Journal of Remote Sensing & GIS

Eghosa Igun

Publications

• Research Article
  Analysis and Sustainable Management of Urban Growth’s Impact on Land Surface Temperature in Lagos, Nigeria
  Author(s): Eghosa IgunEghosa Igun
  
  The rapid growth in urban population is seen to create a need for the development of more urban infrastructures. In order to meet this need, natural surfaces such as vegetation are been replaced with non-vegetated surfaces such as asphalt and bricks which has the ability to absorb heat and release it later. This change in land cover is seen to increase the land surface temperature. Previous studies have tried to explain the impact of land cover changes on the land surface temperature. However, there is a growing need to spatially quantify the extent to which temperature has increased so as to identify areas where immediate mitigation measures can be applied. In view of this, this study has incorporated remotely sensed Landsat data with remote sensing techniques in order to effectively quantify the spatial extent of urban growth and its impact on the land surface temperature in.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2469-4134.1000212

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