Analysis of land-use/land-cover dynamics in Ibadan metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria

Abstract

One of the most important domains of human-induced environmental change has been identified as land transformation. Determining what feature of the land is changing to what, i.e., which land-use class is moving to the other, is a key part of change detection. With the availability of a broad spectrum of geospatial data and complex computing gadgets available to the geospatial world, land-use change detection for effective decision making is now simplified. Therefore, using Landsat TM, ETM+, and OLI, this work examined and tracked spatiotemporal variations in LULC patterns over the city of Ibadan, Nigeria, across three epochs (1999, 2009, and 2019). The build-up area seems to be the key driver for land usage, according to the findings of this research. The study suggests that the state government of the study region monitor urban sprawl and growth regularly, preferably using geospatial techniques to improve decision-making.