Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
Professor Shem Wandiga is professor of Chemistry University of Nairobi. He has a PhD from Case Western University, USA. He was Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration and Finance) University of Nairobi. Was appointed Co-coordinator Policy and Planning Task Group, Ministry of Education. He helped negotiate and manage a US$60.Million credit for Kenya government. He was elected as Kenya’s representative to the Executive Board of UNESCO, President of the External Relations and Program Commission of the Board, member of the General Committee and the Advisory Committee on Environment of the International Council of Science (ICSU).
Research Article
Assessment of Land Use and Land Cover Change Using GIS and Remote Sensing: A Case Study of Kieni, Central Kenya
Author(s): Maina J*, Wandiga S, Gyampoh B and Charles KKG
To investigate land use land cover changes (LULCC) in the Kieni sub-county in Central Kenya from 1987 to 2017, remote sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS) was used. This was done by downloading and processing landsat images of 1987, 1995, 2000, 2010 and 2017. Methods employed were, data identification and acquisition, image processing, validation and presentation. There were six classifications analysed which were; bare areas, bushlands, farmlands, forest, grasslands and waterbodies. The results showed an increase in the classes of water bodies, farmlands and bare areas by 314.86%, 160.45% and 73.18% respectively over the 30-year period. The results also showed a decrease in the land use land cover classes categories of forest, bushlands and grassland by 45.94%, 38.73% and 29.66% respectively. Therefore, in conclusion, there were land use and land cover changes in the stu.. View more»