Urban issues and challanges (Lagos)

Question 1

what is a megacity

Answer 1

a city with a population greater than 10 million

Question 2

what is urbanisation

Answer 2

the increase in proportion of people living in cities

Question 3

what is rural urban migration

Answer 3

the movement of people from rural to urban areas

Question 4

how many people in the UK live in urban areas

Answer 4

82% of people in the uk live in urban areas

Question 5

why is there a slow rate of urbanisation in HICs

Answer 5

-most people already live in urban areas
-the population is older therefore there is less of an natural increase

Question 6

why is there a fast rate of urbanisation in LICs

Answer 6

-there is less people living in urbanisation meaning there will be more people available to move to urban areas
- the population will be younger therefore there will be a greater natural increase

Question 7

how many people in Burkina Faso live in Urban areas

Answer 7

only 32% of people live in Urban areas in Burkina Faso

Question 8

what is Lago’s regional and national importance

Answer 8

• produces $90 billion a year
• contributes to 30% of GDP of Nigeria
• 80% of Nigeria’s industry comes from Lagos
• one of the main financial centres in Africa

Question 9

What is Lago’s international importance

Answer 9

has an international airport

Question 10

what is the population growth of Nigeria

Answer 10

600,000 per year

Question 11

how has natural increase led to population increase in Lagos

Answer 11

• birth rate is much higher than death rate:
  birth rate 36 per 1000
  death rate 12 per 1000
• the population is very young as over half the population is under 25

Question 12

how has migration led to population increase in Lagos

Answer 12

• machines have been taking over jobs in the agriculture business meaning that people are forced to migrate for jobs
• Lagos has better access to things such as health care and education

Question 13

How is the healthcare like in Lagos (name one stat)

Answer 13

• 64 infants die per 1000 in rural areas while this figure has decreased to 21 per 1000 in Lagos.
• Lagos has overall better quality and accessibility of healthcare

Question 14

how is the education like in Lagos (2 main stats)

Answer 14

• 70% of children in Lagos are able to attend primary school while only 29% can attend in rural areas
  -there are 10 universities in Lagos

Question 15

how is the electricity supply like in Lagos

Answer 15

• it is very unreliable as it can be frequently cut out, especially at night. However, it is still much better than rural areas.

Question 15

how is the water supply like in Lagos ( 2 stats)

Answer 15

• unreliable, as only 10% of the population being able to have access to clean water. However, this is still better than rural areas
• In Makoko, water taps are only open 2 hours a day, this means people have a limited supply of clean water

Question 16

what are the positives in the economy of Lagos (formal economy)

Answer 16

-Tertiary jobs such as lawyers, doctors, and teachers are in high demand in Lagos allowing people to work in the formal sector. Where they are able to have a minimum wage and work in safe conditions
- people pay tax which helps the government pay for infrastructure which could help the wider city

Question 17

what are the negatives in the economy of Lagos (informal economy)

Answer 17

• there is no minimum wage, for example, on average people who work in the informal sector lives on less than $1.25 a day
  -the informal economy also means that there is no guaranteed of holiday
• no payment of tax

Question 18

how many people were unemployed in 2014 in Lagos?

Answer 18

19% of people were unemployed in 2014 in Lagos

Question 19

how has urban growth created challenges in Lagos (squatter settlements)

Answer 19

-60% of Lago’s population live in slums such as Makoko where living conditions are poor
- this is because many people cannot to afford to buy or rent homes, meaning they result to building their own homes on land that they do not own

Question 20

how has urban growth created challenges in Lagos (waste)

Answer 20

• Lagos is the largest producer of waste in Nigeria
• Lagos produced 10,000 tonnes of rubbish every day, which only 40% of it is collected by the government

Question 21

how is the Makoko floating school socially sustainable

Answer 21

• can hold up to 60 children at a time
• has a downstairs which acts as a communal area
• able to collect rain water
• allows children to have a better chance of getting a good job in the future

Question 22

how is the Makoko floating school economically sustainable

Answer 22

• externally funded
• will improve the economic state of both children’s family and Lagos in general if children are able to get better jobs
• built from wood meaning it will be relatively cheap to build one
• provides people with jobs (builders and teachers)

Question 22

how is the Makoko floating school environmentally sustainable

Answer 22

• made from 250 recycled plastic barrels
• roof has solar panels
• materials are locally sourced, reduce carbon emissions

Question 23

limitations of Makoko floating school (scale)

Answer 23

small scale, only 1 house

Question 24

limitations on Makoko floating school (location)

Answer 24

it is located on water, can be destroyed during a storm (which it did)