Author(s) |
Kogo, Benjamin Kipkemboi
Kumar, Lalit
Koech, Richard
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Publication Date |
2021
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Abstract |
The western region of Kenya is experiencing remarkable land changes resulting from population growth and related impacts. The study used remote sensing and GIS techniques to analyze the land use/cover changes in the years 1995, 2001, 2010 and 2017. Multi-spectral Landsat (TM, ETM + and OLI) images were pre-processed and classified using maximum likelihood algorithm in ENVI version 5.4. The overall classification accuracies in all the images were more than 80%. The results revealed major conversions of each land use/land cover type in varying trends and magnitudes. Between 1995 and 2001, there was an increase in built-up areas by 71%, forest cover by 43%, farms by 5%; and decrease in grassland by 47%. By 2017, the built-up areas had increased by 225% and farms by 17%; the forestland, grassland and water reduced by 38, 10 and 11%, respectively. The observed changes are characterized by increased settlements and encroachment of sensitive ecosystems.
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Citation |
Geocarto International, 36(4), p. 376-391
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ISSN |
1752-0762
1010-6049
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Publisher |
Taylor & Francis
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Title |
Analysis of spatio-temporal dynamics of land use and cover changes in Western Kenya
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Type of document |
Journal Article
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Entity Type |
Publication
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