Remote sensing techniques applied to time related changes in the Land use of Abeokuta and its environs, South-Western Nigeria.
Keywords:
Land-use, Change detection, Environmental degradation, Healthy City concept.
Abstract
The study looked at Abeokuta and its environs over a period of time with GIS as a tool. It recognised the various land use types, identified the various changes that have taken place and determine the area occupied by the changing land use types in quantitative terms. The observed changes were largely attributed to factors such as settlement expansion, growing population, the increasing demand for basic human needs which is provided from the limited natural resources. The trend it postulates may lead to environmental problems such as deforestation, global warming resulting from increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide level, soil erosion, and loss of biodiversity among others, the study postulated.
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