lagos Flashcards

1
Q

4 reasons why lagos is so important

A

main port
main airport
growing population
home to 80% of nigerias industry

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2
Q

how many people move to lagos every day

A

1.6 million

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3
Q

what was the biggest cause of lagos’s populatiom growth

A

oil boom which brought jobs

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4
Q

what is a consequence of rapidly growing pop in lagos

A

widening gap between rich and poor

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5
Q

what is a squatter settlement

A

collection of buildings where people dont have right to build on

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6
Q

what is informal economy

A

jobs without official knowledge of government
do not pay tax

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7
Q

what % of lagos live in squatter settlements and how much to they live on?

A

60% of lagos live in squatter settlements on less then $1.25 a day

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8
Q

what is eko atlantic and what employment factors will it propose

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• ultra modern city to be built on coast
• new financial hub of WA
• home to 250 000 and employ 150 000 more
• “new dubai”

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9
Q

why is the informal economy so large in lagos

A

they do not receive unemployment benefit

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10
Q

what % of jobs are in the informal sector

A

90%

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11
Q

how many people work at the olusosun dump

A

500

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12
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two disadvantages of olusosun dump

A

• gas build under waste, fire hazard
• electric waste releases toxic fumes

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13
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3 advantages of informal employment

A

• often no skills required
• personal relations can lead to jobs
• no taxes

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14
Q

3 disadvantages of informal employment

A

• brief illness can reduce financial means to survive
• unprotected by labour laws - no security
• sacked easily

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15
Q

why do people build squatter settlements

A

massive rural - urban migr, many of which are poor
lack of affordable housing

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16
Q

3 disadvantages of living in makoko

A

• risk of eviction
• pollution and disease (water)
• unstable houses (wood, plastic sheeting, corregated iron

17
Q

what % of lagos have piper water

A

10%

18
Q

how does the poorer population obtain water

A

vendors or boreholes/groundwater

19
Q

two problems of obtaining water from bore holes or street vendors

A

water from wells can be contaminated by sewage
street vendors are expensive and often get their water from bore holes too

20
Q

two ways rising water will affect lagos

A

makoko will submerge
groundwater contaminated

21
Q

statistics of congestion

A

accident rate is 3x european cities
air pollution is 5x recommended limit

22
Q

what is the average time in traffic

A

3 hours

23
Q

2 more impacts of traffic congestion

A

lateness to work/school
delivery delays

24
Q

when was the first floating school created and how many children did it host

A

2014
60 children from little to no education

25
Q

what happened to the floating school

A

2016 storm destroyed
replacement proposed but not built due to lack of funding