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Urban Issues & Challenges
Lagos Case study
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Lagos is on the
west
coast of
Africa
in
Nigeria
Lagos
is a costal city in the
SW
of
Nigeria
next to the
gulf
of
Guinea
Lagos has a population of over
15million
people and is
Africa's
biggest city and
fastest growing
in the
world
Regional Importance:
home to 10% of
Nigeria's population
History of economic growth and generates
highest money
earned in Nigeria
National Importance:
Centre of
trade
and commerce
80
% of industry based here
Generated around
30
% of Nigeria's GNI
International Importance:
Main
financial
centre of
West
Africa
Has a
Substantial
and growing
foreign
born population
80
% of
west African
flights go into
Lagos
Pull Factors of Lagos:
Higher
job
availability than rest of Nigeria
Accessible
healthcare
(not free)
School and University availability
Jobs can be found in
informal sector
if no formal sector jobs available
Social Opportunity: Health Care
Is available in Lagos although not always free
Causes an
increase
in
Life expectancy
Social Opportunity: Education
More
schools
and
Universities
than anywhere in
Nigeria
Increased
expected of schooling leading to the
educated
more likely of finding
work
Economic Opportunity: Employment
More jobs available than
anywhere
in Nigeria
Helps increase
GNI per capita
Economic Opportunity: Major Industrial Centre
It contributes
30
% of Nigeria's
GNI
because of:
Costal
Location
Major
International
Airport
High Population
Educate
and
skilled
workforce available
60
% of
Nigeria's
population live in
squatter
settlements
Challenge: Unemployment
was at
9.9
% in
2015
but didn't have an
unemployment
benefit
It was managed by:
People finding work in the
informal
sector
This allows people to
work
and helps the
city function
Government
encouraging entrepreneurship to reduce
unemployment
Challenge: Crime
High
levels of
violent
street crime
High
murder
rate -
246
in
2015-2016
Managed by:
Brought
3 helicopters
to spot criminal activity
Using
community policing
DNA forensic
lab established
Challenge: Air Pollution
unreliable electric causes reliance on
generators
Burning of
waste
pollutes area
Heavy traffic
and exhaust fume pollution
Asthma
and
respitory
diseases are issues
Solutions:
City pledged to stop
importing
dirty
fuel
Attempt to improve
public transport
Banned
generator
imports
Challenge: Water Pollution
10
% of population has a treated water supply
Drinking water contains
bacteria
and
chemical
pollution causing disease
Lack of proper
sewage
system
Untreated water enters the
Lagoon
Solutions:
Water regulatory commission set up to issue licenses for boreholes for safe water supply
Water supply plan set up to tackle water demand gap
Challenge: Waste Pollution
Industrial
waste dumped with
household
waste
10,000
tons produced per day
Natural
gas build up
underneath
waste - can causes
fires
Solutions:
Rubbish
turned into
energy
using
methane
- plan to be used to generate
electricity
People save money by
recycling
goods from dumps like
Olusosun
Challenge: Traffic Congestion
Most
congested
city in the world
Average commuter spends
3hrs
a day in traffic
Fatal accident rate 3x higher than
European
cities
Air
pollution
is 5x higher than recommended limit

Solutions:
Bus Rapid Transit
(BRT) system - separate traffic lane for buses to reduce travel time (not enough in city yet)
Building
new
rail
systems
Plans for
ferry
network
Plans for
new
airport
away from congested areas
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