Urban Growth and Land Use and Land Cover Dynamics in the Municipality of Ziguinchor, Senegal, West Africa : A Remote Sensing Approach
Papa Diene Faye, Fatoumata Yattara, Seydina Mouhamed Dieng, Yero Alassane Sow, Abdoul Moujib Ndiaye, Souleymane Ngouda Dione, Omar Cisse Faye, Faye, Papa Diene, Sow, Yero Alassane, Ndiaye, Abdoul Moujib, Faye, Omar Cisse, Dione, Souleymane Ngouda & Dieng, Seydina Mouhamed · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2026
Urbanisation is a major driver of landscape transformation in West Africa, resulting in the gradual conversion of natural areas into built environments and the degradation of ecosystem services. In Ziguinchor, this process is reflected in the continuous expansion of built-up area...