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Geography - London and Lagos
Lagos
Location
It lies in the southwest of the country of the Nigeria. On the gulf of guinea. It is the largest city in Nigeria. Near equator and on a salt lake Lagoon
Basics
Population 21 million
Population growth 600,000
Average earnings £670 per year
GDP: £18 billion per year
10,000 tonne waste
1 in 100 people murdered
Christain and Muslim
Importance
Lagos was one the capital but changed in 1991
Centre of trade and commerce
Major airport and seaport
Nollywood hub
Other
Exciting, vibrant and crowded
Dominated by modern high rise offices surrounded by sprawling suburbs
Street vendors sell their produce
Constant drone of generators unstable grid
The city is straining under pressure of a growing population, congested roads and high crime rate and electricity in short supply, a poor sewage system. Plenty of social and economic opportunities
Informal sector is part of an economy neither taxed nor monitored by government. 90% of jobs created in this sector, no tax but no support benefits
Poor slums squatter settlements are found on marshy or poorly drained land. Places where no-one else wants to build, e,g Makoko on the Lagos lagoon
No plumbing
Poor sanitation
Weak cheap materials
Poor fouundations
High density
Floating schools of Makako
Sustainable design prototype for future buildings
Education very imortant
Architect built ground breaking eco-friendly structure
Over 1000 children willing to go to school
Multi-purposed as market
Got knocked down but new one being built
Traffic Congestion
Cars pile up and can't move. Fatal accident rate is 28% in 100,000 three times higher than any European cities. Air pollution are 5 times higher
Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) - provides a separate lane
London
UK is 82% living in cities
Located in flat, low-lying parts of the country on coasts or mew major rivers
London is located in the South East-England on the River Thames, lowest briging point on Thames became a port
Grew to international importance with many international companies. It did this with its docks and ships turning London into the centre of trade
15% population lives in London, higher earnings, better education however higher housing price, unemployment rate
High population of young people as they move to London for opportunities, more likely to have children
Large mixing pot of ethinicities
Shoreditch new cultural hub
London's jobs have gone from primary and secondary to tertiary and quantarity
London expands in rings with bettter transport, trains buses, bikes. Sustainable when well integratged. The crossrail new east-west link
London is one of the world's greenest cities half the city - 47% us green space,
Life expectancy is higher in the richer area
Lower Lea Valley, Industrial area in Stratford Newham, Good transport links
Environment
Soil and Water decomatinated
Electricity pylons gone underground
Ten hectares of parkland
Water used is 50% less, e,g reused water
Energy is 30% less
Economic
Media centre is creative hub 5000 for media industries 5000 jobs
Multiplier effect to the local community
25000 jobs high rise offices
Social
Athletes village transformed for 2800 homes with a large proportion affordable
New public sports venue
School and Health Centre built