Case Study: Lagos

Location
1. Nigeria
  1. South Africa
2. Bordered by:
  1. Gulf of Guinea
  2. Ghana
  3. Togo
  4. Benin
Oppertunities
1. The expected years of schooling in Lagos has risen from 7 years to 9 years since 1990.
  1. This means that people are getting better education and terefore better jobs.
    1. Better jobs means that the government gets more taxes paid, which helps the development of the city.
2. Intergrated transport link to all public transport
  1. Includes RBT
    1. Rapid Bus Transit
Challenges
1. Police struggle to cope with rhw number of incidents
2. Not enough formal sector jobs to cope with the rising population
  1. This means that people create their own jobs in the informal sectors.
3. Many homes are not connected to any sewage system.
4. Emissions from factories and veichles are not well kept.
5. No free health care
6. There are not many people who can afford cars,
  1. Despite this, the average commuter spends 3 hours in traffic everyday.
    1. This means that the air pollution is 5x the reccomended limit.
Growth
1. Population
  1. No one can agree on what the population is.
  2. Estimates (including the surrounding areas) are over 20 Million people
  3. In 1960, the population was less than 1 million, but it had grown by 4 million by 1990 and by 5 million by 2015
2. City Area
  1. By 1960 the city had expanded north and onto the mainland, following the line of the main railways.
  2. The expansion took off during the 'oil boom' in Nigeria during the 1970s
    1. Thousands of people moved to the city for work
  3. The city continued to grow even though there was a fall in living standards during 1980-90s
  4. The growth of the city was due to Rural-Urban Migration.

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