Paper Title
ANALYSIS OF LAND USE CHANGE INEPETEDO, LAFIAJI/EBUTE, AND SANDGROUSE COMMUNITIES FROM 2002-2022

Abstract
Abstract - Unplanned land use transition connotes disorder in an urban environment. This study analyzed land use change in Epetedo, Lafiaji/Ebute and Sandgrouse communities in Lagos Island. Burgess theory of Invasion and succession was used to explain the stages of land use change.Both qualitative and quantitative techniqueswere used in measuring the change in land use from year 2002-2022. The study employed observation and descriptive survey method to facilitate the realization of the study objective. The entire study area (33 Streets) was studied using base map to delineate the study area, while satellite imagery to determine the extent of land use change on ground. A checklist of streets and house numbers was obtained to take inventory of land uses. The study revealedsignificant change in land use over 20 years. Residential landuse shrank from 49.66% in 2002 to 31.23% in 2022. Mixed land use emerged in the study area between 2002-2022occupying a land area of 114,082.13m2 (14.23%) of the overall land area (801,546.89m2). This study concluded that land use change has taken place in the study area over twenty years and there was no deliberate attempt to plan for the change.Adequate delineation of land uses in Lagos Island along, strict land use regulation, responsive land use administration and policy implementation were recommended to curb unplanned land use changes. Keywords: Change, Lagos Island, Land use, Lagos Island &Residential