Visualizing Urban Growth in Lagos, Nigeria

Purpose

The goal of this poster map is to show Lagos’ growth from 1984 to 2013 and visualize its drivers.

Software

• QGIS 3.10
• Adobe Illustrator

Data

• Urban Growth from Atlas of Urban Expansion
• West African Pipelines from Fracktracker
• Oil and Gas Fields from Harvard World MAp
• Electricity and Employment from USAID Demographic and Health Surveys

Files

• Download the .ai file
• Download the .jpg file

Final Poster

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