SOME KEY GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH AREAS RELEVANT TO DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO UGANDA: AN ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVE

The goals of this paper is to introduce the reader to the key geographical research areas relevant to development strategies in Uganda. Special emphasis has been put on key environmental issues which are topical today and these are presented in a manner which can seek the contribution of a geographer in the actual decisions concerning policy or practice with regard to environmental issues. It is being emphasised that the geographers are best placed to undertake researches towards the discovery of the man-environment relationship, seeks to make people understand the fundamental characteristics of natural resources and processes through which thy can be utilised. A key consideration in this paper is to show what distinctive roles the geographer can play and has played in developing geographical inquiry and research in reconciling conflicting economic, political, ecological perception and as a resource analyst and ultimate utilisation of environmental resources.