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 ArticleUtafiti 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

 

  1. 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

              

  1. 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