Section A - Urban issues and challenges Flashcards
(16 cards)
What is a social opportunity created by Urban growth in Lagos, Nigeria?
Olusoson slum - Shops and mosques are established at this dump.
Workers can live near the dump.
What are some economic opportunities created by urban growth (Lagos)?
Unemployment rate is less in Lagos than other parts of Nigeria.
Informal economy has grown (90% new jobs)
Shops create income
What has the high rate of migration resulted in?
The youthful population in Lagos, which in turn has resulted in a high rate of natural increase, due to relatively high birth rate.
What has been the main cause of Lagos’ growth?
Rapid rural to urban migration because of push and pull factors.
Lagos is growing by…
3,000 people per day.
What are examples of push factors?
poor education, poor health services and few job opportunities.
What does climate change mean?
Droughts are more common so it is harder to farm.
In 2100 Lagos will have a population of…
88 million people.
What is the pattern of urbanisation?
LIC cities are growing the fastest and HIC cities are not growing very quickly.
Why are cities in HIC’s not growing as quick?
Most people already live in the cities.
What is the pollution problem in London?
(Challenges)
London has the worse pollution record than most other European cities.
There are over 4,000 premature deaths a year.
What are greenfield sites?
Undeveloped land, that has not been built upon or otherwise developed.
What is Urban sprawl?
The outward growth of urban areas as city grows into countryside.
What is the impact of urban sprawl on the rural-urban fringe?
Rise in house prices - forces populations and house prices in the rest of south england to rise too.
What are new housing estates doing to the countryside?
Destroying the countryside and outpricing the local people out of the area.
How are Brownfield and Greenfield sites creating challenges in the UK?
Population is growing by about 100,000 people every year, yet only 20,000 new homes a year are being built.
