Spatio-temporal Analysis of the Pattern of Land-Use Change of Ife Natural Forest Reserve in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Authors

  • V. A. Ijaware department of estate management university of benin benin-city
  • A. S. Afolabi department of estate management federal university of oye-ekiti ekiti
  • H.I Agbabiaka department of estate management federal university of oye-ekiti ekiti

Keywords:

orest, Deforestation, , Reforestation, Remote sensing, Land-cover change

Abstract

This study examined the potential application of GIS to detect the spatial pattern of changes in forest land-cover over 33 years (1986 to 2019) using remote sensing data from Landsat Imagery captured. Supervised classification based on a minimal set of informative transition classes was followed. These are human settlements (built-up), cultivated land (Agriculture), Water (no data), forest and undisturbed forest. The study concluded that the natural forest has depleted to the tune of 2,012.71 hectares of land over the period. This implies that human activities in the forest region pose the threat of chasing the undisturbed forest into extinction with a replacement of planted forest

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Published

2023-12-21

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 & 2 (2023): Ibadan Planning Journal

Section

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