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Eko Atlantic | |
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City | |
| Nigeria International Commerce city[1] | |
 Rendition of Eko Boulevard in the Business District | |
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| Motto(s): Live and Work | |
 Eko Atlantic shown within the State of Lagos | |
  Eko Atlantic Location of Eko Atlantic in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 06°24′00″N 03°24′18″E / 6.40000°N 3.40500°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Lagos State |
| LGA(s) | Independent |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Incorporated | 2014[1] |
| Government | |
| • City Planner | South Energyx Nigeria Limited |
| • Chairman SENL | David Frame |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| • Land | 10 km2 (4 sq mi) |
| • Water | 15 km2 (6 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT (UTC+1)) |
| Area code | 010[2] |
| Website | EkoAtlantic.com |
| This project is currently under development | |
Eko Atlantic, officially Nigeria International Commerce city, also known as Eko Atlantic City, or the initials E.A.C. and E.A., is a planned city of Lagos State, Nigeria, being constructed on land reclaimed from the Atlantic Ocean.[3] Upon completion, the new peninsula is anticipating at least 250,000 residents and a daily flow of 150,000 commuters. The development is also designed to help in stopping the erosion of Lagos city's coastline.[4]
Its main objective is to reduce erosion, which includes future sea level rise and storm surges. On the Lagos Bar Beach, coastal erosion has long been an issue, happening at a rate of 30 m year in particular. Wave tides, littoral movements, and sediment characteristics are examples of natural causes.[5]
Around 1960, man began adding nourishments to the Bar Beach in an effort to stop the significant loss of beach width caused by erosion. Despite being fed with enormous amounts of material, the beach continued to erode. The city of Lagos's expanding population is another issue, as it increases the need for space for residential, commercial, and recreational activities.[6]
The private project developer South Energyx Nigeria Ltd. (SENL) has started the Eko Atlantic City Development Project to address this space shortage as well as the land loss caused by the erosion of the Bar Beach. This project involves reclaiming 9 km2 of ground in front of Bar Beach, just east of the East Mole.[6] A revetment with a length of around 8.4 km surrounds the newly recovered area to prevent erosion. Among other things, Royal Haskoning provides advisory services for Eko Atlantic City's marine construction.[6]
The city adjoins Victoria Island district of Lagos city, and the Phase 1 area of Lekki to the north, while the entire Western, eastern and southern borders is a coastline. Eko Atlantic is expected to rise as the next generation of property on the African continent; having a total of 10 districts, spread across a land area of approximately 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi), the city will satisfy needs for financial, commercial, residential and tourist accommodations.[7]
Eko Atlantic development is being carried out as a Public–private partnership (PPP)with private companies and investors providing the funding, whilst Lagos State Government(LASG) is a strategic partner, with the support of the Federal Government.(Nigeria Government)[8] The Contractors are China Communications Construction Group LTD(CCCC), a company that works in the field of marine dredging and landfill operation. Consultants are Royal Haskoning (traffic and transport expertise) and ar+h Architects. South Energyx Nigeria Ltd., a subsidiary of the Chagoury group, was specifically created to undertake the development. Testing of the sea defence system took place at the DHI Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark, where models were successfully tested for one-in-a-hundred-year ocean surges, and one-in-120-year, one-in-150-year and one-in-1,000-year storms.[citation needed][9]
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- ^ Elumoye, Deji (26 September 2007). "Eko Atlantic city Underway". Thisday (via allAfrica.com). AllAfrica Global Media. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
- ^ Dada, Akinpelu (18 May 2009). "Construction work on Eko Atlantic city to commence soon". The Punch. Retrieved 21 May 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ajibade, I. (2017). Can a future city enhance urban resilience and sustainability? A political ecology analysis of Eko Atlantic city, Nigeria. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 26, 85-92.
- ^ a b c Bentum, K. V., Hoyng, C. W., Van Ledden, M., Luijendijk, A. P., & Stive, M. J. F. (2012). The Lagos coast–Investigation of the long-term morphological impact of the Eko Atlantic City project.
- ^ Dada, Akinpelu (17 March 2011). "'Eko Atlantic City Project has expanded Nigeria's territory – Fashola'". The Punch. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ "Eko Atlantic - About Us". Eko Atlantic. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "ESTATE FOCUS: Eko Atlantic city, Lagos". sunnewsonline. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.