Environmental And Socio-Economic Impact Assessment Of Brick Making In Budaka Town Council, Budaka District.
| dc.contributor.author | Mirembe, Martha | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-05-15T12:19:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-05-15T12:19:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Bricks have been used for the last 5000years. In Uganda, the practice of brick making is a long standing activity. An investigation on the Environmental and Socio-Economic Impact Assessment of Brick Making was conducted in Budaka Town Council, Budaka District. This was narrowed down to tackling impacts of the brick making on the biophysical environment in Budaka Town Council, raw materials used and the strategies that can be used to combat the negative effects of brick making on the biophysical environment environmental protection in Budaka Town Council. During the study a number of methods for obtaining row data were used included observation, questionnaire and interview. The study revealed the following; the raw materials used included clay, water, wood husks, saw husks, soil, glass, grass, oil, money and labour. The products from the industry were blocks, max pans, ventilators, roofing tiles, pompy and half bricks .Both gender took part in the activity, although brick laying has induced economic development. However , it has caused environmental deteriotion , damage to human health ,creation of basins that act as breeding grounds for mosquitoes , shortage of raw materials ,destruction of vegetation ,impact on drainage ,loss of biodiversity ,loss of nutrients ,pollution and scenery alteration . Measures to reduce the impacts were not digging deep pits (basins), filling up pits, sensitization, recycling damaged products, tree planting and need to use other sources of energy. Generally brick making has caused greater impact on the biophysical environment such as alteration of drainage systems, swamps destruction and deforestation. Therefore this calls for government agencies (local officials), NGOs and relevant stakeholders to ensure mitigation measures such as research, massive sensitization to reduce the impact for sustainable development. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Mirembe, M. (2024). Environmental And Socio-Economic Impact Assessment Of Brick Making In Budaka Town Council, Budaka District. [Research Report]. Busitema University. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://bdears.busitema.ac.ug/handle/123456789/2751 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Busitema University | |
| dc.title | Environmental And Socio-Economic Impact Assessment Of Brick Making In Budaka Town Council, Budaka District. | |
| dc.type | Thesis |