Impacts of fishery activities on lake shore environment and options for sustainable management

Over the years, degradation of the lakeshore resources has been going on due to human induced activities. Human activities notably house construction, fish smoking, boat construction and cooking at the landings impact the tree and forest cover along the lakeshore and Islands. The survey was conducted in ten districts surrounding Lake Victoria and the landings sampled were selected with the help of the District Fisheries Officers. Data was obtained from selected fishermen and Key informants at these landing sites. The study examined the extent of knowledge on importance, utilization, threats and conservation of trees/forests at the landings. Results showed that the fishers (98%) were aware of the benefits derived from the trees/forests. According to the respondents, the most commonly used tree species for boat construction were Mvule (40%), Mkibu (20%), Musizi (17%) and Mpewere (11 %). This was mainly because these trees were durable. For house construction, Nsambya (25%), Musizi (24%) and other materials (12%) were the most commonly used. For other activities like fish smoking and cooking at the landing, the Fisherfolk used any type of tree species readily available at the landings. As regards the status of the trees at the landings, most of the respondents (72%) J agreed that due to some fishery related activities some tree species had reduced more than others in the vicinity of most landings. Most respondents said that the, most reduced tree species around the landings were Mvule (36%) and Musizi (22%). Among the fishery related activities that had a significant impact on the trees/forests, construction of houses (44%) and boats (22%) emerged uppermost. Other activities such as fish smoking (14%) and cooking (12%) had the least impact on trees/forests. Generally, there was extensive reduction of trees at the landings. Therefore there was need to regulate cutting of trees and to have specific programmes targeting afforestation at and around fish landings.

Urban dynamics evaluation of Envigado city

This article presents the methodological conceptualization and the main results of a System Dynamics model, which main objective is to support the housing policies in the city of Envigado -- The used methodology developed a scenario-based model to emulate the approximate evolution of the housing demand and supply for the city, using a scenario of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and a housing authorization strategy as input -- Diverse results were obtained, for instance it was found that due to the soil availability, the housing supply reaches the saturation point between 2040 and 2046 -- Finally this article could be considered as an example of how academic tools such as System Dynamics can be used by decisions makers in the government

Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Environment and Heritage : Inquiry into a Sustainability Charter by the Cooperative Research Centre for Construction Innovation

The Cooperative Research Centre for Construction Innovation1 (hereafter called Construction Innovation) supports the notion of the establishment of a Sustainability Charter for Australia and is interested in working collaboratively to achieve this outcome. A number of challenges need to be addressed to develop this Charter. This submission outlines these challenges and possible responses to them by a Sustainability Commission.

The half-timber house; its origin, design, modern plan, and construction;

Mode of access: Internet.

The concrete house and its construction,

Mode of access: Internet.

St. Lawrence Seaway : hearings before the Committee on Public Works, House of Representatives, Eighty-third Congress, first session on H.J.Res. 104, providing for creation of the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation to construct part of the St. Lawrence seaway in United States territory in the interest of national security; authorizing the Corporation to consumate certain arrangements with the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority of Canada relative to construction and operation of the seaway; empowering the Corporation to finance the United States share of the seaway cost on a self-liquidating basis; and for other purposes.

"No. 83-88".

Rivers and harbors bill, 1948. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Rivers and Harbors of the Committee on Public Works, House of Representatives, Eightieth Congress, second session, on H.R. 6419 (Title I) authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors for navigation, flood control, and for other purposes. February 11, 12, March 8, 11, 24, April 5, 8, 19, 30, 1948.

"No. 18."

Golf & country clubs; a survey of the requirement of planning construction and equipment of the modern club house,

Mode of access: Internet.

Hearings on H.R. 2920 (H.R. 3455) : to authorize certain construction ... : before the Military Installations and Facilities Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, first session, hearings held March 5, 25, 26, 27, April 1, 2, 3, 8, and 29, 1981.

Mode of access: Internet.

The Dutch colonial house; its origin, design, modern plan and construction;

Mode of access: Internet.

Building the half-timber house; its origin, design, modern plan, and construction,

Previously published under title: The half-timber house... New York, McBride, Nast & company, 1912.

Federal-aid highway act of 1948. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Roads of the Committee on Public Works, House of Representatives, Eightieth Congress, second session, on H.R. 5888 (H.R. 4867 and H.R. 4868) bills to amend and supplement the Federal aid road act approved July 11, 1916 (39 Stat. 355), as amended and supplemented, to authorize appropriations for continuing the postwar construction of highways, and for other purposes. January 29, 30, February 5, 6, 16, 17, and18, 1948.

"No. 16."

Military construction appropriations for 1983 [microform] : hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, second session /

Includes indexes.

Hauser Construction Company : hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Claims, House of Representatives, Seventy-fourth Congress, first session, on H.R. 4791, for the relief of the Hauser Construction Company. April 29 and May 1, 1935.

Martin F. Smith, chairman of subcommittee. William A. Pittenger, presiding, May 1, 1935.