Rapid Urban Expansion and Ecosystem Degradation along an Unsustainable Trajectory: Spatiotemporal Analysis of Land Use/Land Cover Change in the Western Area Peninsula, Sierra Leone
Patrick Moseray, Peter Makieu & Lamin R. Mansaray · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2026
Rapid, unplanned urbanisation in Sub-Saharan Africa is fundamentally restructuring land systems, with acute consequences for ecosystem integrity, climate resilience, and biodiversity conservation. This study investigates land use/land cover change dynamics in the Western Area Pen...
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10.9734/cjast/2026/v45i64707