Index Mapping of Land Capability for Residential Land Use at Abakaliki Area, South East Nigeria

Enebe, Eucharia Chika and Ikechukwu, Uche Felix and Onunkwo, Augustine Akunne (2022) Index Mapping of Land Capability for Residential Land Use at Abakaliki Area, South East Nigeria. Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International, 26 (9). pp. 17-25. ISSN 2454-7352

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Abstract

The Search for residential land use option at Abakaliki area in Ebonyi state, Nigeria was carried out using Geographic Information System (GIS). Some laboratory experiments were incorporated to delineate some complementary information for the study. Ten determinants as capability factors were selected to develop thematic maps for over-lay analysis using software incorporated in Geographic Information System (GIS). The percentage influences of these determinants were also considered to facilitate the interpretation of the results. An Arch view model builder was employed in the over-lay analysis. The result produced the composite map where the residential land use zones were isolated, towards sustainable land use for residential purposes in the area. The residential land use option occurred at the NE-Eastern zone in the North west, South west and South east locations of the study area respectively.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Geographic information system, residential option, thematic map, composite map and overlay
Subjects: European Scholar > Geological Science
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 29 Oct 2022 07:02
Last Modified: 22 Dec 2023 07:29
URI: http://article.publish4promo.com/id/eprint/15

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