Journal of
Geography and Regional Planning

  • Abbreviation: J. Geogr. Reg. Plann.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2070-1845
  • DOI: 10.5897/JGRP
  • Start Year: 2008
  • Published Articles: 399

Full Length Research Paper

Analysis of land use and land cover change in Rusinga Island, Kenya

Samuel Enock Wekesa
  • Samuel Enock Wekesa
  • Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 29053-00625 Kangemi, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Stephen M. Mureithi
  • Stephen M. Mureithi
  • Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 29053-00625 Kangemi, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Oliver Vivian Wasonga
  • Oliver Vivian Wasonga
  • Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 29053-00625 Kangemi, Nairobi, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 29 December 2020
  •  Accepted: 17 January 2022
  •  Published: 30 June 2024

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