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An assessment of the implementation of the national decentralisation policy by Lusaka city council of Zambia.
(The University of Zambia, 2022)study assessed the extent to which the National Decentralisation Policy (NDP) had been implemented by Lusaka City Council (LCC) of Zambia, as of July, 2019. The objectives of the study were to ascertain the status of the ... -
Assessing shopping mall led urban restructuring in Lusaka: location factors and key actors.
(2023)The aim of the research was to examine the factors that determine the location of shopping malls and the resulting urban restructuring that has taken place in Lusaka. It was guided by three objectives; to evaluate the ... -
Local economic development in Zambia: a case of Mpongwe town council.
(The University of Zambia, 2022)Local Economic Development (LED) has been identified as a key strategy to alleviating poverty and promoting economic growth of urban areas through Local Government in Zambia. Formulation and implementation of strategies ... -
Study of the major solar energy mini-grids initiatives in Zambia.
(The University of Zambia, 2022)The Solar mini-grid initiatives aim to provide access to electricity to rural and remote areas which are currently not connected to the national grid. However, the implementation of solar mini-grids in Zambia presents ... -
The impacts of converting residential properties to commercial properties on livability in Lusaka: a case study of Northmead residential area, Lusaka.
(The University of Zambia, 2023)The aim of the study is to examine the impacts of converting residential properties to commercial properties on livability in Northmead residential area of Lusaka. Conversion processes are lacking Development control which ... -
Mapping and evaluation of natural radioactivity levels at the proposed nuclear research centre site in Chongwe.
(The University of Zambia, 2022)In Chongwe at the site proposed for the Centre for Nuclear Science and Technology (CNST) soil, plant and water samples from the dam nearby had the activity concentrations of natural radionuclides measured. The natural ... -
Effect of organic and inorganic amendments on lead, zinc and cadmium accumulation in maize grown in contaminated soils in Kabwe (Zambia).
(The University of Zambia, 2022)In Kabwe, contamination resulting from lead (Pb), Zinc (Zn) and Cadmium (Cd) has led to high concentration of the heavy metals in the soils. These contaminations cause a serious threat to the food chain, mostly through the ... -
Development of web-based GIS for the management of boreholes: a case of Chilenje and Chalala townships.
(The University of Zambia, 2023)Domestic and commercial groundwater usage is inevitable in the absence of adequate utility water supply in terms of availability, quality, cost and pressure. This may lead to people accessing ground water via the use ... -
Climate change awareness for future climate change governance among youths in Luanshya district, Zambia.
(The University of Zambia, 2023)This study evaluated the effectiveness of climate change awareness done to youths in Luanshya District so as to prepare them in future climate change governance. The objectives of the study were: to identify the methods ... -
An assessment of the existence of an informal settlement in a rural setting: the case of Saideni settlement in Nampundwe, Shibuyunji district, central Zambia.
(The University of Zambia, 2023)Informal settlements are unauthorised human settlements associated with rapid urbanisation. As such, they are located in urban areas or peri-urban areas. Saideni is an informal settlement that has evolved and existed on ... -
Enhancing food security amidst climate variability among smallholder farmers.
(The University of Zambia, 2023)Neglected and underutilized crops (NUCs) are useful species of crops which are largely overlooked by farmers, consumers, breeders, extentionists, researchers and policy makers. They represent a cluster of biodiversity ... -
Suitability of geographically weighted regression in water demand prediction.
(The University of Zambia, 2022)The aim of this study was to evaluate the use Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) in predicting water demand in Lusaka City. The specific objective was to analyse the spatial distribution of water demand in the city, ... -
Fitting finite mixtures of multivariate t-distributions via the em algorithm.
(The University of Zambia, 2022)Finite mixture models are an important tool in modelling the distribution of a wide class of statistical problems. Mathematically, a g−component finite mixture model of multivariate t-distributions is specified by a ... -
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 ...
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