How does urban planning help the urban poor in Lagos?

What steps were taken by the Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission in 2012 to improve access to clean water?

Please select 2 correct answers

It introduced the regulation of street water vendors.

It began extracting water from Lagos Lagoon and pumped it directly to houses in the local area.

Boreholes were licensed.

It provided clean water directly to all houses.

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Energy supplies in Lagos are unreliable. What do most large organisations rely on to ensure a consistent supply of energy?

Back-up generators.

Electricity imported from abroad.

Batteries designed by Tesla.

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What was opened in 2016 in an attempt to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution?

Water taxis

An electric bus network

A city-wide cycle network

A light railway system

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Which of the following are examples of government policies to through urban planning, to improve the lives of people living in squatter settlements?

Please select 3 correct answers

Increased police and military patrols and more street lighting to make people feel safer.

Many local people have been involved in the improvements and developed new skills.

Upgrading schools and health centres as well as well as the provision of bathroom and toilets and sinking boreholes to access fresh water.

All people living in squatter settlements were given rights to the land they settled on.