Faculty of Engineering & The Built Environment e-Theses Collection: Recent submissions
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Partitioning of Unaccounted for Water for Zomba City Water Supply System in Malawi
(2012-11-01)Urban water supply utilities in developing countries are faced with challenges of low service coverage and high unaccounted for water (UFW). UFW reduces the water available to customers, and results in loss of revenue ... -
Assessment of the chemical quality of groundwater for drinking in Dedza District, Malawi
(2012-11-01)A lot of emphasis has been placed on the safety of drinking water from biological contamination with little consideration on the chemical quality although there are well known health risks associated with the consumption ... -
Pressure Management as a Tool for Reduction and Control of Real Water Losses for Kasungu Water Supply Scheme in Malawi
(2012-11-01)Research has shown that effective management of water resources for urban water utilities worldwide still remains a challenge. Pressure management is one of the tools that is known to control water leakages in piped water ... -
A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE WETLAND BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY IN RELATION TO LAND USE: A CASE OF THE INTUNJAMBILI WETLAND, MATOBO DISTRICT, ZIMBABWE.
(2012-11-01)Research done in Zimbabwe on wetlands has tended to concentrate on hydrological aspects, agronomic practices, institutional arrangements, resource mapping, soil types, water quality and general conservation status. There ... -
Land use changes between 1972 and 2008 and current water quality of wetlands in Harare, Zimbabwe.
(2012-11-01)Agriculture and other land use changes such as settlement adversely affect water levels and nutrient status hence influences wetlands ecosystems. To assess the impacts of land use changes in three selected urban wetlands ... -
AN ASSESSMENT OF GENDER MAINSTREAMING IN WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF MKOJI SUB CATCHMENT IN USANGU PLAINS, TANZANIA.
(2012-11-01)From the late 1980s onwards, the Gender and Development (GAD) approach was developed with the objective of removing disparities in social, economic, and political balances between women and men as a pre-condition for ... -
Predicting hydrological droughts from a Standardized precipitation index (SPI) in South Phuthiatsana River basin, Lesotho
(2012-11-01)Droughts affect Lesotho in varying degrees every year leading to shortage of water, posing a threat to nature, quality of life and economy. Although hydrological droughts are defined by below long-term mean of annual ... -
LOCAL PARTICIPATION IN TRANSBOUNDARY WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: THE CASE OF LIMPOPO BASIN, ZIMBABWE
(2012-11-01)IWRM-led water reforms in southern Africa have emphasised the creation of new institutions with little explanation regarding how the institutions can effectively engage with stakeholders at different levels, especially ... -
Assessment of conjunctive use of small earth dams and boreholes for sustainable rural livelihoods in a semi-arid area: Case of Lilongwe West Rural Groundwater Project area, MALAWI
(2012-10-31)Semi-arid Africa is well known for its unpredictable rainfall patterns, increased cases of drought and dry spells, high evaporative demands and increasing population which put pressure on water resources. Local experiences ... -
THE IMPACT OF SUB-CATCHMENT ACTIVITY ON RIVER WATER QUALITY: A CASE STUDY OF MBABANE RIVER IN THE EZULWINI VALLEY, SWAZILAND.
(2012-10-31)The water quality of a river is influenced by the catchment’s characteristics. The Mbabane River sub- catchment in the eZulwini Valley, Swaziland has catchment activities which are potential sources of both point and non ... -
Quantifying Total Water Productivity for Multiple-Use Small Reservoirs in Mzingwane Catchment, Zimbabwe
(2012-10-29)The Government of Zimbabwe embarked on construction of small, medium and large multiple-use dams as a strategy to increase the level of water security in the country. Over 10,000 dams have been constructed in communal ... -
An Assessment of the Quality of Water Services in Low-income areas of Malawi- A case study of Mtandile-Mtsiliza in the City of Lilongwe, Malawi.
(2012-10-29)Water supply utilities in Africa are finding it increasingly difficult to provide adequate services to the needy areas: their core business operations are often stagnant, compounded by an increase in peri-urban and poor ... -
Relationships between gully characteristics and environmental factors in the Zhulube Meso-Catchment: Implications for Water Resources Management
(2012-10-29)The objectives of this study were to determine the accuracy of using satellite imagery and Orthophotos in gully identification and to test for significant relationships (p<0.05) between gully characteristics and environmental ... -
Effect of rainfall variability on crop yield under semi-arid conditions at sub-catchment level
(2012-10-29)Poverty, hunger and malnutrition amongst rural people in semi-arid areas where small scale farming is dominant are widely recognized as major problems. The fact that rural communities of southern Africa reside in ... -
Measuring forest floor and canopy interception in a savannah ecosystem (A case study of Harare, Zimbabwe)
(2012-10-19)Interception is an important process that influences antecedent soil moisture conditions that are important for flood generation. It is however, one of the most underestimated processes of the hydrological cycle. Studies ... -
ASSESSMENT OF THE SUSTAINABILITY OF COMMUNITY MANAGED RURAL WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS IN LESOTHO: A Case Study of Makeneng Village, Mafeteng District
(2012-10-19)The major challenge facing most community managed rural water supply projects in developing countries, including Lesotho is lack of sustainability. Over the past two decades, community management has become the prevalent ... -
A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTERS IN INTERGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IWRM)
(2012-10-18)North Central Namibia which is home to almost half of Namibia‟s estimated 2 million people, like the whole of Namibia is heavily dependent on water sources from neighbouring countries for secure water supplies. A good ... -
Flood hazard modelling in Tsholotsho district, Zimbabwe
(2012-10-18)Among all natural hazards, floods pose the greater threat to property, safety and economic well being of human communities the world over. This study focused on understanding the nature of flooding in areas that are ... -
EFFECTS OF MINING ACTIVITIES AT BULYANHULU GOLD MINE (BGM) ON THE WATER QUALITY OF BULYANHULU RIVER: SHINYANGA - TANZANIA
(2012-10-18)This study assessed the effects of mining activities at Bulyanhulu Gold Mine (BGM) on the water quality of Bulyanhulu River in Tanzania. Potential pollutants were identified, quantified and their spatial distribution ... -
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STREAM BANK CULTIVATION AND SOIL EROSION IN DEDZA, MALAWI
(2012-10-18)The main objective of this research was to test whether there is a relationship between the extent of stream bank cultivation and the extent of soil erosion. Although stream banks have been cultivated over many years it ...
