Abstract:
This study analyzed the spatial and temporal pattern of urban sprawl and its impact on
Legetafo Legedadi town of special zone of oromia using geographic information system
and remote sensing data spanning from 1996 to 2016. To this end, the research has
identified urban sprawl and its pattern based on time series data and its indicators
analyze major impact and produce urban sprawl map. In order to achieve these
objectives, qualitative and quantitative research approaches were used. Furthermore, to
generate qualitative and quantitative data primary and secondary sources were
employed. Interview, questionnaires, and focus group discussions were used as primary
sources whereas journal, reports and other relevant documents were used as secondary
sources. Both probability and non-probability sampling techniques were employed to
select 264 sample households. Maximum likelihood supervised classification of satellite
imageries using ERDAS IMAGINE and Arc GIS applied for Image classification. The
finding of the study shows that urban/built up land has expanded horizontally by 48.3 and
agricultural land loss 42.95% over the study period. Loss of agricultural land, loss of
livelihoods and displacement of farming households were major impacts of urban sprawl
on study area. Increase in the number of population and land use land cover change as
an indicator of the problem in the town. Therefore it is recommended that Lege tafo
Legedadi town administration consider vertical development of the town, creating good
governance to apply rule and law effectively and properly.
