Detecting land use and land cover change on Barbuda before and after the Hurricane Irma with respect to potential land grabbing: A combined volunteered geographic information and multi sensor approach

•214 tweets discuss large scale tourism projects with a maximum in 2021.•While total vegetation area increased its condition steadily decreases since 2017.•Historic OSM data reconstructs the increase in mapped buildings and streets.•Nighttime light data reveals new artificial surfaces emerging in Codrington Lagoon.•Rapid Eye data detects the progress of Barbuda Ocean Club in the Ramsar site.