Lagos

Question 1

Population

Answer 1

20 million

Question 2

Location

Answer 2

Coastal city in Western Africa

Question 3

6 challenges

Answer 3

-Ultra poor areas still lack education facilities

-Slum areas such as makoko have high crime rates

-40 % of workers are in the informal economy (unregulated, low job security, doesn’t pay tax - cash in hand-)

-only 1% of households are connected to sewers

-high air pollution

-Traffic is a growing issue

Question 4

5 opportunities

Answer 4

-2500 secondary schools and 11200 primary schools meaning 98% of children have access to education

-better healthcare enabled life expectancy to rise from 38 to 54

-GDP of $90 billion per year meaning it is 7th largest economy in all off Africa if it was a country

-well connected in global trade due to large ports and major international airport

-80% of all flights to Western Africa land in Lagos

Question 5

Planning solution

Answer 5

Flotation sustainable school.
-100 pupils
-simple to build and maintain
-reduces cost of education and increase accessability for poorest places such as makoko