Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Land Use and Land Cover Change in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorAsiyanbi Adedolapo Oloruntoba
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-30T11:09:41Z
dc.date.available2025-05-30T11:09:41Z
dc.date.issued2020-09
dc.description.abstractThe study examines the spatial and temporal changes in land use and land cover in Ilorin, Kwara State between the year 2000 and 2018. Landsat 7 was used to extract imageries of land cover change between the specified years, Integrated Land and Water Information System (ILWIS) 3.3 academia was used to analyse the imageries. While Likert scale was employed in measuring the weight of responses of the respondents on their level of agreement on factor that is responsible for land use change. The results obtained shows that between the years under study, built-up land increase from 88.12km2 to 204.56 km2. Forest increased from 150.77km2 to 200.87km2. There is decline in grassland from 543.86km2 to 287.70km2 and water body from 3.45km2 to 3.07km2. The underlying factor for the unprecedented increase in the built up area is rapid population increase and urbanization (RAI 4.86). The study recommends provision of master plan as a tool for guiding and monitoring development. This will prevent illegal change of land use and further promote sustainable environment.
dc.identifier.citationAbolade, O., Adigun, F. O, Olatide, D. D and Asiyanbi, A. O (2020). Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Land Use and Land Cover Change in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Geography and the Environment, 4(2), 208-219
dc.identifier.issn2006-1633
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.run.edu.ng/handle/123456789/5051
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNigerian Journal of Geography and the Environment
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 4; No. 2
dc.titleSpatio-Temporal Analysis of Land Use and Land Cover Change in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
dc.typeArticle
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