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Effects of urbanization on the landscape of a Modern City in Ghana: A case study of sunyani
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SYSNO ASEP 0490651 Document Type C - Proceedings Paper (int. conf.) R&D Document Type Conference Paper Title Effects of urbanization on the landscape of a Modern City in Ghana: A case study of sunyani Author(s) Boateng, K. A. (CZ)
Mensah, Caleb (UEK-B) ORCID, SAI
Agyei, Thomas (UEK-B) ORCID, SAI, RID
Švik, Marian (UEK-B) SAI, RID, ORCIDNumber of authors 4 Source Title Public Recreation and Landscape Protection With Nature Hand in Hand! Conference Proceeding 2018. - Brno : Mendel University in Brno, 2018 / Fialová J. - ISSN 2336-6311 - ISBN 978-80-7509-550-3 Pages s. 132-139 Number of pages 8 s. Publication form Print - P Action Public Recreation and Landscape Protection - With Nature Hand in Hand? Event date 02.05.2018 - 04.05.2018 VEvent location Křtiny Country CZ - Czech Republic Event type EUR Language eng - English Country CZ - Czech Republic Keywords Climate change ; Green vegetation ; landsat ; Open green spaces ; Urbanization Subject RIV DO - Wilderness Conservation OECD category Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7) Institutional support UEK-B - RVO:86652079 EID SCOPUS 85048342378 Annotation According to the fifth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, changes in land use through urbanization and agriculture are the key anthropogenic effects of climate change. Thus, the preservation of natural environment of urban areas is essential for conserving water and soil, while still adjusting the microclimatic variables (temperature, precipitation, relative humidity, etc.) and stabilizing the natural ecological system from destruction. It has been observed that most parts of city's green vegetation have been lost due to housing developments and commercial activities. This study was carried out to assess the effect of the change in land use on a modern city like Sunyani, by observing the significant changes in vegetation cover from LANDSAT TM imagery over a 31-year period (1986-2017). From the study, there was significant decline of vegetation cover from 1986 to 1999, and no significant change from 1999 to 2017. There were also significant changes in the built-up areas from 1986 to 1999 and no significant change from 1999 to 2017. Adoption of sustainable and environmentally friendly technologies that maintain open green vegetation is recommended for future city planning. Workplace Global Change Research Institute Contact Nikola Šviková, svikova.n@czechglobe.cz, Tel.: 511 192 268 Year of Publishing 2019 Electronic address http://www.utok.cz/sites/default/files/data/USERS/u24/RaOP%202018_WEB_1.pdf
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