Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Land Use/Land Cover Change and the Implications on Sustainable Development Goals in the Vea Catchment of Ghana
In: Rangeland Ecology and Management, Jg. 94 (2024-05-01), Heft 1, S. 83-94
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Globally, land use and land cover change (LULCC) is recognized as posing a substantial environmental challenge with lasting and severe consequences. This study quantified LULCC within the Vea catchment area spanning 24 years, from 1998 to 2022. Landsat TM imagery from 1998, ETM+ imagery from 2006, and Landsat 8 OLI imagery from 2014 to 2022 were used. A supervised classification algorithm was employed to classify the LULC classes. The findings reveal a notable transformation in the Vea catchment area from 1998 to 2022, primarily by converting grassland to cropland. Agricultural activities emerged as a significant contributor to the observed LULCC trend. Notably, cropland expanded from 10.9% to 51.98% between 1998 and 2022, while grassland and mixed vegetation/forest areas decreased from 54.8% to 18.14% and 31.7% to 22.73%, respectively. These results, it is argued, underscore the potential implications for achieving the targets set by the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
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Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Land Use/Land Cover Change and the Implications on Sustainable Development Goals in the Vea Catchment of Ghana
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Arfasa, Gemechu Fufa ; Owusu-Sekyere, Ebenezer ; Doke, Dzigbodi Adzo |
Zeitschrift: | Rangeland Ecology and Management, Jg. 94 (2024-05-01), Heft 1, S. 83-94 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2024 |
Medientyp: | serialPeriodical |
ISSN: | 1550-7424 (print) ; 1551-5028 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.rama.2024.02.005 |
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