Living on the margins: Socio-spatial characterization of residential and water deprivations in Lagos informal settlements, Nigeria

Aliu, Ibrahim Rotimi; Akoteyon, Isaiah Sewanu; Soladoye, Olayemi

doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2020.102293

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“…GAMA is the largest urban agglomeration in the country and accounts for almost a quarter of the national GDP (Gaisie et al, 2019). It has become a laboratory for studying urban growth, resource securities, and other concomitant socio-environmental and demographic issues within the recent past (see Aliu et al, 2021;Bixby et al, 2022;Dapaah & Harris, 2017;Gaisie et al, 2019) and the current study adds to this burgeoning literature by telling a different story about the heterogeneity of GAMA's water landscape at the enumeration area level. Previous studies relied on sample survey data of selected neighborhoods of GAMA and were not comprehensive enough to identify fine-scale patterns (Ablo & Yekple, 2018;Asante-Wusu & Yeboah, 2020;Benneh et al, 1993;Songsore & McGranahan, 1993;Stoler et al, 2012b).…”

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confidence: 89%

“…Many of the worst affected areas are slums and informal settlements and areas of intensified growth (Adams, 2018;Angoua et al, 2018;Dos Santos et al, 2017). Thus, over the past decade, a great deal of research has emerged seeking to better understand population growth impacts on water access in Africa (Aliu et al, 2021;Ayeni, 2017;Cobbinah et al, 2019Cobbinah et al, , 2020Dominguez Torres, 2012;Dos Santos et al, 2017;Hopewell & Graham, 2014;Stoler et al, 2013). Expansion of water service delivery has not happened alongside rapid urbanization.…”

Section: Population Growth and Urban Expansionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Spatial heterogeneity in drinking water sources in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA), Ghana

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Universal access to safe drinking water is essential to population health and well-being, as recognized in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). To develop targeted policies which improve urban access to improved water and ensure equity, there is the need to understand the spatial heterogeneity in drinking water sources and the factors underlying these patterns. Using the Shannon Entropy Index and the Index of Concentration at the Extremes at the enumeration area level, we analyzed census data to examine the spatial heterogeneity in drinking water sources and neighborhood income in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA), the largest urban agglomeration in Ghana. GAMA has been a laboratory for studying urban growth, economic security, and other concomitant socio-environmental and demographic issues in the recent past. The current study adds to this literature by telling a different story about the spatial heterogeneity of GAMA’s water landscape at the enumeration area level. The findings of the study reveal considerable geographical heterogeneity and inequality in drinking water sources not evidenced in previous studies. We conclude that heterogeneity is neither good nor bad in GAMA judging by the dominance of both piped water sources and sachet water (machine-sealed 500-ml plastic bag of drinking water). The lessons from this study can be used to inform the planning of appropriate localized solutions targeted at providing piped water sources in neighborhoods lacking these services and to monitor progress in achieving universal access to improved drinking water as recognized in the SDG 6 and improving population health and well-being.

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Spatial heterogeneity in drinking water sources in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA), Ghana

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“…A recent study conducted in south-west Nigeria reported a smaller proportion (48%) of drinking water with low fluoride from similar sources: ground water-well or borehole [71,72]. Access to clean drinking water is generally a challenge for a large proportion of the Nigerian population but the situation is worse in the slums [73,74]. The non-recognition of slums in official discourses often limit their consideration in the planning of essential public services such as water [74].…”

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Prevalence and determinants of oral health conditions and treatment needs among slum and non-slum urban residents: Evidence from Nigeria

