Original title: Effects of urbanization on the landscape of a Modern City in Ghana: A case study of sunyani
Authors: Boateng, K. A. ; Mensah, Caleb ; Agyei, Thomas ; Švik, Marian
Document type: Papers
Year: 2018
Language: eng
Abstract: Changes in land use through urbanization and agriculture are the key anthropogenic effects of climate change. Thus, the preservation of natural environment of urban areas is essential for conserving water and soil, while still adjusting the microclimatic variables (temperature, precipitation, relative humidity, etc.) and stabilizing the natural ecological system from destruction. It has been observed that most parts of city's green vegetation have been lost due to housing developments and commercial activities. This study was carried out to assess the effect of the change in land use on a modern city like Sunyani, by observing the significant changes in vegetation cover from LANDSAT TM imagery over a 31-year period (1986 – 2017). From the study, there was significant decline of vegetation cover from 1986 to 1999, and no significant change from 1999 to 2017. There were also significant changes in the built-up areas from 1986 to 1999 and no significant change from 1999 to 2017. Adoption of sustainable and environmentally friendly technologies that maintain open green vegetation is recommended for future city planning.
Keywords: climate change; green vegetation; landsat; open green spaces; urbanization
Host item entry: Public recreation and landscape protection – with nature hand in hand!, ISBN 978-80-7509-550-3, ISSN 2336-632X

Institution: Global Change Research Institute AS ČR (web)
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Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0291200

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