Megacities; Lagos by Yasmine Franks https://padlet.com/yasmine_frankswv/df3q7otstsu1 en-us 2018-03-18 17:41:01 UTC 2018-03-18 18:35:46 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/253053268/c7a4eeb2eec4643519cd0f4ab4bf0274/download.jpeg How many people live in Lagos? nathalie_gonzalezmazaira2y https://padlet.com/yasmine_frankswv/df3q7otstsu1/wish/243222590 Nobody knows exactly, but if one thing is knows is that the big city is growing at a terrifying rate.

]]> 2018-03-18 17:49:06 UTC https://padlet.com/yasmine_frankswv/df3q7otstsu1/wish/243222590 What's going on in the Lagos Lagoon? yasmine_frankswv https://padlet.com/yasmine_frankswv/df3q7otstsu1/wish/243222667 There's a thick layer of acrid blue smoke , that hovers above the waterfront slums , that skirt Lagos Lagoon. It filters out sunrise and sunset. ]]> 2018-03-18 17:49:32 UTC https://padlet.com/yasmine_frankswv/df3q7otstsu1/wish/243222667 How big is the Population in millions? nathalie_gonzalezmazaira2y https://padlet.com/yasmine_frankswv/df3q7otstsu1/wish/243223157 The UN says that is close to 14 billion, but the government says that it's near 21 billion ]]> 2018-03-18 17:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/yasmine_frankswv/df3q7otstsu1/wish/243223157 What is the expectation of Nigeria's population growth in 7 years ? nathalie_gonzalezmazaira2y https://padlet.com/yasmine_frankswv/df3q7otstsu1/wish/243223627 By 2025 Nigeria is expected to have twice the size it has today, more than half living in cities and about 60% younger than 25.]]> 2018-03-18 17:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/yasmine_frankswv/df3q7otstsu1/wish/243223627 What is the situation with the Bulldozers? yasmine_frankswv https://padlet.com/yasmine_frankswv/df3q7otstsu1/wish/243223947 Wooden boats with food-sack sails would bring sand from deep in the lagoon to sell as building material , employing thousands of people. But then the government came , smashing holes in their boats and threatening to burn down the slum if they continued to work.]]> 2018-03-18 17:57:43 UTC https://padlet.com/yasmine_frankswv/df3q7otstsu1/wish/243223947 How do people from overcrowded areas make money ? nathalie_gonzalezmazaira2y https://padlet.com/yasmine_frankswv/df3q7otstsu1/wish/243224131 In an overcrowded area of mainland Lagos Muktar Abdulhamid, presses shirts with a heavy, old-fashioned iron filled with charcoals, he leaves his wife and one year old child at home so he can come here and make money for them, "This isn’t what I intended to be doing. I want to do business to buy and sell,” he says. “It’s not easy to leave your wife, your child, it’s lonely, but I have no choice – it’s for the future of the family". There isn't many good job but at least there are opportunities.

 
]]> 2018-03-18 17:58:47 UTC https://padlet.com/yasmine_frankswv/df3q7otstsu1/wish/243224131 Why do men fear something will happen to their wives and children , when they are out fishing? yasmine_frankswv https://padlet.com/yasmine_frankswv/df3q7otstsu1/wish/243224490 Their shacks are built on a floating rubbish dump , trodden down and compacted over the years. It's paths wobble disconcertingly underfoot. One man said , “Maybe the government will send agents to demolish everything or scatter our families.”]]> 2018-03-18 18:01:30 UTC https://padlet.com/yasmine_frankswv/df3q7otstsu1/wish/243224490 Can Lagos persuade wealthy investors to buy into a futuristic future, while helping pull the poorest people out of it? nathalie_gonzalezmazaira2y https://padlet.com/yasmine_frankswv/df3q7otstsu1/wish/243225947  Like everywhere else in Africa trying to break out of poverty, Nigeria hopes fast population growth will help, with the hope of the young workforce that can take them to an economic growth. "It’s going to take great management, smart politics and increasing security and stability to turn rapid population growth into a positive and avoid the potential for disaster" says the article. ]]> 2018-03-18 18:04:51 UTC https://padlet.com/yasmine_frankswv/df3q7otstsu1/wish/243225947 Why is there a lot of infrastructure being built , but the effects aren't felt by the common man? yasmine_frankswv https://padlet.com/yasmine_frankswv/df3q7otstsu1/wish/243226699  Just improving transport links between residential suburbs and downtown , the government is missing the point. New satellite cities have to be planned and built , so people can work near their homes and avoid commuting.]]> 2018-03-18 18:09:51 UTC https://padlet.com/yasmine_frankswv/df3q7otstsu1/wish/243226699 How are they going to deal with the immense population growth ? nathalie_gonzalezmazaira2y https://padlet.com/yasmine_frankswv/df3q7otstsu1/wish/243226929 A project with someone that has helped the growth of LA. "This project is very important because it shows the people in the community how a slum area can be transformed from what it used to be to a more modern, more sustainable environment,”   says Lateef Sholebo. Eleven families lived on the land, they were persuaded to combine their plots and stay elsewhere while the 48-flat tower block was built. Now they have 11 modern apartments to move into – and 37 extra new homes for their neighbors. ]]> 2018-03-18 18:11:29 UTC https://padlet.com/yasmine_frankswv/df3q7otstsu1/wish/243226929 What do residents think of Steve Ayorinde thoughts on what the city will look like in 5 yasmine_frankswv https://padlet.com/yasmine_frankswv/df3q7otstsu1/wish/243228173 He talks about making Lagos a “smart city.” But illions of people living in slums , just want better education and health. Somewhere to live , and somewhere to work.]]> 2018-03-18 18:18:59 UTC https://padlet.com/yasmine_frankswv/df3q7otstsu1/wish/243228173 Jobs in Lagos yasmine_frankswv https://padlet.com/yasmine_frankswv/df3q7otstsu1/wish/243229579 There are some places in Africa where a new industrial revolution is seen as the key to putting the idle youth to work , and cashing in on a growing population.]]> 2018-03-18 18:27:11 UTC https://padlet.com/yasmine_frankswv/df3q7otstsu1/wish/243229579