Assessing the Impact of Geospatial Susceptibility on the Rural Agricultural Landscapes of Village Settlements in Southwestern Nigeria

Response to Reviewer 1 Comments

1. Summary

Thank you very much for taking the time to review this manuscript. Please find the detailed responses below and the corresponding revisions/corrections highlighted/in track changes in the re-submitted files.

2. Questions for General Evaluation

Reviewer’s Evaluation

Response and Revisions

Does the introduction provide sufficient background and include all relevant references?

Yes

The paper was updated accordingly.

Are all the cited references relevant to the research?

Yes

Is the research design appropriate?

Yes

Are the methods adequately described?

Yes

Are the results clearly presented?

Yes

Are the conclusions supported by the results?

Yes

3. Point-by-point response to Comments and Suggestions for Authors

Comment 1: In my opinion the paper is well prepared, and it could be published in present form.

The only improvements might be made if authors want to discuss the further directions of research and to discuss the possible challenges of proposed framework.

Response 1: Paper updated accordingly (see the revised text in both yellow and green color shades in the main file).

Response to Reviewer 2 Comments

1. Summary

Thank you very much for taking the time to review this manuscript. Please find the detailed responses below and the corresponding revisions/corrections highlighted/in track changes in the re-submitted files.

2. Questions for General Evaluation

Reviewer’s Evaluation

Response and Revisions

Does the introduction provide sufficient background and include all relevant references?

Must be improved

Updated. See pages 2–3.

Are all the cited references relevant to the research?

Must be improved

Updated.

Is the research design appropriate?

Must be improved

Updated.

Are the methods adequately described?

Must be improved

Updated. See pages 7-17. New maps have been added and updated. Some sentences were also deleted and new ones were added.

Are the results clearly presented?

Must be improved

Updated.

Are the conclusions supported by the results?

Can be improved

Updated.

3. Point-by-point response to Comments and Suggestions for Authors

Comments: 33 - why scant ? 41-44 - the sentence is unclear   47 - the shift from - to what ?   48 -  the study's findings highlight - which study ?   Introduction - Authors make complex sentences. There are more unorganized and disconnected thoughts in them. The work is very difficult to read and understand.   112 -while vacant property broadened at high highlands - unclear ?   113, 137 - reducing decreased falling - pleonasm   116-117 The meaning of the beginning of the sentence is unclear collaboration of rural dwellers with their underlying ecological, economic, social, and cultural contexts - the collaboration with their contexts?   126 - fast growth of industrial growth - arrange the sentences   137 - the meaning of the beginning of the sentence is unclear   144 - who is the vital factor ?   146 - agricultural land is a significant portion of the nation ? - I don`t understand   157 - agricultural land is becoming increasingly complicated ? - I don`t understand   159-161 -Theoretical understanding, firsthand knowledge, and tactics continue to lag behind agricultural areas in accomplishing the aim of an ecological terrain - I don`t understand   178-183 - Too big a sentence. There are many topics in it and that is why it is confusing.   182 - some academics - Which ?   188 - at the resolution scale - explain please ?   190 -  at a small scale - small compared to what?   191  rural farmhouses serve for retaining farmers' demands - a strange and vague thought   207 - component - What does this word refer to?   208 - transportation - traffic accessibility was meant ?   232 - formulating techniques - what kind of techniques are they?   246 - Many grammatically disordered sentences make it difficult to understand the text.   249 - agricultural towns - absurdity   283 - geographic coordinates are incomplete   284, 347 - it does not say what the total distance is between   290 - rural cities - absurdity   295 - the sentence does not start with a capital letter   301 -  of innate the environment - explain the phrase   Figure 2, 3, 4a - the resolution is bad, the map is unreadable   326 - A physical detector is utilized to figure out the weight of rural settlement sustainable expansion factors. - please explain   328 - A rural settlement sustainable development model is established. - when, how, what is it like?   Table 1 - Type 1 appears twice. A capital letter is missing in one place at the beginning of the sentence.- So review it again.   378 - the deplorable state - Questions must never be suggestive.   404 - Subsequent investigation showed that the extremely low percentage is around 8.69%, while the low percentage is approximately 13.04%. - What ?   473 - among others - ?   481 - suitable - In what sense suitable?   482 - This study illustrates, examines, and assesses - Please explain how.   485 - the effects of local and natural environmental elements are identified - Please explain how.   Table 5, 6 - In which measurement units are the values ​​given in the table? What do they represent? It should be mentioned.   511 - surface area - It appears twice in the same sentence.   522 - and several other reasons - What reasons?   540-545 - Unordered sentences   556 - we can - use passive voice   557 - The bracket is open but not closed.   573 - the distance compromise - Inappropriate phrase   574 - The amount  - unnecessary word   594-598 - unnecessary sentence with more thrown in thoughts   600 - hybrid land - What does this term refer to?   604 - agglomerations - I don't understand. What kind of agglomerations can help there.?   763 - references are not uniformly listed   Yessoufou, A. N. D., Kumar, S., Houessionon, P., Worou, O. N., Wane, A., & Whitbread, A. (2024). Vulnerability and resilience 763 in the face of climate changes in Senegal's drylands: measurement at the household level and determinant assessment. Frontiers 764 in Climate, 6, 1330025. https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2024.1330025. 765   Xie, H.; Sun, Q.; Song, W. Exploring the Ecological Effects of Rural Land Use Changes: A Bibliometric Overview. Land 2024, 13, 766 303. https://doi.org/10.3390/land13030303.

Response 1: Paper updated accordingly (see the revised text in both yellow and green color shades in the main file).

The pages and lines in the old manuscript do not correspond to this new updated manuscript because of the addition of new maps and sentences.

Response to Reviewer 3 Comments

1. Summary

Thank you very much for taking the time to review this manuscript. Please find the detailed responses below and the corresponding revisions/corrections highlighted/in track changes in the re-submitted files.

2. Questions for General Evaluation

Reviewer’s Evaluation

Response and Revisions

Does the introduction provide sufficient background and include all relevant references?

Yes

Updated.

Are all the cited references relevant to the research?

Yes

Updated.

Is the research design appropriate?

Yes

Updated.

Are the methods adequately described?

Can be improved

Updated.

Are the results clearly presented?

Can be improved

Updated.

Are the conclusions supported by the results?

Yes

Updated.

3. Point-by-point response to Comments and Suggestions for Authors

Comments: It is an interesting study, with data and a method that can be used in much more extensive cases.

Greater clarity in the visibility of data and explanations for figure 6 would be necessary.

The working methods applied (as a recommendation) should be much more detailed. Their step-by-step presentation.

The results come with details, but not the methodology. That is precisely why it would be good to have more explanations in this case as well. At point 3.3. Opinions, Perceptions, and Analysis of the Farmers' Response, each question is noted and comes with an explanation, but more is needed.

I suggest that you correct the text in point 2. Literature Review, where it is repeated 2.1. Rural Settlements, Livability Assessment Index in view and also 2.1. Rural Settlements and Livability Assessment

Response: Paper updated accordingly (see the revised text in both yellow and green color shades in the main file).