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Investigating the potential of rainwater harvesting as an appropriate technology for water supply in peri urban areas in Uganda: "a case of Bwaise-Kawempe Division Kampala"
(2015-11)
The study aimed at determining rainwater harvesting potential as an appropriate technology for water supply in peri-urban areas in Uganda with the case study of Bwaise, Kawempe Division, Kampala. Three hundred eighty four ...
Developing citizen based crowd sourced mobile GIS for Open Power Emergency Reporting and Awareness (OPERA) System
(2018-05)
Today, Power Grid Risks and Hazard reporting along the power lines are purely done by the staff and very little by the citizens through call center toll free lines, SMSs and Web contact-us forms that lack spatial component ...
Assessing the extent to which value engineering is applied in the implementation of building construction projects in Uganda: Techniques and staging
(Makerere University, 2018)
Value Engineering (VE) is an innovative service which involves an organized approach to the identification and elimination of un-necessary costs without loss of function, hence this study describes a Masters research based ...
Feasibility study, detailed design & construction supervision of an alternative water intake for Rukungiri water supply
(2016)
The Government of Uganda is committed to a policy for the increased provision of safe water supply and adequate sanitation to the whole population. The Rural Water and Sanitation Investment Plan and Strategy aims at provision ...
Value engineering application in the improvement of charcoal briquetting processes in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-07)
The increase in the demand for energy in Uganda due to the high population growth rate coupled with unsustainable harvesting and poor management of forests means that Uganda is approaching a biomass fuel crisis. This ...
Tapestry expression inspired by selected bird species in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017)
The study investigated the ways in which tapestry expression can be inspired by three selected bird species in Uganda. The researcher focussed on three species, namely: the egret (Bulucus ibis), the crested crane (Balearica ...
Options of energy conservation in the brick and tile making industry in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018)
Bricks and tiles are ceramic building materials used in almost all buildings for construction as they are locally available. As a developing country, Uganda’s brick and tile industry is estimated to be growing at a rate ...
Knowledge sharing, entrepreneurial capacity and diffusion of modern energy technologies in rural Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-09)
Despite the rising demand and diversity of sources, technologies and policies aimed at disseminating Modern Energy Technologies (MET) in rural Uganda, diffusion has remained low. The rapid diffusion of Mobile Telephony ...
Development of a Web-GIS for aircraft obstacles: A case of Entebbe International Airport, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-05-18)
Airspace protection and obstacle clearance are vital to airport and aircraft operation safety
(Changa & Hwangb, 2013; de Barros, 2013; Litsheim & Xiao, 2009). Global statistics indicate that
approach and landing phases ...
Evaluation of the extent of ICT use in the building industry in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-12)
The construction industry has over the years been criticized for inefficiency and poor quality productivity. This situation has been associated to the industry’s ineffective communication and exchange of information and ...