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- Title
LULC Assessment and Green Infrastructure Conservation in residential neighborhoods: a case of FESTAC Town, Lagos, Nigeria.
- Authors
Olusoga, Olawale Oreoluwa; Adedeji, Yomi Michael Daisiowa; Adegun, Olumuyiwa Bayode; Akande, Samuel Olumide
- Abstract
In addressing environmental challenges and ecosystem resilience, green networks are preserved, repaired, and rebuilt by green infrastructure. However, urbanization effects have seen urban land form undergo significant modifications over time due to different anthropogenic activities. The objective of this study is to evaluate the land use and land cover (LULC) change in FESTAC Town, a government-owned residential neighborhood in Lagos, with the goal of recommending interventions for conserving green infrastructure. The study mainly focuses on employing remote sensing and geographic information system (GIS) techniques to detect alterations in land use in FESTAC Town from 1984 to 2022. The ERDAS Imagine software was utilized, employing a supervised classification-maximum likelihood algorithm, to identify changes in LULC. Additionally, an accuracy assessment was conducted using ground truth data. Findings from this study show significant increase in built-up areas at the cost of loss in dense vegetation over a 38-year period thereby, putting pressure on available green spaces. In terms of the area under each LULC category, most significant changes have been observed in built-up area (410.86%), bare surface (− 79.79%), sparse vegetation (− 53.42%), and dense vegetation (− 31.83%). Effective conservation strategies should focus on promoting connectivity between green spaces, engaging stakeholders in the planning and implementation of green infrastructure projects.
- Subjects
LAGOS (Nigeria); GREEN infrastructure; NEIGHBORHOODS; LAND cover; GEOGRAPHIC information systems; ECOLOGICAL resilience
- Publication
Environmental Monitoring & Assessment, 2024, Vol 196, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
0167-6369
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10661-024-12427-2