Human population growth as proximate cause of wetland dynamics

Adeleke, B.O.

doi:10.22034/ijhcum.2017.02.04.002

Document Type : ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE

Author

B.O. Adeleke

Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

https://doi.org/10.22034/ijhcum.2017.02.04.002

Abstract

The study examined the influence of population as proximate cause of wetland dynamics in the lower Ogun river basin of southwestern, Nigeria. Both primary and secondary data were used for the study. The primary data included 100 questionnaires administered and distributed among the fadama users group representing 10% of the estimated population of the group. Satellite images of years 1972, 1984, 2000 and 2015 were analyzed using GIS technique, while corresponding year’s census figures were analyzed using descriptive percentage method. The results revealed among others that availability of fertile wetlands for farming accounted for 56% of factors responsible for sudden growth in population, followed by availability of economic trees (16%). The results further revealed that population which was 1033 in 1972 increased by about 121.69% in 1984, 62.777% in 2000 and 33.80% in 2015. The study concluded that population grow was responsible for the instability reported in all the land use classes during the period mostly affected were forested and the non-forested wetlands.

Highlights

The influence of population as proximate cause of wetland dynamics in the study area was overwhelming
Fertile wetlands availability accounts majorly for farms proliferations and sudden growth in population.
The population of the study area increased by more than 100 percent at a period covered by the study

Keywords

Main Subjects

Urban ecology and related environmental concerns

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October 2017
Pages 259-266