UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM
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WILLIAM MULOKOZI RUGUMAMU
Professor of Geography, College of Social Sciences
Education:
BA(Dar), MA(England), PhD (Dar)
Publications:
2019 Bagambilana R.F. and Rugumamu W.M. Understanding nexuses between precipitation changes and climate change and variability in semi-arid lowlands of Mwanga District, Tanzania African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology Vol. 13(1), pp. 1-12, January 2019 (www.academicjournals.org/AJEST)
2018 Muhindo Eliab Maghambu & William Rugumamu Linking Land Tenure regimes and Land use Dynamics to Resource Degradation in Bukonzo, Uganda" The International Journal of Innovative Research and Knowledge (www.ijirk.com Volume-3 Issue-5
2016 Fundisha. E, Rugumamu, W. and . Mulungu D. M. Assessment of traditional environmental knowledge systems applied to rainfall forecasting in Rombo district, Tanzania. Journal of Global Resources Volume 3 July 2016 Page 111-121 www.isdesr.org
2015 Development process planet earth resources and environmental Change
Journal of the Geographical Association of Tanzania, 36(2) 1-20
2015 Haulle E.& Rugumamu W. Linking school environment to geo-disaster risk reduction for sustainable development in Tanzania. International Journal of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education. Vol 2 No 6 pp 91-98. www.arcjournals.org
2009 Refugee influx and post-conflict natural resources management in the African Great Lakes Region.Mkimbizi News. Centre for the Study of
Forced Migration &Tanganyika Christian Refugee Service 2009
2009 Rugumamu W. &Ikingura J.R. (Editors)Proceedings of the African Regional Conference for Launching of the IYPE. The UNESCO National Commission, Tanzania.
2009 Rugumamu W. Hambat H. and Haulle E. 2009 Building community resilience to earthquake disaster risk reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa: A case of Southwestern Tanzania. In. Rugumamu W. and Ikingura J.R (Eds) The UNESCO National Commission, Tanzania
2006 Promoting local capacities in earthquake disaster risk reduction in south western Tanzania. Utafiti Journal, Volume 7.1 pp 80-91
2006 Towards sustaining land use systems: Environment and the land use in Northern Tanzania in Komba A.A. (ed) Sustainable Development and the Environment in Tanzania: Issues, Experiences and Policy Responses. OSSREA, Tanzania Chapter Dares Salaam.: pp80-98
2005 Traditional environmental knowledge systems in the management of vulnerable areas in Northeastern Tanzania. Utafiti Journal Vol. 6:1-22
2004 The utilisation of africa’s environmental resources and the challenges of globalisation: a case study from eastern africa. African Journal of International Affairs. Volume 7 No.1&2
2004. Understanding the link between post-conflict environmental management and peace in the African Great Lakes Region. In. Nhema G.A. (Ed) The Quest for Peace in Africa: Transformations, Democracy and Public Policy. International Books and OSSREA The Netherlands
2004 Combining traditional knowledge and expert assistance in urban planning and management: a case of flood disaster in Dar Es Salaam City, Tanzania. Journal of the Geographical Association of Tanzania. No.30pp78-89
2002 Rehabilitation and Sustainable Development of Uprooted People in Arusha Municipality, Tanzania. Christian Council of Tanzania. 45pp 2001
2001 A forest resources management strategy for Tanzania: a study of west Usambara high canopy forest. Utafiti1998-2001 Vol. 4 117-130.
2000 Globalisation and environmental management. in Ahmed, A. G. et.al. (Ed.)Globalisation: Problems and Prospects. MacMillan Press Ltd. & St. Martins Press Inc. NewYork 2000 44 –60 OSSREA Publication USA.
2000 Managing Environmental Disasters: A Search for an Institutional Framework for TanzaniaJournal of the Geographical Association of Tanzania 2000 No 29:79-92
2000 A Spatiotemporal Approach to Planning Soil and Water Conservation and Sustainable Land Productivity in the Southern African Countries. Journal of the Geographical Association of Tanzania 2000 No 28 117-131
1999 Structural Adjustment and Development Issues in Tanzania, Strategies and Tools for Environmental Policy and Programme Reform.African Review 1999 Vol. 26 No. 1&2 1-24
1999 Gender Dimension in Relation to Desertification Control Initiatives in the Southern African Community. Desertification Control Bulletin UNEP 1999. No.34 41-47.
