A Contemporary Geography of UgandaBakama B. BakamaNume African Books Collective, 2010 - 287 σελίδες The last text on the geography of Uganda was written in 1975 by Professor Brian Langlands. Since the last publication, Uganda has undergone numerous changes. The population has more than tripled from less than 10 million to almost 30 million. The district boundaries have changed and the number of districts increases every year. New districts are created every year. Economic productivity has also shifted over the years. Furthermore, new and emerging diseases have surfaced in Uganda. This book addresses the need for an updated document on the geography of Uganda. This book was written by a joint group of Ugandan geographers. The contributors authored chapters in their areas of specialization. There are a total of twelve chapters in the book. These chapters are based on the most current data available. |
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Chapter 2 GEOMORPHOLOGY OF UGANDA | 35 |
Chapter 3 SOILS AND SOIL DEGRADATION IN UGANDA | 51 |
Chapter 4 FORESTRY SECTOR IN UGANDAS NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 67 |
Chapter 5 WATER AND WETLAND RESOURCES IN UGANDA | 91 |
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS AND TRENDS IN UGANDA | 113 |
Chapter 7 URBAN GEOGRAPHY OF UGANDA | 131 |
Chapter 8 MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY OF UGANDA | 159 |
Chapter 9 POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY OF UGANDA | 185 |
Chapter 10 ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY OF UGANDA | 211 |
Chapter 11 GEOGRAPHY AND DEVELOPMENT | 237 |
APPLICATION TO URBAN GEOGRAPHY OF UGANDA | 261 |
Back cover | 289 |
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activities administrative Africa agricultural analysis areas associated causes central centres Chapter characteristics climate communities conservation continue contribute cover created crops decline degradation Department dependent diseases distribution districts East economic effects elections Environment environmental erosion especially example exports factors fertility Figure fish forest forestry geography growth human important increase industrial influence Jinja Kampala Lake Lake Victoria land leading major malaria means Ministry Museveni natural Nile opportunities planning plants political poor population Poverty problems production rain rainfall range refers region Report represented result river rural season sector shows social soil Source South spatial surface sustainable development swamps Table temperature types Uganda units urban valley voting Western wetlands zone