Kuwait Journal of Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
51(2), P. 100197 - 100197
Published: Feb. 1, 2024
In
the
face
of
escalating
environmental
challenges,
changes
in
land-use
and
land-cover
(LULC)
emerges
as
a
persistent
significant
threat,
profoundly
impacting
stability
eco-biodiversity.
This
study
analyzes
LULC
using
remote
sensing
techniques
to
detect
degradation
Abeokuta
South,
Nigeria,
contributing
discourse
on
sustainability.
maps
for
years
2002,
2012,
2022
were
generated,
incorporating
spectral
indicators
such
land
surface
temperature
(LST),
normalized
differential
vegetation
index
(NDVI),
difference
built-up
(NDBI)
from
Landsat
7
8
satellite
images.
The
support
vector
machine
(SVM),
FRAGSTATS
software,
operating
within
IDRISI
Arc-MAP
environment,
employed
evaluate
area's
metrics.
findings
revealed
that
areas
2000
underwent
most
changes,
increasing
by
39.52
km2
(55.85
%),
while
noticeable
decrease
cover
trend
27.95
(36.45
%)
was
observed.
Spatial
metrics,
conjunction
with
LST,
NDVI,
NDBI,
illustrated
quantitative
qualitative
area.
Undeniably,
amalgamation
remote-sensed
data
spatial
metrics
offers
valuable
tools
provide
ecological
information
urban
light
these
findings,
underscores
need
urgent
attention
society,
government,
stakeholders
manage
population
growth
balance
human
needs
sustainable
thereby
broader
goal
Remote Sensing,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
14(19), P. 4751 - 4751
Published: Sept. 23, 2022
Land
use
and
land
cover
(LULC)
contribute
to
both
carbon
storage
emissions.
Therefore,
regulating
the
LULC
is
an
important
means
of
achieving
neutrality
under
global
environmental
change.
Here,
West
Liaohe
River
Basin,
a
semiarid
watershed,
was
taken
as
case
study.
Based
on
assessment
emissions
induced
by
from
2000–2020,
we
set
up
three
different
coupled
shared
socioeconomic
pathway
(SSP)
representative
concentration
(RCP)
scenarios
(SSP119,
SSP245,
SSP585),
2030–2060,
optimize
LULC.
Then,
patterns
each
scenario
were
simulated
using
patch-generating
simulation
(PLUS)
model,
corresponding
changes
in
compared
analyzed.
It
found
that,
since
2000,
with
expansion
forest,
cropland,
construction
land,
well
degradation
grassland,
have
significantly
increased,
but
increase
lower
than
that
The
simulations
revealed
when
LULC,
mainly
including
protection
ecological
such
forest
grassland
western
southern
edges
basin,
control
management
cropland
northeast
central
parts
there
will
be
significant
reduction
2030–2060.
This
indicates
zone-based
measures
rational
regulation
can
achievement
study
area.
Supported
results
this
study,
direct
decision-making
basis
for
policy
promote
regional
sustainable
development
undertaken
basin.
also
provides
reference
low-carbon
other
regions.
