LAGOS

• what is the importance of Lagos regeonally?

  • Home to more than 10% of Nigeria's population
  • 80% of Nigeria's industry
  • Large international airport - connects Nigeria
  • Ports
• What is Lagos' importance nationally

  • 80% of Nigeria's industry
  • International airport and ports
  • Majority of imports and exports
  • Financial center - banks
• what is Lagos international importance

  • financial center of west africa
  • 80% of West african flights
• what causes Lagos population increase?

  • migration
  • natural increase
• what are rural - urban push factors for lagos

  • lack of job ops
  • low pay
  • poor education and health services
  • climate change - floods and droughts
  • conflict and war
• what are pull factors of lagos

  • well paid work
  • job ops
• what are social opportunities in Lagos

  • acess to services
  • access to recources
• what are access to services (social opportunities)

  • access to healthcare - more doctors, clinics, hospitals
  • access to education - schools and higher levels of education are more widely available. Gov offers basic primary education
• what are access to resources (social opportunities)

  • water supply - fresh water can be accessed through vendors, taps, wells - better than rural access to water
  • energy supply - better supply than in rural areas
  • HOWEVER there is still water cleanliness issues
  • HOWEVER there is still frequent power cuts and most of lagos energy is supplied by deisel (pollutant)
• what are economic opportunities in Lagos

  • urban industrial areas have stimulated econ dev
• what economical development has happened in Lagos (op)

  • for exxample the lagos port has become a large international trade route - enhances economical development across the city
• what are urban growth challenges in Lagos?

  • slums
  • providing water and energy
  • access to health and education services
  • waste, air and water pollution
  • traffic
  • unemployment and crime
  • urban inequality
• how are slums a challenge in Lagos?

  • lack of homes and continuous population growth led to many people builing homes on unsafe land which they don't own
  • Makoko - homes exeed onto the water
  • built of scraps, tin sheets, wood planks
  • lack basic sanitation
  • unsafe especially for woman
• how do most people in slums earn money

  • informal economy
  • have a very very low income
• what do the govorment want to do to Makoko?

  • demolish it to improve the city's appearence
  • however it would leave over 1/4 million people homeless
• why is providing clean water a challenge?

  • only 10% of lagos have access to treated pipe water
  • most access water through street vendors and wells
  • not all water is safe and clean - leads to water disease and illness
  • surface water is polluted by sewage as there is a lack of infrastructure for waste
• why is sanitation a challenge?

  • disease such as dysentry and cholera is on the rise
  • due to polluted water
  • there is a lack of effective sewage systems so it is washed into open drains and then into bodys of water
  • can also pollute wells
• why is energy supply a challenge?

  • only the wealthy have energy as they can afford back up generators
  • the rest of lagos have unreliable and little energy supply
• why is healthcare a challenge in Lagos?

  • not free
  • may have low availability
  • vaccinations are expensive
  • there is a low level of doctors for the high and raising population
• why is education a challenge in Lagos

  • although education is free for children, many are busy working from a young age if there family is in extreme poverty
  • further education spaces are limited and expensive
• why is waste disposal a challenge in Lagos

  • only 40% of Lagos waste is collected
  • lack of infrastructure and services for waste disposal
  • much of it ends up on the streets
• what is the olususon dump

  • informal economy
  • people trade and sell rubbish for a lviign
• why is air pollution an issue in Lagos

  • due to unregulated vehichles and huge amounts of traffic
  • air pollution is poorly maintained
  • 5x higher than the regulated limit
• why is traffic an issue in Lagos?

  • one of the most congested cities in the world
  • commuters spend aprox 3 hours in traffic per day
  • due to overpopulation and lack of roads
  • causes air pollution
• what are solutions to the traffic issues?

  • Rapid Bus Transport - seperate bus lane - transports over 200,000 commuters into Lagos business district
  • New railway which runs from West to East Lagos