This study has successfully investigated the urban development dynamics of Awka Capital Territory, and based on the experience and results obtained, the following recommendations are hereby proffered:
1. Thisresearch work was able to generate landcover and landuse maps of Awka Capital Territoryfor the years 1990, 1999, 2008, 2017 and 2018. It is recommended that the data obtained here be used as an addition to the spatial data availability for the study area.
This will take care of the lack of landcover/landuse maps of Awka Capital Territory between 1990 and 2018.
180 2. The study was able to determine the trend of change, annual rate of change, transitions of landcover/landuse classes and the pattern of growthwithin the study area. The result obtained from the trend and annual rate of change, the transitions of landcover/landuse and pattern of growth in the study area is recommended as it provides data on what landcover/landuse class are changing, what they are changing into, their rate of change and the pattern at which the urban patches in the study area are growing. This will enable relevant authorities plan and manage landcover/landuse changes in the study area.
3. The study was able to analyze the relationship between LST and Landcover/landuse classes in Awka Capital Territory, this indicateda consistent increase in surface temperature in urban areas between 1990 and 2017, it also identified a growing trend of deforestation during said period, the results obtained here is recommended as it provides relevant data that will help with the effortstowardsa planned reforestation, advocating tree planting as part of landscaping activities and development of parks and botanical gardens on open spaces within the Awka Capital Territory to reduce thedeforestation and hence lower the expansion of urban heat islands in the study area.
4. The study has successfully demonstrated and predicted the future urban development dynamics of Awka Capital Territory using Prescott spatial growth model, so therefore the approach, is hereby recommended to be used as tool for planning and decision making in urban development in the study area. This will guide relevant authorities on how to manage and monitor urban development to ensure a habitable environment in the near future
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