Topic: Using GIS to monitor Spatial Expansion of Federal College of Agriculture, Akure
Table of Contents
Declaration ....................................................................................................................................... i
Dedication ...................................................................................................................................... iii Acknowledgement......................................................................................................................... iv
Abstract ........................................................................................................................................... v List of Figures ................................................................................................................................ ix List of Tables .................................................................................................................................. x List of Plates .................................................................................................................................. xi CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................................. 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background to the Study ....................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Statement of Research Problem ....................................................................................... 4
1.3 Research Questions .......................................................................................................... 6
1.4 Aim of the Study .............................................................................................................. 6
1.5 Objectives of the Study .................................................................................................... 6
1.6 Justification of study ........................................................................................................ 6
1.7 Scope of the study ............................................................................................................ 8
1.8 Definition of Terms .......................................................................................................... 9
1.9 Study Area ...................................................................................................................... 10 1.9.1 FECA and Environs ................................................................................................ 12
1.9.2 Population ............................................................................................................... 14
1.9.3 Climatic Analysis .................................................................................................... 15
1.9.4 Rainfall .................................................................................................................... 15
1.9.5 Relative Humidity ................................................................................................... 16
1.9.6 Sunshine........................................................................................................................ 16 1.9.7 Wind ............................................................................................................................. 16
1.10 Research Limitation ....................................................................................................... 17 CHAPTER TWO .......................................................................................................................... 18 2.0 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK AND LITERATURE REVIEW .................................. 18
vii 2.1 Literature Review ........................................................................................................... 18 2.1.1 Geospatial Technologies-GIS and Remote Sensing ..................................................... 18 2.1.2 Land Use/Land Cover: Concepts and Definitions ........................................................ 20 2.1.3 Land Use and Land Cover Change Studies .................................................................. 22 2.1.4 Urban Land Use Dynamics ........................................................................................... 25 2.1.5 Application of Remote Sensing on Urban Dynamics Study ........................................ 25 2.1.6 Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Creation .............................................................. 27
2.1.7 Urban Patterns and Spatial Metrics .............................................................................. 27 2.1.8 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Satellite Remote Sensing (SRS) ....... 29
2.1.9 Global Positioning System (GPS) Data Collection ................................................ 29
2.2 Conceptual Framework ....................................................................................................... 30 2.2.1 Growth Pole Concept .............................................................................................. 30
2.2.2 Theoretical Framework ........................................................................................... 32
2.2.3 Models of Urban Land Use Planning...................................................................... 35
2.2.4 Land Change Modeler: ................................................................................................. 37 2.2.5 Spatial Analysis and GIS on Health Issues .................................................................. 40 2.2.6 Explanatory Spatial Analysis Model ............................................................................ 42
2.2.7 Modeling ....................................................................................................................... 43
2.2.8 Building and Cadastral Infrastructure ..................................................................... 44 CHAPTER THREE ...................................................................................................................... 45 3.0 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ................................................................................... 45
3.1 Research Design ............................................................................................................. 45
3.2 Research Population ....................................................................................................... 46
3.3 Sample Size .................................................................................................................... 46
3.4 Data Source .................................................................................................................... 48 3.4.1 Primary Sources ...................................................................................................... 48
3.4.2 Secondary Data Source ........................................................................................... 48
3.4.3 Study Materials and Media ..................................................................................... 49
3.5 Method of Data Analysis............................................................................................... 51
3.5.1 Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Creation .............................................................. 52
3.5.2 Image enhancement and visual interpretation......................................................... 52
viii 3.5.3 Image classification ................................................................................................ 52
CHAPTER FOUR ......................................................................................................................... 55
4.0 DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION ............................................................... 55
4.1 Field Survey ................................................................................................................... 55
4.1.1 Major Socio-Economic Determinants of Spatial Expansion and Urban Growth ... 56
4.2 Nature, Extent and Rate of Land Cover Change Classification .......................................... 66 4.2.1: Land Cover Change Classification for 1957 ............................................................... 67 4.2.2 Land Cover Change Classification for 2000 ................................................................ 69 4.2.3: Land Cover Change Classification for 2018 ............................................................... 71 4.2.4: Percentage Land Cover Change Classification for 1957,200 and 2018 ...................... 73 CHAPTER FIVE .......................................................................................................................... 75 5.0 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION ................ 75
5.1 Summary of Findings .......................................................................................................... 75 5.2 Recommendation ............................................................................................................ 75
5.3 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 76
5.4 Planning Implications of the Study ................................................................................ 77
5.5 Contribution to Knowledge ............................................................................................ 77
5.6 Areas of Further Research .............................................................................................. 78 References ..................................................................................................................................... 79 Appendix ....................................................................................................................................... 84
