A Contemporary Geography of UgandaBakama B. BakamaNume 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. |
Contents
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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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Acholi activities Africa Ankole Arua BakamaNume biodiversity Budongo Bureau of Statistics Bushenyi climate communities conservation crops decline diseases distribution districts drainage effects elections Elgon Entebbe Environment environmental especially exports factors fertility fish Fisheries Forest Department forest reserves forestry fuelwood geography of support GEOGRAPHY OF UGANDA growth highlands HIV/AIDS human important increase industrial influence Jinja Kabale Kampala Kampala City Karamoja Kasese Kisoro Lake Albert Lake Kyoga Lake Victoria land Mabira Forest major Makerere University malaria Masaka Mayanja Mbale Mbarara Ministry MoFPED Moroto Mpigi Mukono Museveni National Nile planning political Poverty rainfall region Report result Rift Valley river rural Rwenzori season sector soil degradation soil erosion Soroti Source spatial Ssemogerere surface sustainable development swamps Table temperature Tororo tourism Uganda Bureau urban areas urban centres vegetation voting Western Uganda wetlands zone