Global Journal of Science Frontier Research, H: Environment & Earth Science, Volume 22 Issue 5

© 2022. Sharafdeen Bolaji Olatunji, Michael Ajide Oyinloye & Adebayo Gbenga Ojo. This research/review article is distributed under the terms of the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BYNCND 4.0). You must give appropriate credit to authors and reference this article if parts of the article are reproduced in any manner. Applicable licensing terms are at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. Global Journal of Science Frontier Research: H Environment & Earth Science Volume 22 Issue 5 Version 1.0 Year 2022 Type : Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Inc. (USA) Online ISSN: 2249-4626 & Print ISSN: 0975-5896 Using Remote Sensing and GIS to Investigate the Effect of Urban Sprawl on Health Facilities in Egbeda Local Government Area, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria By Sharafdeen Bolaji Olatunji, Michael Ajide Oyinloye & Adebayo Gbenga Ojo Obafemi Awolowo University Abstract- The rapid rate of urbanization witnessed in the last century has produced more sprawls in the major cities of the world, particularly in developing countries where thousands of rural people move into the major cities at large proportion. Urban sprawl affects the landscape, the ecology of an area, travel patterns, resource consumption, health facilities and water discharge The aim of this research is to use remote sensing and GIS to investigate the effect of urban sprawl on health facilities in Egbeda Local Government Area, Oyo State, Nigeria with a view to determining how useful such information can be to planners, decision makers, health sector and private organization for effective urban management and sustainability. The research was conducted using remote sensing and Geographical information System at determining the spatial pattern and dynamics of the urban sprawl in Egbeda Local Government Area, Oyo State. The methods used includes: digitization, digital image processing and spatial analysis using an inverse distance weighted. Keywords: landuse, land cover, urban management, remote sensing, GIS, satellite imageries. GJSFR-H Classification: DDC Code: 628.1682 LCC Code: TD653 UsingRemoteSensingandGIStoInvestigatetheEffectofUrbanSprawlonHealthFacilitiesinEgbedaLocalGovernmentAreaIbadanOyoStateNigeria Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: