Reclamation and development of Darajani Creek Zanzibar, 1915- 1960

dc.contributor.authorSalum, Salum Suleiman
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-09T14:08:33Z
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-07T15:01:35Z
dc.date.available2019-12-09T14:08:33Z
dc.date.available2020-01-07T15:01:35Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionAvailable in print form, East Africana Collection, Dr. Wilbert Chagula Library, Class Mark (THS EAF DT449.Z26S24)en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study aims at identifying various historical factors, which led the British colonial authorities in Zanzibar to reclaim and develop the Darajani Creek between 1915 and 1960. The research employed various methods including, interviews and critical analysis of archival sources. The data was collected at various localities in urban Unguja. In this study it has been revealed that the economic opportunity offered by Zanzibar town during the early twentieth century attracted many people to immigrate to Zanzibar. Consequently, there was a high population pressure in the area under study. It has been so far evident that both human settlements and economic activities contributed a lot to the further deterioration of sanitary conditions of the Creek and its banks. This was because of the encroachment of the banks of the Creek and sewerage system where most houses from nearby areas discharged its untreated contents into the Creek. All these factors led to the deterioration of the sanitary conditions of Darajani Creek. In this study I have integrated a political-economy theoretical framework with a biological theoretical framework to understand various historical factors which contributed to the poor sanitary conditions of the Creek and the motives of the British to reclaim and develop the Darajani Creek, and its consequences on the people of Zanzibar. This dissertation has revealed that apart from the health point of view, which was strongly alleged by British colonial officials in Zanzibar, there were other motives which were very much related to the political economic interests.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSalum, S. S (2013) Reclamation and development of Darajani Creek Zanzibar, 1915- 1960, Master dissertation, University of Dar es Salam.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/1141
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Dar es Salaamen_US
dc.subjectHistoryen_US
dc.subjectDarajani creeken_US
dc.subjectZanzibaren_US
dc.titleReclamation and development of Darajani Creek Zanzibar, 1915- 1960en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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