dc.contributor.author | ODONGO, Orena Vincent | |
dc.contributor.author | NSUBUGA, Emmanuel | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-04-21T08:14:16Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-04-21T08:14:16Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-02-12 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Nsubuga, E. & Odongo, V.O (2021). Quantification and characterization of solid waste in pit latrines of urban informal settlements for appropriate management. Unpublished undergraduate dissertation. Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/10231 | |
dc.description | A research report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of a Degree of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | More than half of the global population lives in urban areas. This figure is projected to
increase to 75 percent by 2050, at a growing rate of 65 million urban dwellers annually
(Awumbila, 2017). Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is often regarded as the world's fastest
urbanizing region. Urbanization is accompanied by the growth of informal settlements both
in population and size. Informal settlements are characterised by deplorable living conditions,
poor sanitation is one of them (Tsinda et al., 2013). These informal settlements remain of
high concern as regards sanitation which is one of the targets under Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs).
Kampala is facing a rapid rate of urbanisation which is accompanied by an increase in
population and rapid growth in size and number of informal settlements. According to the
World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized
sources 53.6% of the city‟s population dwell within informal settlements as of 2014.
Therefore, the generation of solid waste by the slum dwellers is considerably high, but the
collection services are poor. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Solid waste | en_US |
dc.subject | Pit latrine | en_US |
dc.subject | Urban Informal settlements | en_US |
dc.title | Quantification and characterization of solid waste in pit latrines of urban informal settlements for appropriate management | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |