dc.contributor.author | Namugabo, Sandra | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-09T08:19:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-03-09T08:19:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-03 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Namugabo, S. (2022). Landuse/cover changes and the perceived impacts on the ecosystem goods obtained from Budhumbuli wetland, Jinja City. (Unpublished Undergraduate Dissertation). Makerere University. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/11241 | |
dc.description | A research report submitted to the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Environmental Science of Makerere University. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | With increasing population coupled with land shortage in Uganda, wetlands continue to face
degradation due to mainly conversion for agricultural and settlement purposes. The objective
of this study was to generate information on land use/cover change dynamics and the perceived
impacts on the ecosystem goods obtained from Budhumbuli wetland for proper wetland
management. The study utilized images for two time periods (2000-2010 & 2010-2020) of less
than 10% cloud cover Landsat TM/ETM+/MSS temporal images (30 m) down-loaded from
United States Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Explorer to establish the extent of the wetland
lost to the different wetland uses/cover types. The images were classified using supervised
classification in the ArcMap software version 10.8. The classified images were validated in a
ground truthing exercise using Global Positioning System (GPS) to improve on the
classification accuracy. Semi-structured questionnaires were administered among ninety-eight
(98) households randomly selected from within those near the wetland boundary to generate
information on local perceptions of the impacts of the changes. Significant changes in wetland
use/cover were between 2000 and 2010 for example agriculture from 16.70% to 24.06%, builtup from 0.11% to 21.35%. Major factors responsible for these changes were subsistence
farming as it is the primary source of livelihood for the adjacent communities. Majority (57%)
of the respondents believed that wetland changes did not have significant impacts on the
ecosystem goods they obtained. This possibly could be because the changes that have occurred
have not affected the obtained ecosystem goods or the effects are so insignificant to be noticed.
Locally perceived threats to wetlands were mainly conversion of wetland to other uses which
accounted for 98%. The study recommends for in-depth sensitization of the local people about
the impacts of land use/ cover change is needed to keep local people in the know of the
consequences of their activities in the wetland. There’s also need for enforcement of the current
conservation measures such that they are effectively implemented. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Makerere University | en_US |
dc.subject | Landuse | en_US |
dc.subject | land cover | en_US |
dc.subject | landuse changes | en_US |
dc.subject | land cover changes | en_US |
dc.subject | ecosystem | en_US |
dc.subject | ecosystem goods | en_US |
dc.subject | Budhumbuli wetland | en_US |
dc.subject | wetlands | en_US |
dc.subject | wetland degradation | en_US |
dc.subject | spatial changes | en_US |
dc.subject | temporal changes | en_US |
dc.title | Landuse/cover changes and the perceived impacts on the ecosystem goods obtained from Budhumbuli wetland, Jinja City | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |