lagos case study urban futures

Question 1

explain lagos’ regional importance

Answer 1

• major international shipping port that exports and imports goods from other countries in west africa.
  -> in 2018, the Port of Lagod handled over 400,000 shipping containers -> allows flourishing of businesses
• lagos airport lies north-west of the city; it is a major hub for flights within West Africa and between the region. -> airport processes approx. 6.5 million passengers each year - ddomestic passengers account for 56% of all traffic

Question 2

explain lagos’ national importance

Answer 2

-best university in Nigeria - University of Lagos -> over 55,000 students and 4,000 staff. -> development of finance and ICT services

• most commercial and financial business carried out in the cenntral business district- Lagos generated 25% of Nigerias GDP and 80% of Nigeria’s GDP

Question 3

explain lagos’ global importance

Answer 3

• Nolly wood -> Nigerian Hollywood -> 2nd bigest movie industry in the world. available in 300 languages for wider audience
• has branches of multinational global companies located there -> Nestle, Shell, Google -> Shell which has its headquarters in Lagopps

Question 4

What does Lagos offer in relaiton to performing arts?

Answer 4

Afrobeats
AfroHipHop
Nollywood

Question 5

how is fashion chanigng in Lagos

Answer 5

western style fashion is on the rise due to migration and an admiration of the west

Question 6

how many ethnic groups are in lagos? name 3 tribes

Answer 6

250+ ethnic groups
Anaang, Ebira and Yoruba tribes

Question 7

what are the two largest religious groups in Lagos

Answer 7

muslim (50%), christian (40%), indigenous beliefs

Question 8

what are some popular leiser pass times

Answer 8

• street parties, pool parties and nightclubbing
• shopping; lots of street vendors and markets

Question 9

name 3 festivals

Answer 9

bagadry festival
eyo festival

lagos’ international jazz festival

Question 10

how was migration impacted the shopping experience

Answer 10

central business district is more modernised with more western style shops and supermarkets with international foods

Question 11

where do the rich live

Answer 11

gated communities; like Banana Island

Question 12

name one slum

Answer 12

Makoko slums

Question 13

how much food foes to waste in Lagos every day?

Answer 13

3.2 million tonns of waste per day

Question 14

how many residents does makoko have

Answer 14

250,000

Question 15

what percentage of llagos population lives in slums like makoko

Answer 15

60%

Question 16

explain why squatter settlements are a challenge

Answer 16

• houses in Makoko are flimsy, wooden hurts built on stilts in the lagoon. they r built illegally so often face eviction if slums are demolished to clean up the city
• only 1 primary school that many cannot afford
• communal toilets shared by 15 households
• waste goes to the lagoon which is always full of rubbish and raw sewage
• water is bought from a communal water point that is up to 3km from some homes
• electricity comes from illegal connection that often cuts out
• high levels of crime - slums are patrolled by gangs called ‘area boys’ who both commit crimes and act as ‘informal police’ in the slums

Question 17

explain why healthcare is a challenge

Answer 17

• most of the city doesnt have access to proper sewers or clean water.
• causes high rissks and prwesence of health problems such as cholera
• malaria is also a problem - the stagnant water provides a breeding ground for mosquitoes
• there arent enough healthcare facilities and many people cant afford to pay for treatment
• many rural migrants distrust western medicine and prefer to seek help from traditional healers

Question 18

explain why informal sector jobs are a challenge

Answer 18

• arent enough formal jobs for all migrants - people have to make money any way they can (e.g scavenging in the Olusosun rubbish dumb for items to sell
• 60% of the pop work in informal jobs such as street sellers barbers and carpenters
• no protection - often work long hours for little pay (less than $1.25 a day) - no trade unions formed so less protection of workers
• street sellers stalls are bulldozed to make way for new developments and road widening.

Question 19

explain why waste disposal is a challenge

Answer 19

• huge pop produces lots of wwaste - approx. 9000 tonnes per day
• onyl 40% of waste is collected.
• dummped in large dumps like Olusosun
• waste disposal and emissions from factories are not controlled, leading to air and water pollution

Question 21

what is the name of the strategy to combat a challenge in lagos

Answer 21

lagos state integrated waste management

Question 22

what is the LSIWM?

Answer 22

a group within lagos’ gov that monitors and tackles waste disposal provlems in Lagos, specifically ysuburubs

Question 23

explain initiatices of the LSIWM

Answer 23

• World Bank is financing a project to collect waste from food markets to turn into compost -» stops waste from going to landfill sites, where it releases methane as it decomposes. instead, a usefull product is used to fertilise famring land, increasing food supplies
• burinign methane to generate elec.
  -> Ikosi Fruit Market - electricity is generated from rotting fruit is used to provide lighting for the market.
  -> a larger scale project is also udnerway at the landfill site at Olusosun - pipes are being placed into the rubbish to collect the methane so that it can be taken to generators -> electricty generated will be used to power the dump, which is open 24 hrs a day