Kampala, the capital of Uganda, was originally planned for a population of 150,000 people. Today it spans an area including several surrounding districts and there are about four million people working in the city itself. In this way it’s similar to other cities around the world that have grown beyond their administrative boundaries and now face major challenges because local government jurisdictions don’t coincide with the boundaries of the economic region. Astrid R.N. Haas and Enid Slack explain what the Ugandan city could do to alleviate these issues.
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Kampala experiences heavy traffic in the city due to rapid population growth.
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Astrid R.N. Haas, International Growth Centre; Enid Slack, University of Toronto
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