Urban - Lagos Flashcards
Location
nigeria, west africa
neighbouring countries: niger, benin, cameroon
Causes of Growth
Migration - education, health services, low quality of life, farming pays low wages, so people move to urban areas in hope of better education, health services, high quality of life, better job opporunities
Natural increase - most of the people migrating are young people, these young ppl are more likely to have children, meaning birth rate increases in urban areas
Social Opportunities
Healthcare - better + greater access to doctors, hospitals, clinics
Education - all children get first 9 yrs + lots of unis and training colleges
Water supply - lagos water corp says 12m ppl have access to water + water master plan 2020 says build more water treatment plants
Energy - better access + future proofing lagos aims to prove 100% access to energy
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Economic opportunities
Major International Airport
main arrival point for 80% of west africa, therefore more ppl spend as they pass through the airport
Economic opportunities
Construction Jobs
- caused by rapid growth
- exmpl: building the new commercial centre, Eko Atlantic
Economic opportunities
Large Market
encourages more businesses, industries - positive multiplier effect
Economic opportunities
Contributions to Nigeria Economy
- 30% of nigerias GDP
- most manafacturing in lagos
- largest contributor
- eko atlantic will house and employ ppl
economic opportunities
employment rates
- 40% of economy is informal (eg street vendors)
- more tertiary jobs compared to rest of nigeria
Social Challenges
Water supply
- only 10% of the pop has access to safe pipped water supplies
- most ppl dig boreholes for water/buy from street vendors, however this water may be contaminated w/ pollutants
Social Challenges
Sanitation
- most ppl dont have access to toilets, so they use pit latrines - this sewage drains into the soil or goes into rivers
- the creeks are polluted w/ sewage
- hard to give proper sanitation in squatter settlements
social challenges
healthcare
- long queues
- not always free
- need to pay for child vaccines
- wealthy ppl look for help abroad
- not enough investments to keep up with the pop
social challenges
education
- not enough unis
- most secondary skls are private
- younger chldrn usually have to work to provide money for their fam, meaning they dont have enough time to go to skl
social challenges
crime rates
- bribery, corruption, assault, armed robbery r high
- cyber-fraud + scams r increasing
- slums are self-policed by gangs - these gangs clash
social challenges
congestion
- average person spends over 3hrs in traffic a day
- high air pollution levels
- businesses lose money
- minibus taxis are usually overcrowded
urban planning + quality of life
floating school of makoko
- shows the slums they matter
- makes progress towards the educational needs of makoko
- helps create a sense of community - a vital meeting point, ppl vibe in the shade, place to park boats
