REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES APPLIED TO TIME RELATED CHANGES IN THE LAND USE OF ABEOKUTA AND ITS ENVIRONS, SOUTH-WESTERN NIGERIA.

transport network, absence of portable wa-ter supply, uncoordinated electricity net-work, lack of public hospitals, schools, se-curity services, and generally derelict sur-rounding conditions. Land areas that should be left as green area (watershed), swamp and recreation spots are often occu-pied by low income and poor residents in the face of urban reality and high cost of living. Remote sensing technique is a highly prac-tical and unique method which has now revolutionized the collection of data on re-sources for planning, management and con-servation in many parts of the world. The The study looked at Abeokuta and its environs over a period of time with GIS as a tool. It recognised the various land use types, identified the various changes that have taken place and determine the area occupied by the changing land use types in quantitative terms. The observed changes were largely attributed to factors such as settlement expansion, growing population, the increasing demand for basic human needs which is provided from the limited natural resources. The trend it postulates may lead to environmental problems such as deforestation, global warming resulting from increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide level, soil erosion, and loss of biodiversity among others, the study postu-lated