Population-dynamics focussed rapid rural mapping and characterization of the peri-urban interface of Kampala, Uganda
In developing countries, cities are rapidly expanding and urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) has an important role in feeding these growing urban populations; however such agriculture also carries public health risks such as zoonotic disease transmission. It is important to assess the role of UPA in food security and public health risks to make evidence-based decisions on policies. Describing and mapping the peri-urban interface (PUI) are the essential first steps for such an assessment. Kampala, the capital city of Uganda is a rapidly expanding city where the PUI has not previously been mapped or properly described. In this paper we provide a spatial representation of the entire PUI of Kampala economic zone and determine the socio-economic factors related with peri-urbanicity using a population-dynamics focussed rapid rural mapping. This fills a technical gap of rapid rural mapping and offers a simple and rapid methodology for describing the PUI which can be applied in any city in developing countries for wide range of studies.
Main Authors: | Makita, K., Fèvre, Eric M., Waiswa, C., Bronsvoort, B.M. de C., Eisler, M.C., Welburn, S.C. |
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Format: | Journal Article biblioteca |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2010-07
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/2577 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2009.12.003 |
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