LAND USE AND LAND COVER CHANGES IN KARU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorSABO, Abubakar Alhaji
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-08T09:40:19Z
dc.date.available2021-06-08T09:40:19Z
dc.date.issued2019-11
dc.descriptionA DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM AND REMOTE SENSING THE DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL , MANAGEMENT FACULTY OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIAen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the land use and land cover (LULC) changes in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Landsat data of 2000, 2005, 2010 and 2015 were utilized for this study. Theimage classification of the study area was conducted using Maximum Likelihood Classification and five (5) LULC classes were identified. In addition, land use and land cover change matrix and the annual rate of land use and land cover for the study periods were calculated. The results of the LULC classification revealed that built up increased from 928.7Ha in 2000 to 4098.8Ha in 2015 while vegetation decreased from 179187.7Ha in 2000 to 144764.8Ha in 2015. The LULC change matrix revealed that from 2000to 2015 about 161287.8Ha (61.2%) of the study area remained unchanged. From 2000 to 2015 built up was growing at an annual rate of 22.8% while vegetation decreasing at an annual rate of 1.3%. Therefore,NasarawaUbarn Development Board and other agencies responsible for the land use planning of the LGA should also stand up to their responsibilities to ensure proper sustainable use of the land.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/12425
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectLAND USE,en_US
dc.subjectLAND COVER CHANGES,en_US
dc.subjectKARU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA,en_US
dc.subjectNASARAWA STATE, NIGERIAen_US
dc.titleLAND USE AND LAND COVER CHANGES IN KARU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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