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Urban issues and challenges (Lagos) Flashcards

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What is urbanisation?

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Urbanisation is the result of migration from the countryside to the cities.

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Factors affecting urbanisation: Push

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  • drought/flooding
  • lack of services
  • low pay/job opportunities
  • poverty
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Factors affecting urbanisation: Pull

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  • Better quality of life
  • Better access to services (e.g. education, health and entertainment)
  • Better quality houses
  • Increased pay
  • Improved opportunities
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What are the emerging megacities?

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  • Luanda, Angola
  • Chicago, America
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What is a megacity?

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A city with a population of 10 million people or more.

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What is the global pattern of urban change?

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Rates of urbanisation different depending on whether the country is rich or poor:
- The most rapid urban growth is happening in LICs.
- The lowest rates of urban growth is in HICs
- The rate of urban growth in NEEs is starting to slow.

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What is natural increase?

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When the birth rate in a country is greater than the death rate.

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What are some examples of HICs?

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What are some examples of LICs?

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  • bangladesh
  • chad
  • benin
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What are some examples of NEEs?

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  • india
  • china
  • malaysia
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What types of city is Lagos?

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NEE

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What are the causes of population growth in Lagos?

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  • natural increase
  • urbanisation
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How has urban growth created opportunities in Lagos?

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How has urban growth created challenges in Lagos?

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Give an example of how urban planning is improving the quality of life for the urban poor in Lago.

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How to manage the urban growth of squatter settlements such as Makoko in Lagos

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How to provide clean water, sanitation systems and energy in Lagos?

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How to provide health and education in Lagos?

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How to reduce unemployment and crime?

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What is a squatter settlement?

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What does the term informal sector mean?

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  • People working that do not receive a regular wage, making and/ or selling goods/services unofficially, often for ‘cash in hand’.
  • They don’t have a contract, health and safety protection, health insurance or pension schemes.
  • They don’t pay taxes
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How to manage environmental issues in Lagos?

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23
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What is Lagos’ regional importance?

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