School of Built Environment (SBE): Recent submissions
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An Investigation into Factors Affecting Workmanship On Reinforced Concrete Columns in Building Construction Within Kampala District
(2022-02)While the traditional emphasis of construction quality has mainly been on unsuitability of materials, workmanship has not been the subject of as much investigation, despite the relevant research done about it. Need is still ... -
Wildfire Susceptibility Modelling in Queen Elizabeth National Park - Uganda.
(2022-03-31)Existence of vast Savannah grasslands that provide flammable fuel as well as rhythmic wet and dry seasons contribute to the occurrence of wildfires in protected areas in the Sub-Saharan region of Africa. Wildfires cause ... -
Construction Of Kampala Fly Over And Road Upgrading, Kampala-Entebbe.
(2022-04-21)The report is about construction and project management practices that the author learnt in the field during training. Chapter one entails a brief introduction and background of the project, scope, funders, consultants and ... -
Assessing the accuracy of OpenStreetMap (OSM) building layer in Jinja district, Uganda.
(2022-04-20)OpenStreetMap (OSM) is one of the most successful Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) developments that avails a free editable map of the world. OSM data collection does not require expertise in GIS and as such, ... -
The application of environmental sustainability principles in housing construction projects: a case study of Solana Lubowa housing project
(2022-03-04)This report provides the application of environmental sustainability principles in housing construction projects using the case study of Solana Lubowa housing project. It presents the implementation of the principles of ... -
The construction of a three storey staff house in Soroti Regional Referral Hospital.
(2022-04-19)This report is about the Construction of the construction of Staff Houses in Soroti Regional Referral Hospital, under which the author did participate as Project Manager on the Clients’ side. Detailed construction approach ... -
Ground deformation modelling based on causal factors in landslide-prone areas. A case study of Bududa district, Uganda.
(2022-04-07)The measurement of ground deformation has become a very critical part of landslide hazard assessment because before a landslide happens, ground deformation precedes which when reliably measured, communities at greatest ... -
The construction of UZIMA water production factory, 1st Division HQ Kakiri Army Barracks
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Upgrading Kikungiri Neighbourhood - Kabale Municipality
(Makerere University, 2022)The project is basically aimed at upgrading kikungiri neighbourhood-Kabale municipality. Kabale Municipality is located in South western Uganda. It is the commercial centre for southern western gate Uganda and a gate way ... -
The development of medium density residential estate in Akolodong ‘B’ Cell in Malaba Town Council
(Makerere University, 2022)The project was about the development of medium density residential estate in Akolodong ‘b’ cell in Malaba town council. Malaba Town Council is one of the urban councils located on the Eastern part of Tororo district. The ... -
Exploring the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Geo-Marketing Segmentation and Retail Site location: A Case Study of Cement Market in Mukono District-Uganda
(2022-03)Worldwide, the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in business has increased with the improvement in technology and the availability of spatial data and more accurate digital maps. One of the most trending application ... -
Construction of urban roads using low-cost sealing Technology in Soroti Municipality
(2021-11)Based on general field investigations, the targeted project road typically carries less than 300 vehicles per day with MESA confirmed falling below 1 million cumulative equivalent standard axles (<1.0 MESA) for which ... -
Construction of road from Agago bridge to Ayee Garagara community access road 18.skm in Agago district, Northern Uganda.
(2021-02)Due to the insurgency in Northern Uganda, Government of Uganda created development interventions, in which project for Restoration of Livelihood in Northern Region (PRELNOR) is one of them. The Government of Uganda have ... -
Determination of Satellite-Derived PM2.5 (A case study of Kampala District).
(Christine Atuhaire, 2022-03-23)Particulate Matter with diameter less than 2.5μm (PM2.5) is highly inhalable and has been linked to a number of cardiovascular complications. This has in turn intensified the need to monitor these concentrations over time ... -
Design and supervision of 2km low cost seal of low volume road within Omoro Town Council (Opit - Awoo road), Omoro District.
(2022-03-28)Based on general field investigations, the targeted project road typically carries less than 300 vehicles per day with MESA falling below 1 million cumulative equivalent standard axles (<1.0 MESA) for which appropriate ... -
The royal mile - Mengo: investigating the place of urban cultural heritage conservation in urban planning and design.
(2021-04-09)The study investigated cultural heritage conservation in the planning and design of the Royal Mile - Mengo. It also investigated both the past and present cultural resources, assessed the impacts of new developments ... -
Analysis of spatial-temporal patterns of African swine fever in Uganda
(2022-03-17)African Swine Fever (ASF) is a viral disease of both domestic pigs and wild boars, with no cure or vaccine, causing economic devastations to farmers. Previous studies in Uganda have not fully addressed the spatial dimension ... -
Project Report on Construction of Padibe Town council pipe water supply system and Sanitation facilities in Lamwo District
(2022-03-16)This project report entails the construction methodology used and aspects of construction project management practice exercised by the author and part of the construction supervising team of Padibe Town Council pipe water ... -
People’s perception of urban tourism facilities in Uganda : a case study of the source of the River Nile - Jinja city council
(Makerere University, 2021-10)Perception of tourists has been at the center of research by scholars where a lot of emphasis has always been put on factors influencing the decision making to travel for tourism, other researchers put emphasis on the ... -
Pattern driven data interoperability in situation awareness systems : a case of the Disaster Community in Uganda
(2021-12-14)Disaster-related information managed by stakeholders is described in multiple schemas, mark-up languages, with different vocabularies, conceptualisations and shared via heterogeneous interfaces. These semantic interoperability ...