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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

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  • George Ouma Ochola
  • Daniel Odinde Nyamai
  • J B Okeyo Owuor

    (George Ouma Ochola Daniel Odinde Nyamai and J B Okeyo Owuor)

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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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  • George Ouma Ochola & Daniel Odinde Nyamai & J B Okeyo Owuor, 2019. "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," International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 21(5), pages 149-163, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:ijesnr:v:21:y:2019:i:5:p:149-163
    DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2019.21.556072
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    1. George Ouma Ochola & JB Okeyo Owuor & Daniel Odinde Nyamai, 2019. "How University Establishment Influence Land Use and Land Cover Changes in Kenya-A Case of Rongo University, Migori County, Kenya," International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 21(5), pages 179-195, October.
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      earth and environment journals; environment journals; open access environment journals; peer reviewed environmental journals; open access; juniper publishers; ournal of Environmental Sciences; juniper publishers journals ; juniper publishers reivew;
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      JEL classification:

      • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
      • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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