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UP - Stats + Quotes Flashcards

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MEGCI - Lagos, population growth (not percentage)

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By 2050, Lagos’ population is expected to double, become 3rd largest city in the world (worldpopulationreview.org, 2022)

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MEGCI - Lagos, slum population

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~66% of residents live in slums (worldpopulationreview.org, 2022)

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MEGCI - Lagos, current population

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15.4 million (2022) (worldpopulationreview.org, 2022)

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MEGCI - where will most population growth occur in the future?

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“By 2030, 90% of population growth will occur in Asia and Africa” - UN 2019

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MEGCI- currently found…

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2/3 of all megacities are currently found in Asia. Some in Latin America and Africa

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WORCI- Alpha++ cities

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New York, London (Globalisation and World Cities Research Network)

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WORCI - London population

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~9 million (House of Commons Library, 2022)

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WORCI - London foreign-born population

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37% (House of Commons Library, 2022). Mainly skilled migrants.

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WORCI - London financial authority –> service exports worth how much?

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Service exports worth >150 billion pounds (Informi.co.uk 2019)

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WORCI - London, largest workforce sector

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Professional, scientific, and technical sector accounts for the largest number of jobs, at 14% (BoardEx, 2019)

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WORCI - latitude of most world cities between

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Most dominant world cities lie between 35 - 50 degrees North of the equator

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WORCI - what is the world city hierarchy? Plus example for each (not alpha ++ etc)

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Dominant - London
Major - Singapore
Secondary - Sydney

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WORCI - London, GDP

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€550b (BoardEx, 2018)

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MEGCI - life expectancy lost by Jakarta traffic pollution

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5.5 years (WHO 2018)

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MEGCI - how much pollution from in Jakarta is from transport?

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70% (WHO 2018)

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MEGCI - how many as of 2020?

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34

17
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WORCI - how much financial flow is foreign direct investment responsible for?

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$2 trillion

18
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WORCI - % international students @ Oxford

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45%

19
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MEGCI - timeline for MRT

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1997 - first planned
2019 - first stage completed

20
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MEGCI - what is the aim of the Lagos Megacity Project?

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to make Lagos the “Singapore of Africa” - minister for planning, 2014

21
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MC - Lagos sachet water price USD

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6c/500mL

22
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MEGCI - Dhaka informal sector

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85%

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