“Informal Settlements” a Great Threat to Uganda’s Realization of Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Slums in Kampala Capital City/Uganda
Volume 6, Issue 5 Ssali Ismail
Published online: 25 October 2020
Abstract
The study aimed at investigating the threat slums in Kampala poses to Uganda’s efforts geared towards her realization of Sustainable Development by the year 2030. A qualitative document review method was adopted and used to collect data relating to the cause of sustained slum growth and expansion in Kampala city. Data relating to the threat these slums are posing to Uganda’s efforts geared towards her realization of sustainable development. Newspaper articles, government reports, academic textbooks, private individual, and organization research papers were among the electronic documents reviewed and used as a reference in this paper. To analyze the data, interpretive and analytical methods were applied. Study results revealed that the threat posed by slum growth and expansion in Kampala ranges from environmental degradation, increasing crime rates, and moral decay to worsening groundwater vulnerability to contamination. Without strengthening efforts geared towards addressing the issue of slum settlements growth and expansion, Uganda’s goal of achieving sustainable development by the year, 2030 remains an imaginary dream far away from being realized.
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To Cite this article
Ismail, S. (2020). “Informal settlements” a great threat to Uganda’s realization of sustainable development: A case study of slums in Kampala Capital City/Uganda. International Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 6(5), 195-201. doi: 10.20469/ijhss.6.20003-5
