TY  - EJOU
AU  - 
T1  - Urban Sprawl Analysis in Jalingo Metropolis, Taraba State Nigeria
T2  - Review of Environment and Earth Sciences

PY  - 2016
VL  - 3
IS  - 2
SN  - 2313-8440

AB  - This study analyzed spatial and temporal land use /land cover change in 
Jalingo Metropolis, Taraba State, north east Nigeria. This was carried 
out with the use of land sat images from 1990-2015. Satellite images 
were obtained from the United State Geological Survey (USGS) database 
online resources. The images were georeferenced and processed. 
Supervised image classification technique was employed. Ground truthing 
field survey was carried out to complement information about the types 
of land use and land-cover classes in the area. The change detection and
 change matrixes of the classified satellite images were analyzed using 
percentage to see the rate of change in a simple form. Land use maps 
were obtained through supervised classifications of satellite imageries 
and presented in Tables. The findings of the study show that Jalingo 
Metropolis has witnessed unprecedented spatial growth over the years. 
The town has grown from 6.01km2 in 1990 to 55.7km2 in 2005 and 101.16 in
 2015. This growth was as a result of change in the status of the 
metropolis from Local Government headquarters to state capital which 
brought about the establishment of government ministries and agencies, 
with wide range of opportunities. Despite the existence of master plan, 
implementation has not been satisfactory for a number of reasons. This 
has resulted in proliferation of haphazard and uncontrolled development 
(including slums and squatters), environmental degradation, lack of 
basic amenities and transportation problems within and around the town. 
The study recommends the need to update the urban database of Jalingo 
town using GIS and Remote Sensing techniques to plan and monitor urban 
land use changes in the area.
KW  - Jalingo
KW  - Lamurde
KW  - Landuse
KW  - Master plan
KW  - Metropolis
KW  - Sprawl
KW  - Taraba state.
DO  - 10.18488/journal.80.2016.32.30.37