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  1. 1. Shit Matters! Assessing sociocultural barriers and opportunities for upscaling adoption of human faeces derived fertilizers in central Uganda

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Elina Persson; Therese Hågerup; [2018]
    Keywords : nutrient recovered faecal sludge; soil infertility; sociocultural norms; IBM-WASH; diffusion of innovations; Uganda; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Nutrient recovered faecal sludge is a novel alternative fertilizer product, and is proposed to be promoted in places where improvement in sanitation management is needed, for example in Uganda’s capital Kampala. However, Uganda and most of Africa is perceived as a faecofobic area, i.e. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Socio-Economic Problems Faced by Urban Refugees: A Case Study of Kampala, Uganda

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Alex Banyijaho Muzoozi; [2016]
    Keywords : Socio-economic problems; Urban refugees; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to examine the socio-economic problems faced by urban refugees with a case study of Kampala Uganda. Under this topic, participants were asked why they live in unrecognized areas, why they never lived in settlements and why urban refugees are not visible to humanitarian agencies. READ MORE

  4. 3. Estimating the potential for resource recovery from productive sanitation in urban areas.

    University essay from KTH/Mark- och vattenteknik

    Author : Daniel Isaac Waya Ddiba; [2016]
    Keywords : Sanitation; Organic solid waste; Resource recovery; Waste reuse; Modelling; Developing countries;

    Abstract : To-date, sanitation has mainly been approached from a public and environmental health perspective and this implies that excreta and other organic waste streams are seen not only as a hazard to quickly get rid of but also as a very costly menace to manage. However, looking at sanitation management from a resource recovery perspective provides an avenue for solutions with multiple co-benefits. READ MORE

  5. 4. System order and function in urban sanitation governance : Exploring the concept of polycentric systems in the city of Kampala, Uganda

    University essay from Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Petter Nordqvist; [2013]
    Keywords : polycentric systems; governance; sanitation; low-income countries; Kampala;

    Abstract : Sanitation provision can in many low-income countries be regarded as a complex collective action problem, and is often managed through complex actor constellations. The theory of ‘polycentric order’ has been proposed for the governance of such constellations, describing ordered systems of interacting but autonomous actors. READ MORE

  6. 5. Seroprevalence and risk factors for bovine brucellosis, salmonellosis and bovine viral diarrhea in urban and peri-urban areas of Kampala, Uganda

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Ellen Jönsson; [2013]
    Keywords : brucellosis; salmonellosis; BVD; seroprevalence; risk factors; Uganda;

    Abstract : Africa is expected to go through a rapid urbanization over the next four decades and the demand for food is increasing in the rapidly growing urban and peri-urban (UPU) areas. Keeping livestock in urban areas is in particular associated with health hazards. READ MORE