Lagos Case Study Flashcards
Where is Lagos?
Lagos is a coastal city in Nigeria, Western Africa.
What is Lagos’s population?
Lagos has a population of 15-20 million people, making it a megacity.
Name three challenges of living in Lagos:
One of the following:
* Ultra poor areas still lack educational facilities despite access for the wealthy
* Slum areas such as Makoko are dangerous with very high crime rates
* 40% of workers are in the informal economy which is unregulated, has low job security and doesn’t benefit the government through tax
* Only 1% of Lagos households are connected to sewers making sanitation in the city very poor
* Growing populations and trade has led to high levels of air and water pollution. Many of the city’s industries are highly polluting and release toxic chemicals into surrounding air and water.
* Traffic is becoming a growing issue as the areas road network is not designed to cope with the volume of vehicles
Name three opportunities of living in Lagos:
One of the following:
* There are a total of 2500 secondary and 11200 primary schools in Lagos providing education
* Better healthcare in the area has enabled life expectancy to rise from 38 to 54 in Lagos
* Though only 10% have running water access to stand pipes and water vendors means supplies for all are better
* Access to fuel and generators and for some mains electricity
* Lagos has a GDP of $90 billion per year, it would be the 7th largest African economy if it was a country
* Very well connected for global trade due to large ports and major international airport
* 80% of West African flights now land in Lagos
What are some planning solutions in Lagos?
The first is a floating sustainable school. The idea being to use waste and recycled products in order to produce classrooms which can float on the lagoon and ach support up to 100 pupils. The design is simple to build and maintain and it reduces the cost of education and increases its accessibility for the poorest slum dwellers living on the Lagoon.
