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Rationalities of community-based adaptation strategies to urban flooding in Misisi informal settlement in Lusaka, Zambia.
(The University of Zambia, 2022)This abstract is based on a study carried out in Misisi; an informal settlement in the city of Lusaka. The settlement experiences perennial floods. However, despite the frequency and devasting effects of flooding in the ... -
Planning of Luswishi farm block and its impact on ‘city-region’ in Copperbelt province, Zambia.
(The University of Zambia, 2021)The Government of the Republic of Zambia has been implementing a number of rural development programs through agricultural strategies but statistics indicate that there is serious rural-urban divide in terms of poverty ... -
Effects of land use change on the planform of the Kafubu river channel in Ndola urban, Zambia (1993-2015).
(The University of Zambia, 2022)This study sought to investigate the extent to which land use changes in Ndola Urban during the 22 years (1993-2015) have affected the planform of the Kafubu River using GIS and remote sensing techniques. The major objective ... -
Changes in fungal community and aflatoxin levels during peanut butter production and storage.
(The University of Zambia, 2020)Most peanut butter brands on the Zambian market have been reported to contain high levels of aflatoxins (AFs). It is not clear whether these high levels are from the use of contaminated raw peanuts, proliferation during ... -
Smallholder women empowerment: the case of Norwegian agricultural programme in Senanga, Zambia.
(The University of Zambia, 2022)In Zambian agriculture, women generally perform most activities such as weeding, harvesting, stocking, marketing and processing than men who are largely involved in tillage. However, women are marginalized in terms of ... -
A study of functionalized iron oxide nanoparticles for selective recognition of kappa-casein: a breast cancer biomarker.
(The University of Zambia, 2022)Kappa casein is extremely important in tumor immunology and plays a crucial role in the early detection of breast cancer. In this research, functionalized iron oxide (Fe3O4) nanoparticles were used for selective recognition ... -
Determinants of water insecurity in informal settlements of Lusaka: the case of George settlement.
(The University of Zambia, 2022)Water insecurity is increasingly becoming a global problem, and African cities are at the coalface of this challenge. The water insecurity challenges in African cities are due in part to an interweave of factors such as ... -
Mapping of plant and non-plant based forest food resources in Mafinga district using participatory geographic information systems (GPIS).
(The University of Zambia, 2022)Forests play an important role in enhancing food security by providing a diversity of food resources and other food production services for human beings. Despite this critical role that forests play in food systems, ... -
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 ...
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