Nigeria

• What is urbanisation?

  an increasing percentage of people living in towns and cities
• What is a HIC?

  Very slow rate of urbanisation because they already have high urban population
• What is an NEE?

  Fast rate of urbanisation
• What is an LIC??

  Fast rate of urbanisation but urban population is low
• What is rural to urban migration?

  The movement of people from the countryside to the town
• What is a push factor?

  A negative Factor that makes people want to leave an area, for example war
• What is a pull factor?

  Positive factors attract people to an area like better paid jobs
• What is the mega city and where are they located?

  Most in Africa and Asia, and have to have more than 10 million people live in there
• What is Lagos’s regional importance?

  Good transport links as centre of trade
• What is Lagos‘s national importance?

  80% of Nigeria’s industry
• What is Lagos is international importance?

  Financial centre of west Africa
• What are the causes of urban growth in Lagos?

  natural increase and rural to urban migration
• What are the social opportunities created by urban growth in Lagos?

  better access to services, 68% of secondary education, 40% of Nigerias electricity
• What’s the economic opportunities created by urban growth in Lagos?

  4 times higher wages, Eco-Atlantic, Nollywood which is second-largest film industry
• How do you urban industrial areas create opportunity in Lagos?

  Provides jobs to increase wages, which pay tax and attract other businesses affecting the positive multiplier effect
• What is the challenge of managing urban growth in Lagos??

  66% live in squatter settlements like Makoko, which often lack basic services and have poor quality housing
• What is the challenge of providing clean water in Lagos?

  Only 40% of the city is connected to clean water, which increases cholera
• What is the challenge of providing sanitation in Lagos?

  up to 15 households can share one toilet which causes health problems
• What is the urban challenge of providing energy in Lagos?

  not enough power for all neighbourhoods and illegal electricity, which is dangerous in squatter settlements
• What is the challenge of reducing unemployment in lagos?

  60% working informal jobs
• What is the challenge of crime created by urban growth in lagos?

  Gangs like area boys create high crime rate
• What is the challenge of waste disposal and how can it be managed in Lagos?

  only 40% of rubbish is collected, but LAWMA has started to collect rubbish overnight and recycling Banks have been added to each estate.
• What is the challenge of air and water pollution and how can it be managed in Lagos?

  10,000 illegal industries, meaning more likely to have breathing problems, and the pollution levels are 5 times higher than recommended This can be managed, as Lagos are banning mini generators
• What is the problem of traffic congestion and how can it be solved in Lagos?

  40% of Nigeria’s cars are registered in Lagos contributing to the 2 hour go slow, but a rapid bus network is built to cope with 200,000 people daily
• What is the example of urban planning in Lagos?

  makoko floating school which is built in 2013
• How does makokos floating school improve quality of life?

  Collect rainwater as a drinking source, built by unskilled workers and improve job prospects for children
• Was Mokokos floating school successful?

  increase quality of life, but collapsed after a storm in 2016