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Improving parking spaces in the central business district (CBD) of Lusaka city
(The University of Zambia, 2019)The aim of the study was to examine the problem of parking facilities in the Central Business District (CBD) of Lusaka City. The objectives of the study was to assess the existing capacity of parking facilities in the CBD, ... -
Development of a two-factor authentication for vehicle parking space control based on automatic number plate recognition and radio frequency identification frequency identification
(The University of Zambia, 2019)The University of Zambia is experiencing increasing challenge of car parking space and vehicle access controls to and within campus premises. Vehicles have been stolen without being detected. There has not been any effective ... -
Using snomed CT to develop an electronic health record system for surgery department : a case study of the university teaching hospital Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2019)The University Teaching Hospital is an integral national referral Hospital made up of eight departments. Systems interoperability is key for successful flow of patient information from one department to another and from ... -
Environmental discounting and sustainable land management by smallholder farmers in Chibombo district, central Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2019)Poor soil fertility management practices coupled with climate variability are among factors negatively impacting crop productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Promotion of Sustainable Land Management (SLM) practices ... -
Geographic information system management tool for underground electrical and telecommunication networks : case of the University of Zambia.
(The University of Zambia, 2022)The university of Zambia’s electricity provides power to operate campus infrastructure such as hostels, lecture rooms, library etc. While telecommunication utilities provide telephone, intranet and internet services. The ... -
Effectiveness of the National Housing Authority in delivering houses in Lusaka.
(The University of Zambia, 2022)Housing is a basic human need and has been declared a human right by the United Nations. Despite housing being declared as such, there are still challenges to its provision. In Zambia, the government’s response to this ... -
Perception of residents on the payment for water services in Kitwe, Zambia.
(The University of Zambia, 2022)Kitwe’s water sector is quite peculiar since historically, part of the city’s water was supplied by the mines almost for free and the other part was provided for by the local authority. Nkana Water and Sewerage Company ... -
Spatial analysis of the link between solid waste and floods in Kalikiliki and Kanyama ward settlements in the city of Lusaka, Zambia.
(The University of Zambia, 2022)Solid waste management is a large and growing problem for countries in the developing world and is often a neglected aspect of urban management. Poor waste management can contribute to the impact of urban flooding by ... -
The geometry of homogeneous spaces with application to Hamiltonian mechanics
(The University of Zambia, 2022)In this thesis we study some of the properties of homogeneous spaces. We are more interested in homogeneous spaces which are also manifolds. We have shown that homogeneous spaces are basically quotient spaces. Working ... -
Isbell convexity in fuzzy quasi-metric spaces
(The University of Zambia, 2021)The concept of hyperconvexity in metric spaces was introduced by Aronszajn and Panichpakdi in 1956. This concept was then generalised to the framework of quasi-metric spaces by John Isbell in 1964, which he called Isbell ... -
Linking local climate change institutional coordination to climate change adaptation among smallholder farmers in Mkushi district, Zambia.
(The University of Zambia, 2022)The reduced budget allocation to agriculture in the context of climate change has contributed to the failure of many institutions to carry out adaptation activities to ensure food security for smallholders in Zambia. The ... -
Gender roles and their implications in charcoal production and marketing in Makunka area of Kazungula district, Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2021)Although the charcoal value chain generates significant employment opportunities, men and women do not necessarily participate the same way, and benefits may not be evenly distributed between them. Gender is a core issue ... -
The upper browder spectrum in commutatively ordered banach algebras
(The University of Zambia, 2021)A commutatively ordered Banach algebra (COBA) is a complex unital Banach algebra A containing a subset C, called an algebra c-cone, such that C contains the unit of A and is closed under addition, positive scalar ... -
Challenges and opportunities in service provision for Mwansabombwe town council, Zambia.
(The University of Zambia, 2021)The creation of new districts in Zambia has in the recent past been given more attention following the implementation of the decentralisation by a devolution model in order to take public services closer to the people. ... -
Convexities in t-quasi-metric spaces.
(The University of Zambia, 2021)In this thesis, we recall three types of convexities in metric spaces, namely; Menger convexity, Takahashi convexity andM-convexity. We then generalise these convexities to the framework of T0-quasi-metric spaces. Since ... -
Flood risk assessment for pro-active response to flood disasters in Gaborone, Botswana.
(The University of Zambia, 2021)Floods have been one of the recurring hazards with increased magnitude in Botswana due to heavy convective rainfall and tropical cyclones effects which eventually cause flood disasters. Gaborone is one of the areas hardest ... -
Gender roles and their implications in charcoal production and marketing in Makunka area of Kazungula district, Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2021)Although the charcoal value chain generates significant employment opportunities, men and women do not necessarily participate the same way, and benefits may not be evenly distributed between them. Gender is a core issue ... -
Passenger and luggage weight monitoring system based on sensing technology: a case of Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2020)The prevalence of overloading, which is exceeding the maximum load weight, on public transport especially buses in Zambia is very rampant. This is attributed mainly to the fact that there is currently no system to measure ... -
Developing an automated fall armyworm identification, early warning and monitoring system using a convolution neural network
(The University of Zambia, 2020)Since its reported presence in 2016, the Fall Armyworm (FAW) has caused major damage to a number of plant species including maize which is a staple food for most African countries. Their presence in Africa pauses a challenge ... -
Institutional arrangements for supply of water and sanitation services in Chinsali urban, Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2019)The study is an investigation of institutional arrangements for supply of water and sanitation services in Chinsali Urban, Zambia. The study aimed at assessing the institutional arrangements for supply of water and sanitation ...