Impacts of Land Use and Land Cover Changes on the Environment associated with the Establishment of Rongo University in Rongo Sub-County, Migori County, Kenyaa

George Ouma Ochola, Daniel Odinde Nyamai and J B Okeyo Owuor
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J B Okeyo Owuor: George Ouma Ochola Daniel Odinde Nyamai and J B Okeyo Owuor

International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, 2019, vol. 21, issue 5, 149-163

Abstract: Human activities have been at the centre in land use and land cover changes. Activities such as farming, new settlement, land reclamation, industrialization together with urbanization have been seen to influence land use and land cover changes. This study examined how establishment of Rongo University as an institution of higher learning has influenced land use and land cover changes in Rongo Sub-County, Migori County, Kenya. The study adopted the use of GIS and Remote sensing techniques to acquire, analyze and determine changes in Landsat images for 2003, 2010, 2013, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Before and after the University was established.

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Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2019.21.556072

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