Browsing School of Built Environment (SBE) Collection by Subject "Urban areas"
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Assessing the effect of road infrastructure in relation to traffic jam during rush hour in urban areas.
(Makerere University, 2020-12-22)Nowadays one of the bigger problems in cities is the road infrastructure. There have been a lot of study and research done to find a solution to the problem. In general, there is an economic issue when countries make an ... -
Assessing the effectiveness of permeable pavements as a solution to surface water run-offs in urban areas in Uganda.
(2020-12-17)Assessing the effectiveness of permeable pavements in solving the surface water run-off problem in urban areas in Uganda will help establish how much water is infiltrated into the ground by permeable pavements after intense ... -
Delays in local physical development plan implementation and their impact on ensuring orderly development. A case study of Mukono Municipal council
(Makerere University, 2020)Physical development plans are key in promoting orderly development of towns and urban local councils. The delay of implementation of these physical development plans has led to disorderly developments in various developing ... -
Evaluating the feasibility of land value capture as a land-based financing technique for infrastructural development in urban areas: case study [of] Kagugube, Kampala
(Makerere University, 2023-05)With Uganda’s urban population growth rate at 5.2%, the need for infrastructure development heightens but the resources to support this necessity, do not (The Uganda National Urban Policy, 2017). Many financing techniques ... -
The impact of housing conditions on the quality of life in towns of Karamoja Region: A case of Kotido Municipality
(Makerere University, 2020-11)This study examines the relationship between housing conditions and the quality of life of the people in Kotido municipality. Housing conditions therefore includes the physical conditions of the houses in which one lives, ... -
Influence of sustainable land use regulations on the growth and development of urban areas.
(Makerere University, 2023-05-10)Land use regulation has been regarded as one of the most important tools of macro control of urban growth which greatly affects the areas urban growth and land values as well as determining the economic urban well-being ... -
Investigating the Impact of changing land cover on urban heat islands in Budondo, Buwenge and Kakira Counties in Jinja District
(Makerere University, 2021)The urban heat island effect occurs when cities with significant populations develop microclimates that differ from those of the surrounding region. This effect is mostly created by the concentration of human activities ...