Urban Growth Pattern and Agricultural Land Use Dynamics in Gombe City, Nigeria
Keywords:
Agricultural, City, Growth, Land use, UrbanAbstract
Urban growth, particularly in developing countries of the world continue to draw attention as one the crucial issues of global change in the 21st century affecting the physical dimension of cities. The study examines the impact of urban growth on agricultural land use in Gombe city. To achieve the objectives of the research, Geographic Information System technique was adopted to determine the pattern of urban growth. Inferential statistical technique “Paired T-test” was equally employed to test the research hypothesis and analyse the impacts of urban expansion on agricultural land use in the study area. Results obtained from the analysis of urban growth pattern showed that the total built up area has grown from 1,234.28 hectare (12.34km2) in 1998 to 2,565.15 hectares (25.65km2) in 2008 and to 5,889.11hectares (58.89km2) in 2018. Paired T-test computation (P-value=0.022) further revealed that urban growth in most cases has affected the agricultural land use in the study area. In this study, it has been possible to effectively capture the changing pattern of urban landscape. The study revealed that Gombe city has been experiencing fragmented urban growth process, particularly at the fringe areas with substantial increase in built-up area, while the city centre underwent relatively compact growth by infilling open spaces and edge expansion over time. It is concluded therefore, that urban growth in the study area has been affecting agricultural land use at the urban fringes by replacing the viable agricultural lands for mostly residential land use development. It is recommend that proper measures such as should be put in place to checkmate the incessant growth of the study area into various directions thereby reducing effects on the agricultural land use that can augment the shortage supply of the urban food requirement.
How to cite this article: Hashidu BR, Abbas AM, Kamaludeen AM. Urban Growth Pattern and Agricultural Land Use Dynamics in Gombe City, Nigeria. J Adv Res Agri Sci Tech 2019; 2(2): 43-49.
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