Browsing School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences (SFEGS) by Subject "Kampala City"
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Assessing the impact of rainfall and temperature variations on prevalence of typhoid fever cases in Kampala
(Makerere University, 2022-11)Typhoid fever globally affects approximately 21 million people annually of whom 222,000 succumb to the disease while another 5.6 billion are at risk of contracting the disease. This study investigated the impact of rainfall ... -
Community understanding of the role of trees in Kampala City, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2022-11-07)Urban trees are increasingly growing in very harsh urban environments due to urbanization. There is a growing recognition that urban trees improve the quality of urban life in many ways, providing both tangible and ... -
Impacts of land use/land cover on surface runoff in Kampala City and the surrounding Wakiso District
(Makerere University, 2021-01)Land use /land cover types in an area have an impact on surface runoff in that area during or after precipitation events. Large quantities of surface runoff can cause erosion, damage infrastructure and degrade ecosystems. ...