Effect of sand mining on riparian landcover transformation in Dallung-Kukou catchment of the White Volta basin, Ghana
Rapid urbanization has increased demand for sand in the construction industry to meet housing and infrastructure needs of urban population. The Dallung-Kukuo catchment of the White Volta River Basin is a major sand mining site for the construction industry in Tamale and other peri-urban communities....
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| author | Latif Iddrisu Nasare Stephanie Asabea Opoku Amos Amponsah Damian Tom-Dery William J. Asante Bernard N. Baatuuwie |
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| description | Rapid urbanization has increased demand for sand in the construction industry to meet housing and infrastructure needs of urban population. The Dallung-Kukuo catchment of the White Volta River Basin is a major sand mining site for the construction industry in Tamale and other peri-urban communities. On the contrary, the river serves as a major source of water supply to the population. Riparian vegetation is essential to water protection, but research has focused extensively on the impact of sand mining on water quality in the river basin. The present study employed GIS and remote sensing techniques coupled with in-situ vegetation sampling to assess riparian land cover changes from 1990 to 2021. Land cover images of the catchment revealed a 14.9% increase in sand mining area, while river bed area and woodland cover decreased by 0.7% and 20%, respectively, from 1990 to 2021. A comparison of woody plant diversity also showed a higher Shannon diversity index in the unmined area of the riparian zone (3.0) compared to the sand mining area (2.0). Environmental Protection Agency and traditional authorities should intensify monitoring to protect the White Volta basin from unsustainable exploitation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a342ae26f0b8479ab70cb647599ca0432023-08-30T05:51:17ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402023-08-0198e18428Effect of sand mining on riparian landcover transformation in Dallung-Kukou catchment of the White Volta basin, GhanaLatif Iddrisu Nasare0Stephanie Asabea Opoku1Amos Amponsah2Damian Tom-Dery3William J. Asante4Bernard N. Baatuuwie5Department of Environment and Sustainability Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, University for Development Studies, P.O. Box TL 1882, Tamale, Ghana; Corresponding author.Department of Forestry and Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, University for Development Studies, P.O. Box TL 1882, Tamale, GhanaDepartment of Natural Resources and Geo-Information Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, University for Development Studies, P. O. Box TL 1882, Tamale, GhanaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biosciences, University for Development Studies, P. O. Box TL 1882, Tamale, GhanaDepartment of Environment and Sustainability Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, University for Development Studies, P.O. Box TL 1882, Tamale, GhanaDepartment of Natural Resources and Geo-Information Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, University for Development Studies, P. O. Box TL 1882, Tamale, GhanaRapid urbanization has increased demand for sand in the construction industry to meet housing and infrastructure needs of urban population. The Dallung-Kukuo catchment of the White Volta River Basin is a major sand mining site for the construction industry in Tamale and other peri-urban communities. On the contrary, the river serves as a major source of water supply to the population. Riparian vegetation is essential to water protection, but research has focused extensively on the impact of sand mining on water quality in the river basin. The present study employed GIS and remote sensing techniques coupled with in-situ vegetation sampling to assess riparian land cover changes from 1990 to 2021. Land cover images of the catchment revealed a 14.9% increase in sand mining area, while river bed area and woodland cover decreased by 0.7% and 20%, respectively, from 1990 to 2021. A comparison of woody plant diversity also showed a higher Shannon diversity index in the unmined area of the riparian zone (3.0) compared to the sand mining area (2.0). Environmental Protection Agency and traditional authorities should intensify monitoring to protect the White Volta basin from unsustainable exploitation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023056360Sand miningDisturbanceLandcoverRiparian vegetationRiver |
| spellingShingle | Latif Iddrisu Nasare Stephanie Asabea Opoku Amos Amponsah Damian Tom-Dery William J. Asante Bernard N. Baatuuwie Effect of sand mining on riparian landcover transformation in Dallung-Kukou catchment of the White Volta basin, Ghana Heliyon Sand mining Disturbance Landcover Riparian vegetation River |
| title | Effect of sand mining on riparian landcover transformation in Dallung-Kukou catchment of the White Volta basin, Ghana |
| title_full | Effect of sand mining on riparian landcover transformation in Dallung-Kukou catchment of the White Volta basin, Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Effect of sand mining on riparian landcover transformation in Dallung-Kukou catchment of the White Volta basin, Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of sand mining on riparian landcover transformation in Dallung-Kukou catchment of the White Volta basin, Ghana |
| title_short | Effect of sand mining on riparian landcover transformation in Dallung-Kukou catchment of the White Volta basin, Ghana |
| title_sort | effect of sand mining on riparian landcover transformation in dallung kukou catchment of the white volta basin ghana |
| topic | Sand mining Disturbance Landcover Riparian vegetation River |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023056360 |
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