Lagos - Housing Management Strats Flashcards
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socio-economic surveys
gathering info abt public services & households by having women conduct socio-economic surveys
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biofill toilets
- 60 toilets are built where macro-organisms break down waste = odour limited
- costs 5p to use
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community-based savings groups
- women meet on a weekly basis to save their money together
- loans can be drawn to help small businesses
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solar lights
hand-made lights used as streetlights or jetty lights to guide fisherman + ppl
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waste recycling
- cash incentives to LI neighbourhoods for recycling
- 60% of employees are women
- waste collected via cargo bikes
- 3.5mil/yr avg generated waste lagos
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slum clearance
- evicting residents of informal settlements
- e.g. Otodo Gbame – 5,000 residents evicted, March 2017
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eko atlantic
- new planned coastal district built on reclaimed land
- will satisfy demand for financial & residential areas
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LMDGP Project – Upgrading project
- clearance & upgrading project to bring essential services & infrastructure to neighbourhoods
- covers 160,000 homes
- legitimises illegal housing 🥳
why are women employed
- to empower them and stand up to male dominance
- to provide financial stability to individual women
reasons
socio-economic surveys
- can be used in planning for upgrades
- identifies areas to be prioritised
- women are used bc they’re in charge of households so know more
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biofill toilets
- to improve quality of life in settlements
- many ppl use boreholes which contaminates fresh ground water
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slum clearances
possibly make way for a luxury estate
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solar lights
- lacking electrical infrastructure
- unsafe for fisherman to come home at night
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waste recycling
- government has poor waste disposal infrastructure
- lots of waste is generated by highly dense & large population
impact & effectiveness
socio-economic surveys
increases community spirit and leadership
impact & effectiveness
biofill toilets
- health may improve.
- infrastructure isn’t needed from the government.
- only 60 toilets for a large population of millions
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slum clearances
- doesn’t solve the problem, only displaces it
- ofter ppl become poorer bc breakdown of community networks = stressful
- being displaced is extremely stressful
- against international law
impact & effectiveness
solar lights
- allows fishermen to work longer hrs & come home safety = increased economic gain = house upgrades
- lights wont go out if power goes out
- saves government money bc no wire maintance
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waste recycling
- very small scale = overall can’t help the large pop
- reduction in disease
- in 1.5yrs 200,00tons collected
