LAND USE LAND COVER CHANGES IN DUTSE (1986-2014), JIGAWA STATE, NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorZANGINA, Aminu Sulaiman
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-24T11:30:12Z
dc.date.available2017-01-24T11:30:12Z
dc.date.issued2015-09
dc.descriptionA DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE REQUIREMENT OF THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN REMOTE SENSING AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY, FACULTY OF SCIENCE AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIAen_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this research is to analyse Land Use/Cover Changes in Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria. The following objectives of the study were achieved, which are to; establish the extent of land use/land cover coverage in the area in 1986, 2000 and 2014, determine the rate and magnitude of land use/land cover changes in the area between 1986-2000, 2000-2014 and 1986-2014, and analyze the extent to which urban growth influences land use/land cover changes in the area. Landsat TM and ETM+ satellite imageries of 1986, 2000 and 2014 were used respectively. The imageries were processed using ERDAS IMAGINE 9.2 software. A supervised classification approach using maximum likelihood classifier and Transition Change Analysis were carried out using IDRISSI 17.0 Selva Edition version. Results from the analysis revealed changes in land use/cover categories between 1986 and 2014. Built up area was 20.4% in 1986 and increased to 28.4% in 2000. Further increase was witnessed in built up area to about 38.2% in 2014. Cultivated land was 29.0% in 1986 and to about 31.0% in 2000, but a decrease was observed to about 26.2% in 2014. It further revealed that bare surfaces was 23.3% in 1986 and decreased to about 18.8% in 2000. A slight increase in bare surfaces was witnessed to about 20.0% in 2014. While other land use land cover categories decreased or slightly increased over the study period. The most dramatic increase experienced in built-up area is shown from 2000 to 2014. The results further revealed that about 7.2% bare surfaces changed into built-up from 1986-2014. About 14.8% of cultivated land changed into built-up from 1986-2014. Vegetation witnessed a remarkable changed into built-up of about 4.5% from 1986-2014. It was concluded from the study that there are various transformations in land use land cover of the area during the study period. There is need for Jigawa State Government to equip the planning authorities and other ministries involved in decision making with adequate spatial data to ensure broad based decisions. Land use suitability analysis of the study area is also recommended.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/8514
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectLAND USE,en_US
dc.subjectLAND COVER CHANGES,en_US
dc.subjectDUTSE,en_US
dc.subject(1986-2014),en_US
dc.subjectJIGAWA STATE,en_US
dc.subjectNIGERIA,en_US
dc.titleLAND USE LAND COVER CHANGES IN DUTSE (1986-2014), JIGAWA STATE, NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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