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Oke

Lilford

et al. 2022

PLOS Glob Public Health

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Oral diseases constitute a neglected epidemic in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). An understanding of its distribution and severity in different settings can aid the planning of preventive and therapeutic services. This study assessed the oral health conditions, risk factors, and treatment needs among adult residents in the slum and compared findings with non-slum urban residents in Ibadan, Nigeria. The Multistage sampling was used to select adult (≥18-years) residents from a slum and a non-slum urban sites. Information sought from participants included dietary habits, oral hygiene practices, and the use of dental services. Oral examinations were performed in line with WHO guidelines. Associations were examined using logistic regression. Mediation analysis was undertaken using generalized structural equation modeling. The sample comprised 678 slum and 679 non-slum residents. Median age in slum vs non-slum was 45 (IQR:32–50) versus 38 (IQR:29–50) years. Male: female ratio was 1:2 in both sites. Prevalence of oral diseases (slum vs non-slum sites): dental caries (27% vs 23%), gingival bleeding (75% vs 53%) and periodontal pocket (23% vs 16%). The odds of having dental caries were 21% higher for the slum dwellers compared to non-slum residents (OR = 1.21, 95% CI:0.94 to 1.56); and 50% higher for periodontal pocket (OR = 1.50, 95%CI: 1.13 to 1.98), after adjusting for age and sex. There was little evidence that tooth cleaning frequency mediated the relationship between place of residence and caries (OR = 0.95, 95%CI: 0.87 to 1.03 [indirect effect], 38% mediated) or periodontal pocket (OR = 0.95, 95%CI: 0.86 to 1.04, 15% mediated). Thirty-five percent and 27% of residents in the slum and non-slum sites respectively required the “prompt and urgent” levels of treatment need. Oral diseases prevalence in both settings are high and the prevalence was generally higher in the slum with correspondingly higher levels of prompt and urgent treatment needs. Participants may benefit from targeted therapeutic and health promotion intervention services.

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“…Numerous authors have focused on the impacts of climate migration or refugees on the labor supply market (Ruiz and Silva, 2015; Fallah et al , 2019), public health system (Cutlip, 2019; Palinkas, 2020), public infrastructure (Drolet et al , 2018), land use (Maystadt et al , 2020) and cultural integration (Mohamed and Bastug, 2021), assessing the sustainable livelihoods of migrants and limits of political and institutional frameworks to deal with such problems. Others also examined the effects of the greater population of migrants on environmental outcomes, such as effects on greenhouse emission (Morris, 2021), air pollution (Cramer, 1998), land use (Maystadt et al , 2020) and water pollution (Rafiq et al , 2017; Aliu et al , 2021). However, few studies systematically investigate the relationship between climate migration, environmental outcomes and local municipal environmental governance.…”

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Environmental outcomes of climate migration and local governance: an empirical study of Ontario

Yang

Krantzberg

Xin

et al. 2023

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Purpose This study aims to examine the impact of migration growth on environmental outcomes and local governance and assess how well the existing local municipal governance has responded to the environmental impact of increased migration influx in Ontario, Canada using the annual data during 2012–2021. Design/methodology/approach This study used the grey relational analysis (GRA) to examine the correlation degree between migrant growth, environmental outcomes and local governance, used coupling coordination degree model (CCDM) to access to what extent the existing local governance systems have responded to the environmental impact of immigrant growth. Findings Results show that higher immigrant populations are associated with worse environmental outcomes and the need for more municipal environmental investment and service. The present local municipal environmental service in Ontario lags behind in response to the environmental impacts of increased migration. Good local governance practices and environmental services are required to improve the environmental adaptation capacity of host countries to migrant influx. Originality/value Climate change has been regarded as an important driver of internal and international human migration. The mass influxes of migrants will threaten cities’ environmental quality and put considerable pressure on municipal services. This study provides empirical evidence for Ontario’s municipal environmental governance and relevant authorities on how to deal with the environmental impact of increased migration and contributes to call the attention of other countries to the urban environmental pressure caused by migration influx due to the changing climate world wide.

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Living on the margins: Socio-spatial characterization of residential and water deprivations in Lagos informal settlements, Nigeria

Cited by 29 publications

References 32 publications

Spatial heterogeneity in drinking water sources in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA), Ghana

Spatial heterogeneity in drinking water sources in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA), Ghana

Prevalence and determinants of oral health conditions and treatment needs among slum and non-slum urban residents: Evidence from Nigeria

Environmental outcomes of climate migration and local governance: an empirical study of Ontario

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