1998 The Impact of Agricultural Technology on Sustainable Land Resource Utilization in Africa: The Case of Semi-arid Tanzania. in. Ahmed, A. G. and Mlay, W. (Eds.) Environment and Sustainable Development in Eastern and Southern Africa: Some Critical Issues. MacMillan Press Ltd. & St. Martins Press Inc. NewYork 1998. 144 -160.
1997 Impact of Gender on Land Productivity in Tanzania. Institute of Southern African Studies, University of Lesotho. GHEC Working Papers 1997. No 13. 53pp.
1997 A Search for Sub-national Level Participatory Tools for Planning and Management of Environmental Policies and Programs in Africa. Demographic Training Unit. University of Dar-es-Salaam. Occasional Papers 1997 Vol.1. 138-164.
1997 A Framework to Combat Desertification: The Case of Semi-arid Tanzania.Demographic Training Unit University of Dar-es-Salaam. Occasional Papers 1997 Vol. 1. 165-182.
1997 Refugees and the Environment: An Overview of Human-induced Disasters in the Great Lakes Region.Journal of Population Studies and Development. 1997 Volume 4 No.2. 101-115.
1997 Biodiversity Conservation, Environmental Education and Poverty Eradication in Tanzania. Proceedings of the Seventh Conference of the Eastern Africa Environmental Network. 1997. 17-23.
1996 The State of the Environment in Semi-Arid Tanzania: A Search for a Strategy Towards Environmentally Sustainable Development.UNESCO MAB-Afrinet Series 1996. No 13. 97pp.
1996 Refugee Influx and the Environment. Eastern Africa Environmental
Network. 1996. 14-15.
1996 Resource Management and Agrarian Change in Semi-Arid Tanzania. in. Ngware, S. et.al. (eds) Gender and Agrarian Change in Tanzania. DUP (1996) LTD. 1996. 79-100.
1995 Tanzania's Efforts Towards Achieving Environmentally Sustainable Development. Workshop Proceedings. The Eastern Africa Environmental Network (EAEN) 1995.5-17.
1995 Gendered Resource Mapping in Katoma Village, Bukoba District, Tanzania, in. Slocum, R. et. al. (eds) Power, Process and Participation: Tools for Change. Intermediate Technology Publications. 1995. 117-119.
1994 Tanzania Disaster Profile. In Proceedings of the Workshop on Disaster Management Training Programme (DMTP) Vol 1. PMO & UNDP Dar-es -Salaam. 1994. 1-23.
1994 Impact of the 1990 Flood on the Economy and Ecology of Lindi and Mtwara Regions. In. Proceedings of the Workshop on Disaster Management Training Programme (DMTP)Vol 1. PMO & UNDP Dar-es -Salaam. 1994. 54-63.
1994 Zanzibar Environmental Disaster Profile. in. Proceedings of the Workshop on Disaster Management Training Programme (DMTP) Vol 2. PMO & UNDP Dar-es -Salaam. 1994. 1-23.
1994 Impact of the 1992 Flood on the Economy and Ecology of Zanzibar. In. Proceedings of the Workshop on Disaster Management Training Programme (DMTP)Vol 2. PMO & UNDP Dar-es -Salaam. 1994. 39-43.
1993 Outline of an Action Programme to Combat Desertification and Promote Food and Energy Production in the Southern African Subregion. Desertification Control Bulletin. UNEP. 1993. No. 22. 69-76.
1993 Impact of Shifting Cultivation on the Ecology and the Economy of Africa 1993. Afrinet No. 5 UNESCO. 49-85.
1993 Population Growth and Loss of Land Productivity in Tanzania. in. United Nations & University of Dar es Salaam. Population, Environment and Environment. UN Fund for Population Activities. 1993. Chapter 5: 93-106.
1992 Planning Soil Conservation in Bahi Village, Dodoma District, Tanzania. in. Kabete, T and Hurni, H. (ed) Soil Conservation for Survival. SWCS. Iowa. 1992.Vol. 2. 384-390.
1992 Analysis of Major Studies of Land Degradation in Tanzania, Problems and Prospects. in. Keto M. et al (eds) DAAD Former Scholarship Holders, Seminar Proceedings. Dar es Salaam University Press. 1992. Chapter 1.2. 10-21.
1992 Some Environmental Causes of Food Insecurity in Semi-Arid Tanzania. Journal of the Geographical Association of Tanzania. 1992. No. 27. 53-72.
