lagos Flashcards
4 reasons why lagos is so important
main port
main airport
growing population
home to 80% of nigerias industry
how many people move to lagos every day
1.6 million
what was the biggest cause of lagos’s populatiom growth
oil boom which brought jobs
what is a consequence of rapidly growing pop in lagos
widening gap between rich and poor
what is a squatter settlement
collection of buildings where people dont have right to build on
what is informal economy
jobs without official knowledge of government
do not pay tax
what % of lagos live in squatter settlements and how much to they live on?
60% of lagos live in squatter settlements on less then $1.25 a day
what is eko atlantic and what employment factors will it propose
• ultra modern city to be built on coast
• new financial hub of WA
• home to 250 000 and employ 150 000 more
• “new dubai”
why is the informal economy so large in lagos
they do not receive unemployment benefit
what % of jobs are in the informal sector
90%
how many people work at the olusosun dump
500
two disadvantages of olusosun dump
• gas build under waste, fire hazard
• electric waste releases toxic fumes
3 advantages of informal employment
• often no skills required
• personal relations can lead to jobs
• no taxes
3 disadvantages of informal employment
• brief illness can reduce financial means to survive
• unprotected by labour laws - no security
• sacked easily
why do people build squatter settlements
massive rural - urban migr, many of which are poor
lack of affordable housing
3 disadvantages of living in makoko
• risk of eviction
• pollution and disease (water)
• unstable houses (wood, plastic sheeting, corregated iron
what % of lagos have piper water
10%
how does the poorer population obtain water
vendors or boreholes/groundwater
two problems of obtaining water from bore holes or street vendors
water from wells can be contaminated by sewage
street vendors are expensive and often get their water from bore holes too
two ways rising water will affect lagos
makoko will submerge
groundwater contaminated
statistics of congestion
accident rate is 3x european cities
air pollution is 5x recommended limit
what is the average time in traffic
3 hours
2 more impacts of traffic congestion
lateness to work/school
delivery delays
when was the first floating school created and how many children did it host
2014
60 children from little to no education
what happened to the floating school
2016 storm destroyed
replacement proposed but not built due to lack of funding
