LAGOS, Nigeria: CASE STUDY urban growth in an LIC city

Question 1

Lagos is a city in Nigeria

Answer 1

Nigeria is a NEE and richest country in Arica; Lagos has a coastal location and this benefits trade.

Question 2

Lagos importance

Answer 2

was national capital until 1991; remains main financial centre for whole West Africa

Question 3

Lagos population

Answer 3

300,000 migrants per year; urban sprawl outwards; high natural pop increase

Question 4

Lagos social opportunities:

Answer 4

better access to services and resources than rural Nigeria

Question 5

healthcare

Answer 5

more hospitals and better range of medicines than rest of Nigeria; not free but care is available.

Question 6

education

Answer 6

68% Lagos pop have secondary education , more than in deprived rural areas. Many more schools and universities than in rural areas. floating school project in Makoko collapsed

Question 7

resources and energy

Answer 7

Lagos has electricity for lighting and cooking and developing business

Question 8

water

Answer 8

treatment plants provide safe water to parts of the city

Question 9

3 Economic opportunities in Lagos

Answer 9

Nigeria is poor but Lagos has better and more jobs available

Question 10

1. Rapid growth

Answer 10

growing population means bigger market for goods and services; more jobs in construction as city grows.

Question 11

2. Services

Answer 11

Educated population attracts investment from banks, government, food and drink processing; plus ports and fishing provide more jobs than elsewhere.

Question 12

3. Entertainment

Answer 12

Lagos film and media and music industry thrives in Lagos, e.g Nollywood films

Question 13

Social Challenges in Lagos

Answer 13

1. housing,
2. sanitation,
3. water and fuel,
4. crime.

Question 14

Housing problems: Shanty towns e.g Makoko

Answer 14

houses are flimsy, wooden huts built on stilts over lagoon; only one primary school; poor community;

Question 15

Lack of sanitation

Answer 15

unsanitary conditions; communal toilets shared by 15 households; waste goes directly into lagoon; health problems with foul water e.g cholera

Question 16

Water and fuel problems

Answer 16

no clean and safe water supply for Makoko; communal water point 3km away. Boreholes are unreliable and polluted; water from vendors is expensive.

Question 17

Crime problem

Answer 17

high crime rate; slum self policed by violent gangs called Area Boys, often paid by drugs; Police have only 3 helicopters to spot crime.

Question 18

3 Environmental Challenges in Lagos

Answer 18

rubbish; pollution and traffic congestion.

Question 19

2 Economic challenges in Lagos

Answer 19

1. Not enough formal jobs;

2. Informal sector is most important e.g recycling on Olusoson rubbish dump.

Question 20

Rising sea levels

Answer 20

threaten water supply as salty water is undrinkable and settlements near lagoon are flooded. e.g Makoko

Question 21

Urban transport planning: e.g LAMATA

Answer 21

Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority: reducing transport and traffic congestion with a bus rapid transit system. There is no integrated transport system yet in Lagos

Question 22

Urban housing planning e.g Makoko

Answer 22

e.g managing Makoko and the floating school; Government has previously demolished parts of Makoko.