Lagos Facts - Urban Issues and Challanges Flashcards
population of Lagos
15,000,000
Tonnes of waste per day
10,000
OPEC
Nigeria is a OPEC country - oil
% of flights to west Africa that are to Lagos Int.
80
Types of economy
formal and informal (no tax)
Number of helicopters police have
3
Employment opportunity?
building, industry, street vendors, oil - TNC’s eg shell
social opportunities
education, health care, improved water systems, sewers and better transport
water availability
if rich = pipes, if poor = public taps, water venders
crime
protection fees and helicopters for police
% of Nigerian economy from Lagos
10
unemployment
9.9%
benefits?
no
how many of new jobs are informal, and give an example
90% eg waste recycling at Olusosun dump
pop of Makoko
approx. 1/4 million
% in Makoko using pit latrines
55
% of water from vendors
90
issues with lagoon
flooding and spread of disease (cholera and dysentery)
what does LSWRC stand for
Lagos state water regulatory commission
issues with rising sea levels
only 2m above sea level so flooding and pollution of groundwater
LSWRC plans
permits to some street vendors, more wells
on average how many hours stuck in traffic
3
how many deaths by car
28/100,000
air pollution
5% higher than average
LAMATA
Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority
schemes from LAMATA
bus rapid transport suburbs to CBD carries 200,000 per day, minibus taxis - danfos, plans for 7 new rail lines (lagos rail mass transit) new light railway
LAMATA future plans
integrated transport, waterway network, bus lanes, better urban planning, airport on Lekki peninsula, better pavements
community planning
floating communities, 2014 floating school, 60 people with sustainable design
population growth estimate
40mill 2035
population density
x4 more than London
