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What future for Lagos, Nigeria?

This article provides an example of a top-down approach to urban development, which Nigeria's government hopes will create opportunities to improve the quality of life for some residents of a coastal megacity, but will it leave others at risk from erosion and flooding?

Lagos is one of the fastest growing cities in the world

Eko Atlantic City in Lagos, Nigeria, is being built on land reclaimed from the Atlantic Ocean and aims to be the new financial centre of Nigeria and west Africa.

Lagos is a megacity on the southwest coast of Nigeria. It is the largest city not only in Nigeria but also the whole of Africa. It is a major financial centre and an important seaport, which originally developed on a series of islands.

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