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Urban Planning practices in Uganda: Effective or Passive tools of Urban heritage conservation?: a case study of Old Kampala.
(2019-01)
The research study was done to find out whether urban planning tools are effective or passive,
working or not working to conserve the Urban Heritage in old Kampala and Uganda as a whole.
This research examined the reasons ...
Assessing the impact of Kiteezi landfill on the ground water resources of the neighboring communities.
(2019-05)
Most of the rubbish generated in Kampala city is collected and dumped in Kiteezi landfill. The landfill has therefore been a viable solution to the waste problem in Kampala. It however poses a significant threat to the ...
Impact of financing on competitiveness of local construction contractors
(Makerere University, 2019-05)
The influx of foreign contractors who have a huge financial backing has seen the construction industry dominated by such contractors. In Uganda today, most of the contracts are taken up by Chinese firms who have financial ...
An investigation into the causes and effects of project delays in construction projects in Uganda.
(2019-05-29)
Building construction projects in Uganda’s construction industry are experiencing a wide spread of delays. The purpose of this study is to investigate causes of delays and their effects on building construction projects ...
Assessing the use of property management software in residential property management.
(2019-06-19)
Property management once a job heavily weighted with administration tasks and paperwork has evolved into more strategic market positions due to the advances in information and communications technology. About 71% of Kampala ...
Assessing the energy performance of Makerere University using an intergration of BIM and GIS.
(2019-06)
Many institutional buildings in East African countries do not incorporate the issue of energy efficiency at the design, construction and utilization stages. Land plot size and availability dictate the building’s orientation ...
Assessing impact of land use regulations on housing supply in Makindye Division; Katwe parish.
(2019-07-02)
A wide array of local government regulations influences the amount, location, and shape of residential development. In this chapter, we review the literature on the causes and effects of this type of regulation
Land ...
Re-designing a Pre-timed signalised junction at Nakulabye for improved traffic flow.
(2019-05-03)
In the past few decades, auto travel demand in the United States and developing countries like Uganda have significantly increased, but the roadway capacity unfortunately has not expanded as quickly, which has led to severe ...
Using remote sensing and gis for gold exploration, a case study: mubende district
(Makerere University, 2019-05)
Gold exploration in Mubende has not been very effective due to the use of ground-based methods which seem time consuming and costly for a wide area. Therefore, in this study integration of GIS tools, remote sensing data ...
An assessment on the effects of adding rice husk ash on locally manufactured burnt clay bricks.
(2019-06-12)
The search for alternative building materials has continued in the research world. Some of these researches are for low cost housing; others are for environmental friendly materials, while others are for strength and ...