Land-use Dynamics in Dormitory Towns of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun, Ogun State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT 

The prime objective of this study is to examine the trend, pattern, sprawl as wellas socio-environmental implications of land use dynamics in dormitory towns of Tai-solarin university of Education (Tasued), Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria.The study employed the use of GIS to explore the dynamics of land use in the dormitory communities of TAI-SOLARIN UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION namely: Ijagun, Ijele, Abapawa, Imaweje, and Ogbo herein referred to as larger Ijagun. Two different years of satelite imageries 2007&2013 were used.This study has helped to understand that physical planning of regional development projects is also a key to sustainable rural development.The study also revealed that the existence of TASUED has no doubt brought about great improvement on economic development and social aspects of its communities but there is evidence of poor physical planning of infrastructural facilities and unplanned building patterns and structures as well as environmental problems like poor drainage system.Also, the existence of TASUED did not influence good and standard motorable roads within the surrounding communities. Therefore, a number of suggestions were made which include the inclusion of the communities in the university physical planning programmes as they remainthe hostels for the university.                    

TABLE OF CONTENT

CHAAPTER ONE

1.0 Introduction and background to the study   1-4

1.1 Aim and Objectives                                      5

1.2 Significance of the Study                             5

1.3 Statement of the Problem                             6

1.4 Research Questions                                      6-7

1.5 Research Hypothesis                                    7

1.6 Scope of the Study                                       7

1.7 Limitation of the Study                                7

1.8 Definition of Terms                                      7-8

CHAPTER TWO

2.0 Theoretical framework and Literature Review

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Theories of land use change 

2.3 Major concepts of land use change

 2.3.1 Land 2.3.2 Land use 2.3.3 land use Objects 

2.3.4 Land Cover 2.3.5 Land use and land cover change 

2.3.6 Drivers of Land use change

 2.3.7 Land use Land Cover  Classification 

2.3.8 Land use Classification Techniques

2.3.9 Classification Criteria 

2.4 Methods of land use and land cover information 

2.4.1 Impacts of land use change 

2.5 Concepts of Planning 

2.5.1 physical Planning 

2.5.2 Land use Plan

 2.5.3 The Plan Phasing 

2.5.4 Types of Planning 

2.5.5 Land use Information for physical planning

 2.6 Empirical Studies on GIS and Land use 

2.6.1 Geographic Information System 

2.6.2 Role of GIS in land use planning

CHAPTER THREE

3.1 Introduction

3.2 The Study Area

3.2.1 History of TASUED 

3.2.2 Relief and Drainage

3.2.3 Climate

3.2.4 Economic Activities

3.2.5 Vegetation 

3.3 Research Design

 3.4 Population

3.5 Sampling and Sampling techniques

3.6 Instrumentation 

3.7 Validity and Reliability of Instrument 

3.8 Method of Data Collection

3.9 Data Analysis 

CHAPTER FOUR

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Data Analysis

4.3 Analysis and Discussion

CHAPTER 

SUMMARY, RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION 

5.1 summary

5.2 Recommendation 

5.3 Conclusion        

References