[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive analysis and future projection of land use and land cover dynamics in a fast-growing city: A case study of Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis …

E Biney, EK Forkuo, M Poku-Boansi, YM Asare… - Scientific African, 2024 - Elsevier
Sekondi-Takoradi is the most urbanized metropolis in the Western region of Ghana. Over the
past two decades, it has experienced rapid shifts in both population density and land cover …

Land-use/land-cover change analysis and urban growth modelling in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA), Ghana

B Addae, N Oppelt - Urban Science, 2019 - mdpi.com
A rapid increase in the world's population over the last century has triggered the
transformation of the earth surface, especially in urban areas, where more than half of the …

Unveiling the transforming landscape: exploring patterns and drivers of land use/land cover change in Dar es Salaam Metropolitan City, Tanzania

O Simon, J Lyimo, B Gwambene… - African Geographical …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study employs Landsat images from 1995, 2009, and 2022, utilizing Google Earth
Engine and Random Forest algorithm in R software for land use and land cover change …

Unravelling the frontiers of urban growth: spatio-temporal dynamics of land-use change and urban expansion in greater Accra metropolitan area, Ghana

JEK Akubia, A Bruns - Land, 2019 - mdpi.com
This study analyzed and assessed spatio-temporal dynamics of land-use change (LUC) and
urban expansion (UE) within the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) of Ghana. This …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of land cover dynamics and drivers of urban expansion using geospatial and logistic regression approach in Wa municipality, Ghana

M Asempah, W Sahwan, B Schütt - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
The current trends of land use dynamics have revealed a significant transformation of
settlement spaces. In the Wa Municipality of Ghana, the changes in land use and land cover …

[HTML][HTML] Urban sprawl and its impact on land use land cover dynamics of Sekondi-Takoradi metropolitan assembly, Ghana

E Biney, E Boakye - Environmental Challenges, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In Ghana, Sekondi-Takoradi has been one of the preferred cities for many people
due to the prevalence of industries, the presence of harbor, and the airport. However, the …

A geospatial approach to assessing land change in the built-up landscape of Wa Municipality of Ghana

D Kpienbaareh, J Oduro Appiah - Geografisk Tidsskrift-Danish …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Urban landscapes are changing in response to changes in socio-economic conditions. Land
change scientists seek to understand these land dynamics in the coupled human …

Tracking urban expansion using random forests for the classification of landsat imagery (1986–2015) and predicting urban/built-up areas for 2025: A Study of the …

BF Frimpong, F Molkenthin - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
Kumasi is a nodal city and functions as the administrative and economic capital of the
Ashanti region in Ghana. Rapid urbanization has been experienced inducing the …

Urban sprawl and land use/land-cover transition probabilities in peri-urban Kumasi, Ghana

K Abass, SK Adanu, RM Gyasi - West African Journal of Applied Ecology, 2018 - ajol.info
Abstract This paper examines Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) transition probabilities and
its implications for Kumasi Metropolis using remote sensing image analysis technique …

Land use/cover change and urban sustainability in a medium-sized city

KJ Samuel, RE Atobatele - International Journal of …, 2019 - inderscienceonline.com
This study examined the trend in urban growth and vegetation loss and the implication of
this on the sustainability of medium-sized cities, using Osogbo, south-west Nigeria as a …