating their African offices here

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5
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How has Lagos grown so quickly- migration?

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People were pushed from poorly paid agricultural jobs in the surrounding area as mechanisation took place and being pulled to Lagos on the promise of better paid jobs and improved living conditions. 275,000 new migrants arrive every year

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6
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How many new migrants arrive in Lagos each year

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275,000

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7
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What happened due to mechanisation?

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People were pushed poorly paid agricultural jobs in the surrounding area

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8
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What stage is Nigeria in for the demographic transition model?

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Stage 3

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9
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What does Nigeria being in stage 3 of the demiogratic model mean?

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Death rates have fallen rapidly but birth rates are still high- rapid population growth

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10
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How has Lagos grown so quickly?

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Migration and natural increase

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What are the problems the urban poor living in Lagos face?

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poor housing, high crime rates, lack of services (electricity, water and sanitation), unemployment. With a rapidly growing population

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What do government policies through urban planning aim to improve?

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improve Lagos poor peoples lives and address these problems: poor housing, high crime rates, lack of services (electricity, water and sanitation), unemployment. With a rapidly growing population

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13
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What’s the neighbourhood hotspot?

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are shared facilities, a place to learn, a to gather, encouraging personal initiative, personal responsibility, and entrepreneurial activities.

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14
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When was makoko floating school built?

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2014

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15
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How many children can be hosted in one classroom in makoko floating school?

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60

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16
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What is makoko floating school used for other than a school?

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A community centre

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17
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What is makoko floating school a prototype for?

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the sort of structures that could help to house the population in future

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18
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Because makoko floating school is environmentally sustainable, what does this help communities withstand?

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The impact of rising sea levels

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19
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What’re unskilled local workers hired to build?

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The structure of makoko floating school

20
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What’s the idea behind unskilled local workers coming up with the idea of building the structure of makoko floating school?

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That they would build their own homes with the techniques learned while building the school.

21
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Why have slums been bulldozed?

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To make way for luxury development

22
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Who does the government tend to favour ( business wise)?

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Big businesses over poor

23
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Who does infrastructure projects mainly benefit?

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The wealthy who for example own cars

24
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What percentage of people live in squatter settlements?

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60%

25
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What’s makokos infant mortality?

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55 per 1000

26
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How many house holds share per community toilets?

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15

27
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Where does a lot of the raw sewage go?

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The lagoon

28
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How far are walks to communal water points?

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Up to 3km

29
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How frequent are power cuts?

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Frequent

30
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Why do many drop out of education?

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They need to support their family- poor healthcare

31
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What’s an example of people working in the informal sector?

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Street vendors

32
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There’s high levels of crime being ‘policed’ by gangs called….?

A

‘Area boys’

33
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What is a problem air pollution wise?

A

Wood smoke from fishing, old cars emitting fumes

34
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How long do people wait commonly in slow moving traffic?

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2 hours

35
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What are the challenges urban growth has created for people in Lagos?

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Managing rapid growth – slums,providing clean water, sanitation and energy, providing services( education and health),reducing unemployment and crime and managing environmental issues - waste, pollution, congestion

36
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Where is the number of doctors per head of the population much higher- city or countryside?

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City

37
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What percentage of the population have secondary education?

A

68%

38
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What percentage of the rural community have a primary education?

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40%

39
Q

Urban growth opportunities for resources examples

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Access to electricity for home and businesses. Water treatment centres provides safe water to large areas

40
Q

Urban growth opportunities. Give an economic example/s

A

Jobs in factories, construction and financial sectors. Lagos has the film industry in Africa

41
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What opportunities did urban growth create?

A

Health, education, resources( water and energy) and economic development

42
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What location offers far more job opportunities?

A

Costal ( they smoke fish)

43
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How does smoking fish jobs improve health

A

Fish have nutrition and there’s more food resources

44
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Give an example of huge infrastructure projects that creates jobs.

A

electrification of the railway line and the impressive Eko Atlantic Skyscraper

45
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What does Lateef Sholebo want to do( building wise)

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Replace slums with high rise buildings

46
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What problems will replacing slums with high rise buildings solve?

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overcrowding and reduce urban sprawl

47
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What did Lateef Sholebos first slum he replaced with a high rise building do?

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11 families( 48 people) instead of one per slum

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