Implications of land use/land cover dynamics on urban water quality: Case of Addis Ababa city, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: Water resources are often at the center of urban development but, as the city expands, the environmental pressure on its water resources increases. Therefore, in this study, we looked into how various land uses and changes in land cover affect the water quality in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Land use and land cover change maps were generated from 1991 to 2021 at intervals of five years. On the basis of the weighted arithmetic water quality index approach, the water quality for the same years was likewise divided into five classes. The relationship between land use/land cover dynamics and water quality was then evaluated using correlations, multiple linear regressions, and principal component analysis. According to the computed water quality index, the water quality decreased from 65.34 in 1991

SUBMITTER: Gule TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10151366 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature