Urban change challenges

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Created by
Lewis Gilbert

Cards (6)

  • Slums and settlements
    Makoko is a slum that is home to more than 100,000
    Over 60% of people of the Lagos population live in slums
    Solutions: 1. knock down the slums and create eco Atlantic. 2. government to create 'floating communities'
  • Providing clean water
    only 10% of the population in Lagos have clean piped water
    no solutions
  • Providing sanitary systems
    Less than 50% of the city has 'adequate sanitation systems'
    No solutions
  • Providing energy
    Power supply is unreliable in Lagos. Only the richest have their own generators
    Solutions: 2 new power stations are being built
  • Providing access to healthcare and education
    people still have to pay for healthcare and education in Lagos
    No solutions
  • Unemployment and crime
    Unemployment rate is 9.9%. People work in the informal economy which is illegal
    Solutions: the city brought in three helicopter for police to spot criminal activity