Information on urban growth, land use and land cover change study is very important to local
government and urban planners for the betterment of future planning for sustainable …

Urbanization posits the expression of urban expanse expansion due to population growth,
rise in built-up areas, high population density and its correspondingly urban way of life …

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 …

Land use and land cover changes are local and place specific, occurring incrementally in
ways that often escape our attention. This study sought to detect changes in land cover in …

Akure has since it became the administrative headquarters of Ondo State in 1976 been
witnessing rapid developmental changes in terms of physical landscape, city growth and …

ABSTRACT Land Use and Land Cover Changes (LULC) are some of the worldwide factors
that have the most impact on city growth. The aim of this study could be a quantification of …

Population growth coupled with economic, housing and environmental factors have
significantly contributed into accelerated land use change in the New Juaben Municipality of …

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Land use/land cover influences a variety of processes on the Earth surface which also …

One major phenomenon in our contemporary era is the high rate of urban growth as a result
of landuse/landcover changes and which needs to be monitored for planning and …

Onitsha is one of the largest commercial cities in Africa with its population growth rate
increasing arithmetically for the past two decades. This situation has direct and indirect …