Database research record2013·Nigeria (Abuja)
GIS Analysis of Peri-Urban Agricultural Land Encroachment in (FCT), Nigeria
N E Etim, J J Dukiya
International Journal of Advanced Remote Sensing and GIS
Urban Farm DB summary
A study in the Kuje area council of Abuja, Nigeria, used questionnaires and multi-temporal satellite images from 1975–2010 to assess urban encroachment on agricultural lands. It found that urban encroachment into agricultural lands is occurring at an alarming rate of 15.7 km² annually, resulting in a total loss of 509 km² of agricultural land to urbanization over 35 years.