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The potential of real estate investment trust schemes for local institutional investors in Uganda.
(2020-12-18)
REITS allow individuals to invest in large-scale, income producing real estate which includes office buildings, shopping malls, apartments, hotels, resorts, warehouses and mortgage or loans. In the world today, REITS are ...
Assessing the potential of housing cooperatives in providing affordable housing to the urban poor in slums. A Case Study of Kwefako and Banda Bisoboka Housing Cooperatives
(Makerere University, 2020-12)
The need for adequate housing is a basic need that not everyone is able to enjoy because of the large costs that go into private home ownership. The Urban poor are the largest group that suffer the consequences of housing ...
Spatial distribution of waste dumping sites and its impact on environmental health in Kampala city: A case study of Lubya ward.
(2020-11-08)
The general objective of the study was to examine the Spatial Distribution of waste dumping Sites and its impact on the Environment Health in Kampala city: A case study Lubya Ward. The study had the following specific ...
Assessing the Effectiveness of Stabilizing Expansive In-Situ Subgrade Soils on Road Projects in Uganda Using Bagasse Ash
(2020-12-18)
Unsuitable soils for road construction can be improved by a process called stabilization. This is the addition of additives to the soil in order to improve its engineering properties. The most common means of stabilization ...
Analysing the relationship between linear shrinkage and swell of soaked CBR Samples
(2020-12)
The behavior of clays is very critical in many engineering works, tests on the soils are carried out before a project is started to know their behavior and which methods of construction would be employed depending on the ...
The effects of extreme wet weather on unpaved roads case study; Bubulo - Bududa circular road.
(2020-12-23)
Extreme events are generally rare events. The events cause the exceeding of maximum values
and/or pre-existing (measured) high (low) thresholds of certain weather parameters and generate
impacts that are harmful to any ...
Developing of a parametric tool to automatically predict buckling in unbraced reinforced concrete columns for low and high rise buildings in Uganda.
(2020-12-22)
The main objective was to develop a parametric model to automatically predict buckling in unbraced reinforced concrete columns. This objective was achieved through fulfilling the specific objectives which included: To ...
Assessing the extent to which construction activities affect the environment in Uganda.
(2020-12-16)
The construction sector is considered as one of the main sources of environmental pollution in the world. It has massive direct and indirect effects on the environment. Kampala is witnessing widespread construction projects ...
Assessing the impact of soil salinity on crop growing in Kasese district.
(2020-12-10)
Kasese District is partially a rich ecosystem with enormous ecological and natural values such as agricultural soils. Estimation of crop yields is of great essence to food security. Lake Katwe sub-county is a salty area ...
An analysis on the implementation of property rates and its effect on property rent and values
(Makerere University, 2020-12)
This report analyzes the implementation procedure of property rates in Kampala district. Using survey evidence, this paper identifies the policies and guidelines put in place to enforce tax assessment and implementation, ...