Future projections across Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria from 2020 - 2050

West Africa is a hotspot of rapid urban expansion with cities of varying population sizes that are increasingly interconnected. The increase in cities' expansion is impacting people and the environment; yet, previous studies on future projections of urban expansion have either focused on the individual city level. We used the FUTure Urban REgional and Simulation (FUTURES) model, developed for large-scale and regional-level projections and simulated development patterns across Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria.

西非是快速城市扩张的热点区域，域内人口规模各异的城市间联系正日益紧密。城市扩张的加剧正影响着人类与自然环境；然而既往针对城市扩张未来预测的研究，大多仅聚焦于单个城市尺度。本研究采用了专为大规模及区域尺度预测开发的未来城市区域与模拟（FUTure Urban REgional and Simulation, FUTURES）模型，对加纳、多哥、贝宁与尼日利亚全境的城市发展格局进行了模拟。