Lagos Case Study Flashcards
(22 cards)
What is the population and growth of population in lagos?
15m
Growing at 4% per year
50% of population under age of 25 - very youthful
Describe the influence of Lagos within its region
Key location for numerous jobs
An example of this is working at the ports (>90% of sea port activity in region)
Lagos has >9000 millionaires
Lagos is more affluent that any other location regionally
40% migrants from rural areas
Describe the influence of Lagos within nigeria
- 25% of Nigeria’s GDP from lagos
- Key economic contributor in the form of Crude oil which accounts for 14% of GDP and most of this comes from lagos
University of Lagos
Describe the influence of Lagos across the world
Home to Nollywood
Lagos is the 15th biggest city by size
The major ICT hub in West Africa
How does migration affect growth in Lagos?
In 1950 Lagos was just on Lagos Island
Nowadays Lagos sprawls >50km inland
Widespread slums on periphery of the city
How does migration affect the character of Lagos?
City busier, noisier, more polluted
City more multicultural - good for creative arts scene
Compare the culture of wider lagos to makoko
Wider Lagos:
Oniru beach
Lekki conservation centre
Home to nollywood
Mokoko:
Children swimming in dirty lagoon
Floating churches
Compare the ethnicity of wider lagos to makoko
Wider Lagos:
250 Ethnic groups
Dominant ethnic group= yoruba
Makoko:
Founded as a fishing village by the Egun ethnic group
Most migrants from Benin.
Compare the housing of wider lagos to makoko
Wider Lagos:
Banana Island: 353 luxury land plots
Banana Island: Average price = $2m for 3-bedroom apartment
Makoko:
Only 10% of Makoko residents own their house
Most houses are on stilts over the lagoon
Compare the leisure of wider lagos to makoko
Wider Lagos:
Freedom Park
Funtopia water park
Agege stadium
Makoko:
People go to bars to watch (UK) Premier League games
Compare the consumption of wider lagos to makoko
Wider Lagos:
Largest shopping mall with international brands: The Palms.
Idumota market
Makoko:
20% unemployment means low disposable income
Why are there housing issues?
Officially only 2,000 homes built per year but 2,000 people move in per day
Extensive slum creation as there is insufficient housing stock
Makoko houses 250,000 people
Why is transport a problem?
City has grown very fast and as an LIDC, it doesn’t have the money to fund big transport infrastructure construction
Only 3 bridges from the mainland to Lagos Island
Why are there wast issues?
10,000 tonnes produced per day and growing with spiralling population
Due to lack of clean tap water
Government only collect 40% of rubbish; remainder is burnt or left in piles/discarded
Death of fish in lagoon due to polluted waterways (bad news for Makoko’s fishing communities)
What is Eko Atlantic?
A new financial hub for West Africa being built on reclaimed land, started in 2009
To what extent is Eko atlantic ecnomically sustainable?
Will promote Lagos as a financial hub for West Africa
job creation in construction
Houses will be too expensive for majority of residents
To what extent is Eko atlantic socially sustainable?
Likely to be more geared towards tourists than locals
Exclusive in nature; likely to cause resentment due to inequality
To what extent is Eko atlantic environmentally sustainable?
150,000 trees being planted (big carbon sink)
Reclaimed land has dredged sand from along coast and ruined ecosystems elsewhere
What is the aim of Tempohousing
Recycled shipping containers being converted in to modular housing units by a small Lagosian firm
To what extent is Tempo housing Economically sustainable?
30% cheaper than using bricks and concrete
Houses don’t last as long as brick/concrete ones
To what extent is Tempo housing socially sustainable?
Can be built much quicker than normal houses
Company building them is small and therefore cannot fulfil many orders
To what extent is Tempo housing environmentally sustainable?
Recycles old containers that would otherwise go to landfill
