Mega Cities

• Defintion of Mega City

  Mega cities are urban agglomerations of 10mn people or more located in the developing world.
• MCs include:

  Bogota, Cairo, Delhi, Jakarta, Kinshasa, Lagos, Mexico City, Mumbai, Rio, Sao Paulo
• What are the common features of MCs?

  Overurbanised, large informal sectors, inequality and lack of infrastructure.
• By how much annually does the built up area of Mumbai increase by?

  0.7%
• How long do Jakartans spend in traffic annually?

  400 hours
• Where is Indonesias capital going to be relocated to?

  Borneo
• Where is Bogota located?

  Columbia
• Where is Cairo located?

  Eygpt
• Where is Delhi located?

  India
• Where is Dhaka located?

  Bangladesh
• Where is Jakarta located?

  Indonesia
• Where is Kinshasa located?

  DRC
• Where is Lagos located?

  Nigeria
• Where is Mexico City located?


  Mexico
• Where is Mumbai located?

  India
• Where is Rio located?

  Brazil
• Where is Sao Paulo located?

  Brazil
• How long do both Lagosians and Paulistanos spend in traffic daily?

  3hrs
• How long has Honda has subsidaries in Sao Paulo?

  Since 1962
• What percent of Dhakaites and Lagosians work in the informal sector?

  66%
• What is the gini co-efficient of Lagos?

  0.64
• Average salary of a Lagosian?

  $US1000
• How many people arrive daily to Lagos?

  4000
• How many MCs are in Asia?

  23
• How many MCs are in Sth America

  5
• How many MCs are in Africa?

  3
• How many MCs are in Nth America?

  1
• What are some reasons for the challenges of living in MCs?

  Colonialism, overpopulation, RURAL PUSH FACTORS (terrorism, religious persecution, climate), corruption, opportunity
• How much did the British drain from india?

  $45tn
• How many people live in the Kamringarchar slum?

  1mn
• What is the housing deficit of Lagos?

  3m houses
• How many people live in Mokoko (Lagos slum)

  250,000
• What is the terrorist group in Nigeria which is causing people to move urban?

  Boko Haram
• Who is leaving Myanmar to Bangladesh due to religeous persecution?

  Rohingyas
• What is the transparency international corruption perceptions index rating of Lagos?

  25
• What percent of Lagos relys on government supplied water?

  10%
• Which trial revealed nearly every level of government in Mexico City can be corrupted?

  El Chapo
• How much waste is generated in Lagos daily?

  Between 13,000-15,000
• What percent of the informal population of Mumbai dont have access to basic sanitation?

  35%
• In the Dharavi slum (Mumbai) how many people share one toilet complex?

  1400