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By Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa. Makerere CEDAT: Urban planning in Uganda faces significant challenges due to rapid urbanization, inadequate infrastructure, and socio-economic disparities, despite efforts to implement comprehensive policies and frameworks. Uganda must remove politics from urban planning and consider nationalizing land in cities to curb chaotic growth, Associate Professor Kizito Maria . . . Read more
CEDAT’s Prof. Kizito Maria Kasule warns chaotic growth will persist unless Uganda reforms land and politics, as Makerere launches national urban research hub Uganda must urgently remove politics from urban planning and consider nationalizing land in cities to stop chaotic growth, Associate Professor Kizito Maria Kasule, Deputy Principal at . . . Read more
The Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development has expressed its dedication to ensuring the successful establishment of the proposed Makerere University Regional Centre for Urban Research, Governance, and Innovation (MURCURGI). This commitment was made by Judith Nabakooba, the Minister for Lands, Housing, and Urban Development, during the closure of . . . Read more
Makerere University, together with the Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development and the Urban Authorities Association of Uganda (UAAU) are set to undertake an urban expansion planning drive that will result in better-planned cities and urban areas in Uganda. A national workshop on Urban Extension Planning in Uganda financed . . . Read more
The Ministry of Lands Housing and Urban Development is committed to ensuring that the proposed Makerere University Regional Centre for Urban Research, Governance, and Innovation (MURCURGI) is fully established. Hon. Judith Nabakooba, the Minister for Lands Housing and Urban Development expressed the commitment of her ministry and commended the . . . Read more
Makerere University, together with the Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development and the Urban Authorities Association of Uganda (UAAU) are set to undertake an urban expansion planning drive that will result in better-planned cities and urban areas in Uganda. A national workshop on Urban Extension Planning in Uganda financed . . . Read more
Makerere University, together with the Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development and the Urban Authorities Association of Uganda (UAAU) are set to undertake an urban expansion planning drive that will result in better-planned cities and urban areas in Uganda. A national workshop on Urban Extension Planning in Uganda financed . . . Read more
On 27th to 29th September, 2023, GGGI and Makerere University, Department of Architecture and Physical Planning held a workshop in Gulu City under Greening Uganda’s Urbanization and Industrialization Project with training and dialogue support on physical planning and urban management and governance for leaders, technocrats and private sector /CSO representatives in . . . Read more