Flood risks to urban development on a coastal barrier landscape of Lekki Peninsula in Lagos, Nigeria

Flood risks to urban development on a coastal barrier landscape of Lekki Peninsula in Lagos, Nigeria

Lekki Peninsula, which is home to the nouveau riche, is one of the barrier islands of the barrier-lagoon system of the Lagos coastline. The peninsula has been undergoing rapid urbanization since 1980 in total disregard of its physical characteristics. This study assessed landscape dynamics in the pe...

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Main Authors: Jerry Obiefuna, Olusegun Adeaga, Ademola Omojola, Ajiri Atagbaza, Chukwuma Okolie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific African
Subjects:
CAESAR model
Coastal zone
Flooding
Hydrodynamic modeling
Urbanization
Lekki Peninsula
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468227621000910

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