urban planning - makoko floating school

• Social benefits

  • Hosts up to 60 students
  • Provides 1000 sq ft. of useable area - also used for local community meetings & activities
  • Built by unskilled local workers - skills learnt equipped them to build & repair their own homes
• Economic benefits

  • Education improves local childrens' job prospects
  • Provides jobs for local teachers
• Environmental benefits

  • 250 locally sourced floating barrels - adjusts to rising sea levels
  • Ran on solar power = energy needs met sustainably
  • Collected rainwater to meet water needs
• Drawbacks

  • During storms the structure may collapse
  • May not cope with the rapidly growing population
  • Doesn't help to mitigate air & water pollution