Analysis of the Spatial Growth of Dutsin-Ma Town, Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area, Katsina State, Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.47514/kjg.2025.07.01.033xKeywords:
Urban Sprawl, Land Use Land Cover, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State, Change DetectionAbstract
Urban growth and expansion are among the most significant phenomena to study globally. This study examines the urban sprawl of Dutsin-Ma town, Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area of Katsina State, Nigeria, between 1990 and 2020. Three satellite images (Landsat ETM 1990, ETM+ 2010, and NigeriaSat-X 2020) provide data for analysts. Supervised image classification via the maximum likelihood algorithm was applied to the three images. Five land use classes were identified: built-up areas, vegetation, bare surfaces, rock-out crops, and water bodies. The results from the image data from the three different dates, that is, the 1990, 2010, and 2020 images, were merged as inputs to produce one image of the change detection results. Post-classification analysis was used to quantify the changes that took place during the study period. The findings revealed that there was a significant increase in built-up areas from 6.7 km2 to 7.8 km2 and 10.8 km2 in 1990, 2010, and 2020, respectively. This represents a difference of 1.1 km2 from 1990-2010 and 3.0 km2 from 2010 to 2020, which indicates an overall increase of 61.20% in 2020, indicating that the area extent of Dutsin-Ma significantly expanded, leading to a decrease in agricultural land and vegetation within the period of study. The study recommends proper planning, layout, and monitoring of any kind of developmental activity, and environmental policies for resource sustainability.
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