Land Use Changes

This research analyzes Quick bird satellite images of Bukuru town, Jos-South L.G.A of Plateau State in central Nigeria for 2013 and scanned, geo-referenced digital land use map of Bukuru town for 1992. Satellite imageries for 1992 and 2013 alongside questionnaires were used to examine the spatial rate and percentages of Land Use Changes in Bukuru town, Jos-South L.G.A; using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques. Satellite imagery of 2013 and land use activities of the location (as at 2015 observed on field), were used to examine Land Use Changes. As at the end of this research, Land Use maps and Land Use Change map for 2015 were produced. Rates and percentages of Land Use Changes of the area within the same spatial extent for 1992 and 2015 were also analyzed for future uses. The results produced a 0.21% change over a 23 years period of study with land coverage of 2,835.9sq.meters of land uses as the rate of change per year within the epochs (1992-2015). Evident factors responsible for change according to priority of responses are: - High demand of use category, Change in the status of Bukuru town, Availability of facilities like roads, water and electricity and Change in Gover.