Impact of urbanization on housing conditions in Uganda: a case study of Mbale Municipality,Mbale District
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2017-08
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Abstract
The study investigated the consequences of rapid urbanization on housing conditions in Mbale municipality. The study objectives included to examine factors behind urbanization growth in Mbale municipality environment, to establish the effect of the
growth of urbanization on housing conditions in Mbale Municipality and to establish the strategies put in place by the government and other stakeholders to ensure adequate housing.The study adopted a descriptive research design was used to describe the
contribution of urbanization on housing conditions how the program is being managed to ensure that it can be able to bring out the best results. The data was collected using the research questionnaires from the field on 80 respondents. These was collected
using the research questionnaires from the field. The study findings reveal that the factors behind urbanization growth in Mbale municipality environment. The research findings provided that majority responses were that there Strategic business growth
centre accounted for much urbanization, development of industrial and service oriented enterprises, high population growth, rural urban migration and the need to seek for better living conditions. The study findings reveal that the mechanisms for the study
reveal that 25% agreement on positive effect of urbanization on housing conditions, while 58.78% disagreed with the notion while those that were not sure had 13 (16.25%) of the respondents. The study findings on the effect of the growth of urbanization on housing conditions in Mbale municipality. The results reveal that the urbanization has lead to Poor sanitation in the housing conditions of the people in Mbale Municipality, Growth of informal settlements while High cost of land and housing rent
and Housing shortage and Poor state of housing existence and the government and other stakeholders to ensure adequate housing. The study conclude that the factors behind urbanization growth, to establish the effect of the growth of urbanization on
housing conditions and establish the strategies put in place by the government and other stakeholders to ensure adequate housing. The study findings reveal that several factors account for rapid urbanization the study conclude that the strategic business growth centre accounted for much urbanization, development of industrial and service
oriented enterprises, attraction of service providers in town and high population growth,
the study hence conclude that there is need for focusing on negative aspects of
urbanization factors. On the second research objective, the researcher conclude that
the urbanization has had a low effect on the housing projects. On the third research
objective the study conclude that little interventions are in place to improve the
urbanization and housing conditions, the study further conclude that there is need to
improve the state of the housing conditions. The researcher suggest that there is need
to redress the negative effects of urbanization on access to adequate housing at the
same time encourage! promote the agglomeration benefits of urbanization. The researcher further recommends the implementation of favorable land, county land policy and land act should be put in place to address the issue of family selling the only family land thereby remaining landless. County housing policy and housing act should
be in place to address the emerging issue of female headed households to end the
discrimination they undergo when intending to rent or purchase a residential house.
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A research dissertation submitted to the College of Humanities and Social Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Bachelor of Arts Degree of in Development Studies of Kampala International University
Keywords
Urbanization, Housing conditions, Uganda, Mbale District