Gentrification in Nigeria: the case of two housing estates in Lagos

Nwanna, Chinwe R.

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“…Slums perceived as a nuisance to city planning or located on prime land may undergo a fast-paced gentrification process through total or partial clearance, for example, Maroko in Lagos and Vila Autodromo in Rio [60,61]. In addition, existing literature has shown that the location and socio-economic characteristics of slums, security of tenure and social capital in slums can indirectly influence and determine the spatial transformation of slums [15,19,61,62]. For instance, ref.…”

Section: Slum Gentrificationmentioning

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Exploring Spatio-Temporal Pattern of Gentrification Processes in Intracity Slums in the Lagos Megacity

Obaitor,

Stellmes,

Lakes

2024

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There have been increasing calls in gentrification studies to examine the geography of gentrification in slums, as little is known about the patterns and processes of slum gentrification, especially in sub-Saharan African cities where slums house over 50% of the urban population. This study explored the spatiotemporal changes in slums in Lagos, Nigeria, between 1984 and 20 on the pattern and drivers of gentrification. Data were collected from 42 slums in Lagos through remote sensing (1984–2020) and a field survey (2020–2021). The study integrated geospatial analysis with quantitative and qualitative analysis to investigate the patterns and drivers of gentrification in Lagos slums. The findings show that between 1984 and 2020, all the sampled slums had undergone gentrification processes, apart from those that were completely cleared. However, many slums continue to have deprived areas as they continue to gentrify. Almost all the slum communities have experienced slum clearance in the past. Additionally, the current and new housing developments in the study have favored middle- to high-income groups, which has led to the displacement of previous slum residents. The study identified slum clearance, fires and floodings, the presence of palaces in the community, the proportion of deprived areas in 1984, government interest in the slum, and the size of the church as drivers of slum gentrification processes in Lagos. Finally, the findings show that the vulnerability of slum dwellers increases with slum gentrification. Therefore, this study recommended developing policies and programs, such as sustainable relocation and low-cost housing, to mitigate the negative consequences of slum gentrification, especially in cities with significant shares of low-income groups.

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“…Lagos Central, where the inner slums are located, has a higher economic value; therefore, there is a high demand for land in this area [62]. Thus, a more intense process of gentrification has been observed in the inner-city slums compared to the outer-city slums, such as Ikorodu slums.…”

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Exploring Spatio-Temporal Pattern of Gentrification Processes in Intracity Slums in the Lagos Megacity

Obaitor,

Stellmes,

Lakes

2024

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“…The expansion of the city of Lagos had occurred since the colonial era, when it became the administrative headquarters of Nigeria (Agbola and Agunbiade, 2009). The urban population in Lagos State grew from 267,400 in 1952 to 665,246 in 1963 at a rate of over 8.6% per annum (Nwanna, 2012). In 1995, Lagos became the world's 29th largest urban agglomeration, with almost 6 million inhabitants and gradually moved up to the 28th position in 2000 with 7.2 million people (UN, 2011).…”

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“…and precisely in 1472, it was named after Lagos in Portugal by a Portuguese explorer because of its many lagoons (Peil, 1991). From independence, Lagos was Nigeria's administrative capital (Nwanna, 2012) until 1991 when Abuja became the headquarters of the federal government. The estimated population of Lagos in 2020 is 14,368,332, and land area is 1171.28 km 2 (World Population Review, 2020), with 209 km 2 of its landmass covered by water and mangrove swamps (Filani, 2012).…”

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Analysis of land use/land cover change and urbanization to achieving sustainable development in Lagos, Nigeria

Onilude¹

2023

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<p>The perception of land use change dynamics is important for sustainable land resource management in developing countries such as Nigeria where most of the people depend on natural resources from the land for their livelihoods. Globally, land use and land cover (LULC) change is a major factor of environmental and climate change; rapid urban growth has caused some environmental problems such as loss of agricultural land, land degradation, water shortage, and pollution. This dissertation examines LULC change and urbanization, and the implications on sustainable development (SD) in Lagos Nigeria using spatial analysis. The dissertation contains three inter-related studies as follows: first research examines the urban sprawl and growth prediction for Lagos using GlobeLand30 product combined with GIS and Cellular Automata model. The next study ascertains land use change and impacts on urban and rural areas utilizing landscape metrics (LMs) and FRAGSTATS algorithm for statistical analysis. The final study reviews the agricultural land use and urban sustainability. This study demonstrated the efficiency of GlobeLand30 data and GIS integration with CA_Markov for LULC change analysis and prediction of future LULC scenarios. This research has shown that LMs are universal, potent, and useful to understand the spatial pattern of LULC change in urban-rural context. In conclusion, the outcomes of this study will help the urban planners, policymakers, and the governments in Nigeria to make crucial informed decisions about sustainable urban growth and improved land use management.</p>

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“…Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa negara dan swasta hadir untuk mendorong terbentuknya kota modern dengan alibi revitalisasi atau penataan ruang-ruang kumuh di perkotaan. Selaras dengan hal itu, Nwanna (2015) mengatakan bahwa kota-kota di dunia memang berusaha menghadirkan citra kota yang modern dan anti terhadap elemen kotor demi upaya menarik investor serta perputaran modal manusia yang cepat. Hasilnya wilayah kumuh yang terdiri dari kelompok masyarakat marjinal terpaksa dipindahkan dikarenakan kurang memiliki nilai guna ekonomi.…”

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Kelompok Milenial dan Tantangan Pembangunan Kota: Gentrifikasi dan Komersialisasi Ruang di Kota Yogyakarta

Amrozi

Sultansyah

Hidayat

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This study aims to explore gentrification in the city of Yogyakarta through the production and commercial- ization process of tourism space, explore the impact of gentrification felt by local communities in a cross-gen- erational context, and formulate strategies that millennials can do to support housing access in the city of Yogyakarta. Through the research process in Sosrokusuman Village located in the Malioboro area, this study finds that the transformation of settlements in Sosrokusuman cannot be separated from its territory within the Malioboro area as a tourism space. In addition, the exploration on the impact of gentrification for local com- munities shows that the scarcity of housing due to land conversion (commercialization) and high land prices have caused millennials with salaries equivalent to the regional minimum wage to have difficulty accessing housing in Sosrokusuman and have the potential for voluntary eviction. Meanwhile, the exploration of strat- egies that can be done to support housing access for millennials is through cross-sector collaboration with the concept of collaborative implementation program (CIP).

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Gentrification in Nigeria: the case of two housing estates in Lagos

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Exploring Spatio-Temporal Pattern of Gentrification Processes in Intracity Slums in the Lagos Megacity

Exploring Spatio-Temporal Pattern of Gentrification Processes in Intracity Slums in the Lagos Megacity

Analysis of land use/land cover change and urbanization to achieving sustainable development in Lagos, Nigeria

Kelompok Milenial dan Tantangan Pembangunan Kota: Gentrifikasi dan Komersialisasi Ruang di Kota Yogyakarta

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