Urban Transformation and Sustainable Development

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Course Outline

  1. Lagos megacity opportunities and challenges
  2. Sheffield city regeneration
  3. BedZED sustainable housing
  4. Jamaica tourism and development gap
  5. Nigeria as a newly industrializing economy
  6. Sunderland Nissan plant sustainability
  7. Rural change in Cambridgeshire and Hebrides
  8. HS2 and the regional divide
  9. Smart motorways and traffic management

1. Lagos megacity opportunities and challenges

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Makoko squatter settlement : A stilt-built community in Lagos Lagoon that lacks official sewage and electricity services.
  • Eko Atlantic : A major new financial district in Lagos being built on reclaimed land to attract global investment.
  • Olusosun landfill : A large Lagos waste site that receives trash at a very high daily volume.
  • Nollywood : A major Nigerian film industry that supports Lagos’s rapid growth in services and manufacturing-linked activities.

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1. What is Makoko in Lagos best described as?

2. What is Eko Atlantic intended to do in Lagos?

3. What was the main purpose of Sheffield’s Heart of the City project?

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Lagos population, GDP share?

About 21 million; 30% of Nigeria’s GDP.

Makoko — community type?

A stilt-built squatter settlement.

Eko Atlantic — purpose?

To attract global investment with a new financial district.

Sheffield deindustrialization?

Steel decline; regeneration with Peace Gardens, AMP.

Winter Garden — size claim?

Largest urban glasshouse in Europe.

BedZED location and homes?

Hackbridge, London; 100 homes.

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