Monitoring the extent and impacts of watershed urban development in the Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya, using a combination of population dynamics, remote sensing and GIS techniques

Monitoring the extent and impacts of watershed urban development in the Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya, using a combination of population dynamics, remote sensing and GIS techniques

Several urban centres of different sizes have developed over time, and continue to grow, within the basin of Lake Victoria. Uncontrolled urban development, especially along the lake shore, puts environmental pressure on Lake Victoria and its local ecosystem. This study sought to monitor the extent a...

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Main Authors: Onyango Dancan O., Ikporukpo Christopher O., Taiwo John O., Opiyo Stephen B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2021-06-01
Series:Environmental & Socio-economic Studies
Subjects:
lake victoria
watershed urbanization
population growth
built-up area
remote sensing and gis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/environ-2021-0007

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https://doi.org/10.2478/environ-2021-0007

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