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Jul 27, 2023 · Traffic in Lagos, Nigeria, one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing cities, can be a nightmare. Citizens often spend 30 hours a week in traffic jams. In 2023, Lagos was ranked the...
- 1 Grump Dataset
- 2 Worldpop Dataset
- 3 Africapolis Dataset
- 4 United Nations World Urbanisation Prospects
- 5 Urbanisation Trends
- 6 Density and Expansion of Urban Frontiers
The GRUMP dataset were produced by combining several disparate datasets. As a base, the project uses the first consistent globally geo-referenced population dataset—the Gridded Population of the World (GPW), developed at the National Centre for Geographic Information Analysis (NCGIA) in 1995 (Balk and Yetman 2004). The GPW was integrated with night...
In order to model settlement extents, population distributions and population densities, the WorldPop project adapts a methodology that synergises the relationship between population and land cover at fine spatial resolution. The global land cover (GlobCover) dataset was sourced from a time series of Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) i...
The dataset developed through the Africapolis project uses a geo-statistical methodology which cross-references satellite images with an extensive collection of ancillary official statistical datasets. In the case of Nigeria, census data over four periods are matched to satellite data. The four census periods include: 1. Population Census (1951–195...
Due to its longevity, the UN World Urbanisation Prospects is probably the most cited urban population dataset among the four sets of datasets discussed in this section of the book. The Populations Division publishes revised urban population statistics on a biennial basis. In doing this, the UN relies on data sourced from national statistical agenci...
The trajectory of urbanisation in Nigeria is compared with the West African sub-region using two datasets (UN and Africapolis) in Fig. 2.3. The UN estimates cover the period 1950 to 2050, while for Africapolis, resident urban population estimates do not extend beyond 2010. Both estimates underscore at least three popular arguments about Nigeria’s u...
To illustrate urban density, we start by evaluating the rate at which urban agglomerations have been springing up in Nigeria since 2050. The maps shown in Fig. 2.4are based on Africapolis datasets. For the sake of consistency with the official definition of urban centres in Nigeria, the urbanisation criterion used to produce the maps is the one set...
- Adegbola Ojo, Oluwole Ojewale
- 2019
Jan 1, 2020 · The urban transport problem in Nigeria cities manifests in the form of poorly constructed and maintained urban road network and road complementary facilities as well as ineffective transport management. Onokala (2001) discussed urbanization and urban transportation problems in Nigeria cities.
- Patience Chinyelu Onokala, Chidinma Joy Olajide
- 2020
Vendors working the city’s ubiquitous traffic jams (“go slows”) sell everything from mops and buckets to juju materials to the complete works of Shakespeare.
Aug 21, 2017 · Nobody knows exactly how many people live in Lagos, but they all agree on one thing – Nigeria's biggest city is growing at a terrifying rate. The UN says 14 million. The Lagos State government...
Aug 2, 2019 · Lagos, Nigeria, is an African boom city, no doubt. But traffic is so ‘hellish’ and gridlocked that it’s taking a terrible toll on workers who grapple with commutes that last for hours.
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Nov 1, 2022 · Given the enduring traffic congestion and prevailing social inequality in the city, moments of aggressive cutting in line on roads and disputes over light collision accidents demonstrate a spontaneous unequal power relationship that is at odds with the existing social inequality structure.
