One of the prime prerequisites for better use of land is information on the existing land use
patterns and changes in land cover. The land use dynamics of the metropolitan areas …

Inventories on land use/cover changes are assessed at increasing importance in various
sectors, like agriculture, settlement, environmental studies and urban planning. This …

Land use and land cover are some of the many interrelated aspect of a modern nation's
activities where adequate information is necessary in order to make decisions. Land …

Land use changes are global phenomenon occurring over time. Commercial land uses in
most Nigerian urban centres have sprawled and converted adjoining residential uses in a …

Rapid urbanization significantly impacts land cover change and is a barrier to sustainable
urban development. Emphasis has primarily been on cities in the global north, with little …

Accelerated spatial growth of urban areas is a key driver to land use/land cover change with
its concomitant effect on environmental sustainability. The dearth of data on the rate of urban …

The dynamics of the urban form in relation to anthropogenic activities leaves much to be
desired in its study for proper and timely planning of the urban environment. This, therefore …

Rapid urbanization has been considerd one of the significant factor of urban studies in
developing countries of the world since the emergence of population explosion in the 1960s …

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 …

Urban land uses had been increasingly subjected to changes of different forms, sorts and
types since urban explosion of the 1970s. People move to cities en-mass from the rural …