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Author/Affiliation: Kevin Okoth Otieno

Comparative Analysis of Land Use/Land Cover Change and Watershed Urbanization in the Lakeside Counties of the Kenyan Lake Victoria Basin Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques

by Dancan Otieno Onyango, Christopher Ogolo Ikporukpo, John Olalekan Taiwo, Stephen Balaka Opiyo and Kevin Okoth Otieno

Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems Journal, Volume 6, Issue 2, Page # 671–688, 2021; DOI: 10.25046/aj060278

Abstract:

The ecosystems and landscape patterns in Lake Victoria basin are increasingly being modified by changes in land use/land cover. Understanding dynamics of these changes is essential for appropriate planning. This study evaluated changes in landscape environment, of the lakeside counties of the Kenyan Lake Victoria basin, which have occurred over a forty-year period (1978-2018) and…

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(This article belongs to Section Environmental Sciences (ENS))