1991 Environmental Constraints in Achieving Sustainable Land Resources Utilization in the Southern African Subregion. in. Suliman M. (Ed) "Alternative Development Strategies for Africa." IFAA. 1991. Chapter 6. 72-78.
1991 Towards Developing an Environmental Disaster Relief Coordination Network Tanzania. Journal of the Geographical Association of Tanzania. 1991. No.26. 88-99.
1990 Relationship between Food Insecurity and Environmental Degradation in Tanzania. In. Land Degradation and Food Insecurity Studies in Tanzania. Geo-Sarec 1990
1989 The Evolution of Environmental Conservation Practices in Agricultural Land Use in Tanzania. in. DANIDA & NEMCEnvironmental Profile: Tanzania. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark. 1989.
1986 Recent Trends of Land Evaluation in Tanzania. Journal of Geographical Association of Tanzania.1986 No. 25, 21-41
1985 An Account of the Physical Characteristics of Soils of Mwanza Municipality. University Science Journal. 1985 Volume II, 12-26.
1984 The Development of Soil Survey in Tanzania. Journal of the Geographical Association of Tanzania. 1984 Vol. 24. 62-74.
1984 A Survey of Effects of Improving Major Environmental Factors on Agriculture in East Africa. Utafiti Journal. 1984 Volume, VI No. 1. 36-49.
1984 An Account of the Vegetation Occurring in Mwanza Municipality. University Science Journal 1984 Vol. 10. 42-58.
1984 Soil Geography and Land Use. A Review Article.Utafiti1984Vol. 1. 49-51.
1980 A Reconnaissance Soil Survey of Part of Mbeya Region: Land System Approach Using Landsat Satellite Images. In. Proceedings of the 4th Annual Meeting of the East Africa Soil Science Society.1980 Faculty of Agriculture. UDSM. 35-58.
1980 The "Success Story" of Peasant Tobacco production in Tanzania. A Review Article. Utafiti Journal.1980 Vol. V, No. 2. 102-104.
1979 Tropical Soils: the case of Oxisols.Journal of the Geographical Association of Tanzania,1979 No. 17. 15-28.
1979 Soil Erosion Control in Kondoa: An appraisal of Dodoma Land Rehabilitation (HADO) Project. Report to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism.Dar es Salaam. 1979. 36pp.
1977 Weather Studies in East Africa: Some Reflections from the Ringside.Journal of the Geographical Association of Tanzania. 1977 No. 16. 31-44.
1976 Physical Problems of Agricultural Land Use in Kalenga Irrigation Scheme in Iringa, Tanzania.Journal of Geographical Association of Tanzania. 1976 No. 15. 24-36.
Monographs and Reports
(i) Towards a Balanced Village Ecosystem: An Environmentally-sound and Participatory Development Strategy for Semi-arid Tanzania. Sida-Sarec 98pp 2003
(ii) Rehabilitation and Sustainable Development of Uprooted People in Arusha Municipality, Tanzania. Christian Council of Tanzania 45pp 2001
(iii) Impact of Gender on Land Productivity in Tanzania. Institute of Southern African Studies, University of Lesotho. GHEC Working Papers No 13. 53pp1997..
(iv) The State of the Environment in Semi-Arid Tanzania: A Search for a Strategy Towards Environmentally Sustainable Development.UNESCO MAB-Afrinet Series. No 13. 97pp. 1996
(v) An Action Programme to Combat Desertification and Promote Food and Energy Production in the SADCC Member Countries. UNEP 42pp 1989
(vi) Smallholder Development and Land Conservation in Mbeya Region, Southern Highlands, Tanzania. Ministry of Agriculture and EEC Food Aid Counterpart Fund. 34pp 1989
- Soil Resource Survey and Evaluation for Agricultural Land Use Planning in Mbeya Region, Tanzania. PhD Thesis. University of Dar es Salaam.
(viii) Land Use Planning for Expansion of Mwanza Municipality. Report to Suma Varma Associates Dar es Salaam 39pp 1982
- Soil Erosion Control in Kondoa District: An appraisal of Dodoma
Land Rehabilitation Project (HADO). Report to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism. Dar es Salaam.. 36pp 1979.
Official Address
Professor William M. Rugumamu
P. O. Box 35002 DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA.
Cell: +255 754 610242 and +255 748 324382
E-mail: wrugu@udsm.ac.tz