Earth and Planetary Sciences
8 years ago

Increasing population and economic activities threaten land resources in Nigeria.

Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences
Mapping land use-land cover and change detection in Kafur local government, Katsina, Nigeria (1995-2008) using remote sensing and Gis.
Idowu Innocent Abbas, K.M. Muazu, J. A. Ukoje

Paper Summary

The study looked at changes in land use in Kafur, Nigeria from 1995 to 2008 using remote sensing and GIS. They found that open spaces covered a large area in 1995, but increasing population and economic activities are putting pressure on the land. Remote sensing and GIS techniques were important for mapping and detecting changes in land use over time.

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