Urbanization and its Impact on Agricultural Lands in Growing Cities in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Makurdi, Benue State Nigeria

Bakoji, Yusuf Mohammed; Elijah, Elizabeth; Philip, Anita Humshe; Isa, Mohammed Salim; Abba, Umar Jauro

doi:10.11648/j.ijeee.20200504.11

Cited by 4 publications

(3 citation statements)

References 8 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The world's forests span over 4 billion hectares (ha), or 31%, of the total land area. Of the world's forests, 42% are found in wealthy nations, while 58% are found in developing nations [7,12]. On the other hand, the average global per capita forest acreage fell from 1.2 ha in 2000 to 0.6 ha in 2010.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Change on Deforestation in the Central Taraba State: A Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing Analysis

Yusuf,

Jauro

2024

Environmental Protection Research

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Deforestation, the widespread clearance of forests for various land uses, has become a significant global environmental issue with far-reaching consequences. Deforestation in the study area was identified, categorized, assessed, and interpreted using Landsat 5, 7, and 8 from the years 2008, 2014, and 2020, respectively. A geographic information system (GIS) database of land use and land cover categories and their changes were created. The results showed that several anthropogenic human activities, including agriculture and wood harvesting, were driving a general retreat of the forest area. The study further shows that between 2008 and 2020, forest area decreased by 8.5% with an annual rate of 0.33%, other vegetative areas increased by 2% with an annual rate of 0.077%, and non-vegetative areas increased by 1.5% with an annual rate of 0.58%. The hotspot map shows that the rate at which the reserve is deteriorating and the conversion of the forest area to other vegetation and bare ground are only a matter of time. The study recommended that the government should adopt rigorous policies to protect forest reserves from unauthorized habitation by encouraging the use of alternative firewood fuel sources to reduce the pressure on the forest.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Change on Deforestation in the Central Taraba State: A Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing Analysis

Yusuf,

Jauro

2024

Environmental Protection Research

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The land use transformation has a direct and indirect effect on urbanization. Land use change is the result of complex interactions between the physical, socio-economic and legal settings within a geographical context [5,6]. The phenomenon has led to a gradual change of rural landscape to urban landscape due to the population pressure and demand for the conversion of agricultural lands to nonagricultural lands.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of Urbanisation on Land Use Pattern in Tamil Nadu: An Economic Analysis

E. Gayathri,

Devi

2024

AIR

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Changes in land use that eventually resulted in less land being used for agriculture and more space being used for housing in most metropolitan populations. Land use changes have a variety of ecological effects on both urban and rural locations. One of the most notable land use dynamics is the conversion of land that occurs around the periphery of large cities due to a variety of economic and demographic causes. The specific objectives set forth for the study are, to analyse the temporal changes in the land use pattern of the study area and also to estimate the dynamic changes of land use categories and the loss of agricultural land in the study area. The changes in the land use pattern were estimated for the period from 2000-01 to 2019-2020 and further discussed as two decadal periods. The results revealed that there had been a significant decline in the net area sown, while the area under land put to non-agricultural uses and fallow lands, had a sharp increase. This shift in the land use categories might be due to the increasing demand for urbanization and infrastructure development, as a result of population pressure.

show abstract

“…Bakoji et al [11] examined land use types and the effects of urbanization in Makurdi, Nigeria. The built-up area rose from 116 square kilometers to 452 square kilometers between 1984 and 2014, whereas the natural vegetation declined from 263 square kilometers to 95 square kilometers and the agricultural land decreased from 620 square kilometers to 420 square kilometers.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dynamics of Peri-Urban Land Use Structure in the Period 2000-2022 in Ilorin, Nigeria

Afolayan,

Adebayo

2023

AJGR

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Aim: To analyze the trend of peri-urban spatial growth structure between 2000 and 2022 in a rapidly urbanizing peri-urban area in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. Study Design: Longitudinal survey research. Place and Duration of Study: Eyenkorin, Kwara State 2022. Methodology: The spatial data was obtained from the Google Earth Engine Data Catalog, and machine learning algorithm was used to extract and classify three main land uses. Quantitative data was also simulated with the use of the Transitional Matrix that looked at the most likely path taken by the growth structure as it transitioned from one land use to another. The spatial growth structure was examined on a 12-year interval of 2000 – 2011; 2011 – 2022 and 2000 – 2022. Results: The study revealed that the present spatial structure of Eyenkorin (as at 2022) is majorly dominated by vegetation land/agricultural land Area 71.81 km2 (37.1%), followed by built-up land 79.77 km2 (33.4%) and bare land/ natural land 63.42 km2 (27.5%). The study revealed that the most dominant transition in the growth structure within the study time frame (2000 – 2022) is the built-up land which increased by 44.29 km2 (160.94%) and the most dominant loss is from vegetation land/agriculture land which decreased by 75.09 km2 (-48.49%). Conclusion: The findings of the study attests to the vulnerability of the non-built up land (agricultural land and bare land) that metamorphose into built-up land at the peripherals. In the next few years, it can be predicted that excessive unguided land development would have caught-up completely with the peripheral lands at the detriment of placing more need on the preservation of the environment. Government in developing countries should have a concrete development plan that actively controls the unhabitual expansion at the peripherals if sustainable land use and management will be achieved at the Peri-Urban.

show abstract

Urbanization and its Impact on Agricultural Lands in Growing Cities in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Makurdi, Benue State Nigeria

Cited by 4 publications

References 8 publications

Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Change on Deforestation in the Central Taraba State: A Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing Analysis

Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Change on Deforestation in the Central Taraba State: A Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing Analysis

Impact of Urbanisation on Land Use Pattern in Tamil Nadu: An Economic Analysis

Dynamics of Peri-Urban Land Use Structure in the Period 2000-2022 in Ilorin, Nigeria

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About