Indices of Land Degradation and Control Measures in Selected Urban Communities of Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

O. A. Lawal-Adebowle and A. K. Aromolaran
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O. A. Lawal-Adebowle: Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
A. K. Aromolaran: Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Federal, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria

International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development (IJSESD), 2015, vol. 6, issue 4, 54-66

Abstract: The study assessed the causal factors of land degradation in urban areas of Abeokuta and the employed control measures by residents of the communities. A qualitative approach, which encompasses observational techniques – participant/field observation, interactive discussion and photographic capturing, was used for collection of data on land degradation in the study area. Analysis of collected data showed land gradients, rainfall and run-offs, erosion, entrenched foot paths, sand scraping/mining, poor/absence of drainage system and land covers as causal factors of land degradation in the study area. The study though observed that control measures such as filling of drenches with sand bags, wood logs, bricks and stones were employed by residents in the study area, construction of good drainage system was presumed to be the most appropriate and sustainable control measure of water erosion in the study area.

Date: 2015
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