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Women-headed households and housing location preferences in the informal settlements: What can we learn from Luzira, Uganda?
(Habitat International, 2022-09)The decision to move to a preferred location is a phenomenon that women-headed households inevitably grapple with during their housing lifecycle. Choosing a housing location may be determined by several factors. This study ... -
Quality assurance measures of access systems for tenant retention in high-rise office buildings in Kampala, Uganda. Experiences from building users
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023-11-08)Abstract Purpose This paper aims to uncover an understanding of how the quality assurance measures used by the property management teams of Grade-B high-rise office blocks influence the satisfaction and retention of ... -
Digesting how the gender of household heads determines housing location choices in Sub-Saharan African cities: a review
(Gender, Place & Culture, 2023-07-20)Our study reviews critical social science and policy literature on human settlement research. It examines how the gender of household heads determines housing location preferences in Sub-Saharan African cities. Five themes ... -
The actors' symbiosis in the recurrence of slums after in-situ housing redevelopment initiatives. Perspectives from Namuwongo slum, Kampala city
(Journal of African Real Estate Research, 2023-11)This paper examines the roles played by various actors in household mobility and the eventual reoccurrence of slums in the city of Kampala amidst the slum upgrading initiatives.The paper adopted a case study approach, ... -
Mobility challenges and experiences for students with disabilities in Tanzania universities: dealing with a social inclusion nightmare in property management
(Property Management : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022-01-20)Purpose Despite the presence of people with disabilities in higher learning institutions, facilities provided for both accommodation and classrooms prove to be ineffective in fulfilling their expectations. However, the ... -
Spatial analysis of HIV-TB co-clustering in Uganda
(Springer Link: BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019-07-12)Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death for individuals infected with Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Conversely, HIV is the most important risk factor in the progression of TB from the latent to the active ... -
Analysis of spatial co-occurrence between cancer and cardiovascular disease mortality and its spatial variation among the Swedish elderly (2010–2015)
(Elsevier: Applied Geography, 2020-12)CVD and cancer are the two leading causes of death worldwide. Improvement in cancer early detection and treatment has resulted in an increased number of cancer survivors. However, many of the survivors tend to develop CVD ...