Geography EOY yr 10 -> Lagos

ONLY CASE STUDY

What is urbanisation?

Is the growth in the proportion of people living in urban areas compared to rural ares

What does the population have to be for a city to be a mega city?

Over 10 million

What is RUM?

Rural → Urban migration

Movement of mostly young people into urban areas due to push/pull factors

What is natural increase?

When the birth rate exceeds the death rate

What is the importance of Lagos, Nigeria?

11th largest economy in Africa

7th fastest growing city

Airport, national stadium, national museum, on the coast

How is Eko Atlantic an opportunity?

10 million km area

Great wall of Lagos → 8.5 km

Predicted to provide 350,000 jobs

International school, healthcare, shopping, housing, restaurants

How is the informal economy an opportunity?

Employs 86% of all Africans

Provides 50% of Nigeria’s GDP

No tax to the individual

What is the case study of the informal economy? Opportunities?

Olosusun landfill + scavengers

support family

pay for education

How is the informal economy negative?

Safety aspects

Inconsistent pay

No healthcare / leave

Illegal activities

How is education an opportunity?

More schools and universities than in rural areas

Government investment of 2 billion

Free basic education until age 9

How is education a negative?

Unqualified teachers

1 teacher to every 116 students

Makoko stilt settlement

Population of 100,000 - 200,000

Around 10,000 children do not go to school

Waste goes into lagoon

Energy is often stolen - dangerous

Use of diesel generators - polluting

What percentage of people in Lagos get filtered water?

10%

How is providing resources a challenge? (Queens College 2017)

Outbreak of E-Coli + Salmonella

1,222 became ill

2 died

Facts about bus rapid transit

More than 200,000 passengers daily

Average journey of 25 mins

2000 jobs for drivers

10,000 indirect jobs

Reduced air pollution by 13%

What was Lagos like before Bus Rapid Transit?

Air pollution 5x recommended limit

28 people per 10,000 involved in fatal accidents

4 hours a day in traffic

3rd worst city to drive in

3 years out of every 10 in traffic

Dispatch drivers get robbed

What does the neighbourhood hot spot have?

Community space - activities + education

Run by local people - creates jobs

Modern toilet block

Rainwater harvesting + filtration

Natural waste collected to make biogas