Maps

I went back to the Uganda Society Library to look at the maps I had picked out last week. I was given permission to photograph the maps of Kampala from 1919, 1939 and 1962 (the Society is currently in the process of digitalising its entire collection) . I layered these maps over each other to see the historical development of my chosen site and the wider the city around it.

I also went to the GIS department at the Kampala Capital City Authority offices (KCCA) discussed and retrieved the following documents:

- All the markets in the city mapped on GIS

(my map below categorising the markets into the 5 different districts of Kampala and their ownership: KCCA, Buganda Land Board or Private)

· Satellite images around my site (2010, 2014, 2016 - records available) to analyse any major changes in the area. I asked for information regarding proposals for the area and ownership of land but was told that this is a big challenge for council. Often, land owners withhold information about their land or do not come forward for planning permission so it is difficult to determine projects on site.

· 1990 Plans

The last base plan in CAD format (1994) on the system showing the topography and built forms in the city.

The 1994 Kampala Structure Plan (below) was also mentioned to me though I had already accessed these files from the Ugandan Society of Architects library online; it is a ''Comprehensive Strategic Urban Development Plan for Kampala designed to guide urban development over a 10-year period''. (http://architects.ug/library/kampala-structure-plan-1994)

· Kampala Physical Development Plan 2012

This is the new Urban Development Plan implemented to guide current urban development; anyone building in the city should be consulting this document.

There are a number of different points covered in this plan for example regarding the central zone to :

‘’ Given its significance to the national economy the CBD urgently requires a “makeover”, i.e. the overhaul and upgrading of public space...

1) Restructuring of the Public Transport system

2) Relocation of lower order commerce and services, especially non-durable food markets, to the suburbs; primarily by providing appropriate alternatives in the neighbourhoods;

3) Tackling the problem of the slums, specifically Kisenyi I-III, in a systematic manner;

4) Infrastructural upgrading; and more. ‘’ (Page 80)