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| Title: | A Study into the Factors Hindering Development of the Construction Industry in Uganda |
| Authors: | Katende, Jack
Alinaitwe, Henry
Tindiwensi, Dan |
| Keywords: | Construction industry
Industrialisation
Performance
Productivity |
| Issue Date: | 2011 |
| Publisher: | Macmillan Uganda |
| Citation: | Second International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology |
| Abstract: | The construction industry in Uganda has over the past decade experienced a boom in activities. This is as a result of the rapid population growth that is triggering the demand for housing and infrastructure. Despite the surge in activities, the industry continues to exhibit low levels of technology utilisation, contractors have continued to employ old methods of construction culminating in long construction cycles, increased costs of construction and environmental degradation. The research was conducted to take the form of a quantitative research study. The research sought the views of various respondents towards the factors hindering development of the construction industry in Uganda. Key findings revealed that the level of development in the construction industry is still very low, and the major factors contributing to this in order of priority as per the findings from the research are financial capacity, lack of research and development, economics and costs, corruption, political interference, and general levels of development. The research recommended areas that would improve the levels of development as; increase levels of funding to research and development, avail cheap funding options for project execution, enforce laws and regulations governing the industry, improved coordination between players in the industry and increase
the levels of professionalism in the industry. The findings from the research can be utilized by the practitioners in this field as a policy guide to improve the levels of productivity, improve quality, time and cost of construction. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1577 |
| ISSN: | 978-9970-214–00–7 |
| Appears in Collections: | Conference and Workshop Reports (Tech)
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