Publications and Areas of Research - School of Earth Sciences, Real Estate, Business and Informatics (SERBI)

Introduction

The School of Earth Sciences, Real Estate Studies, Business and Informatics (SERBI) has evolved into its present name after the merging of the former two Schools, namely: School of Geospatial Sciences and Technology (SGST and School of Real Estate Studies (SRES)). 
Currently, the School is comprised of seven (7) degree programmes as shown below;
a) Bachelor of Science in Land Management and Valuation (BSc. LMV)
b) Bachelor of Science in Property and Facilities Management (BSc. PFM)
c) Bachelor of Science in Real Estate (Finance and Investment) (BSc. REFI)
d) Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance (BSc. AF)
e) Bachelor of Science in Geoinformatics (BSc. Gi)
f) Bachelor of Science in Geomatics (BSc. Gm)
g) Bachelor of Science in Information Systems Management (BSc. ISM)

Why Did the Merging Take Place?
The merging was occasioned by a need to:
a) Strengthen organizational and administrative capacity
b) Increase students’ enrolment
c) Optimize service delivery to meet the three core functions of the Ardhi University (teaching, research and consultancy).

Research Activities

The major research focus areas in SERBI include the following:

a) Securing land tenure in rural areas;

b)  Functioning real estate markets;
c) Rural land resources management
d) Land acquisition, compensation and resettlement;
e) Valuation Accuracy;
f) Real estate market cycles;
g)Cadastral Surveying
h) Topographical Surveying
i) Mining Surveying;
j) Engineering Surveying;
k) Geographical Information System (GIS);
l) Land Information System (LIS)
m) Remote Sensing 

Publications

Hereunder are the accomplished publications in the school of SERBI from year 2010 to 2016 ;

Year 2016

1. Shaidi, N. and Lucian, C. (2016). Condominiums, Gated Communities and Housing Estates:- An Investigation into the Factors Influencing House Buying. Decision: A Case of Dar Es Salaam In Tanzania. The International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Invention (IJSSHI). Vol. 3, Issue 10.
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2. Dr. Gibson H. Munisi (2016). Ownership, board compensation and company performance in sub-Saharan African countries. Journal of Emerging Market Finance.
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3. Lucian, C. (2016). X-Ray Diffraction And Mineralogical Analysis Of Expansive Soils In Kibaha, Tanzania. International Journal of Engineering Inventions (IJEI). Volume 5, Issue 8.
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4. Kimario, K. and Lucian, C. (2016). Implications of the Presence of Power Plants on Property Rents: The Case of Kinyerezi in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Pyrex Journal of Research in Environmental Studies(PJRES). Vol. 3, No. 4.
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5. Musobozi, M. A. and Lucian, C. (2016). Examination of Rental Trend of Commercial Properties In Kampala City, Uganda: The Case Study Of Nakasero Area. Global Journal of Finance and Management (GJFM). Vol. 8, No. 1.
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6. Lucian, C. (2016). Prediction of expansive soil based on the coefficient of linear extensibility (COLE). International Journal of Engineering Research & Science (IJOER). Vol-2, Issue-9.
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7. S. D. Mayunga (2016). Towards a New Geoid Model of Tanzania Using Precise Gravity Data, Journal paper, Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering.

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8.S. D. Mayunga . (2016). Semi-Automatic Building Extraction from QuickBird Imagery, Journal paper, Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering.
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9. Bwagalilo Fadhili, Evaristo Liwa and Ridhiki Shemdoe 2016 Indigenous knowledge of Zigi community and forest management decision-making: a perspective of community forest interaction. Journal of Natural Resources and Development. Vol. 6: 14 – 21.

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10. S. D. Mayunga (2016). The promise of Semi-Automated Feature Extraction Tools for Urban Planning in Developing Countries (2016). Journal paper. International Journal of Scientific and Technology Research
11. Dr. Sophia Kongela (2016). Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism for Real Estate Sector: Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Interdisciplinary Property Research (ZIO).

12. Ulotu, P.E. (2016). Integration of Tanzania New Gravity Network and Database into Vertical Spatial Reference System, International Journal of Engineering Science and Computing (IJESC), v. 6, n. 8.
13. Dr. Vianey. J. Mushi (2016). Urban Land Valuation under Uncertainty: A Tale from Tanzania’s Real Estate Market. Journal of Building and Land Development.

Year 2015

14. J. M. Lusugga Kironde (2015). Good Governance, efficiency and the provision of planned land for orderly urban development in African Cities: The Case of the 20,000 planned plots project in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Current Urban Studies, Vol 3.
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15. Alananga, S. (2015). Intra-Urban residential mobility and tenants’ workplace choices in Kinondoni Municipality, Habitat International Journal, Vol. 49.

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16. Banyani M.A and Danny S.S Then (2015). The Use of 13F in assessing facilities management industry maturity. Facilities, Vol. 33 Issue 11/12.
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17. Kayuza, H. (2015). The Dilemma of Implementing Property Taxation in Tanzania. Journal of Land Administration in Eastern Africa, Ardhi University. Volume 1 Issue 2.

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18. Tarimo, B., Dick, Ø.B., Gobakken, T. and Totland, Ø (2015). Spatial distribution of temporal dynamics in athropogenic fires in miombo Savannah woodlands of Tanzania. Carbon balance and management, Vol 10 (1).

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19. Lucian, C. (2015). Characterisation of Mortar Deterioration in Historic Buildings in Bagamoyo, Tanzania. International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology Studies (IJEATS). Vol.3, No.4.

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20. Alananga, S. and Lucian, C. (2015). Cost Shares and Factor-Cost Ratios in Owner-Built Incremental Housing Construction in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries (JCDC). Vol. 21, No. 1.

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21. Ulotu, P. E. 2015. Optimal Vertical Datum for Tanzania. JLAEA, Journal of Land Administration in East Africa (JLAEA) , v. 3, n. 2, ISSN 2453-5869.

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22. Lupala, J and Kayuza, H. (2015).The Spatial Environmental Dimension of Sustainable Development : Comparative Analysis of Major Urban Centres of Tanzania. Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 3 (2D).
23. Kayuza, H. (2015).Capacity Building for Improved Higher Education in Tanzania Journal of Building and Land Development, Vol. 22 Issue No. 1.
24. Katani J. Z., Madoffe S. S., Midtgaard F., Amanzi N. S., Kilawe C. J., Rija A. A., Mbeyale G., Zahabu E., Christopher B., Silayo D.S, Climate change mitigation and adaptation through development of fire management strategy for the Miombo woodlands: A tool for carbon storage and sequestration, Book Chapter in “Climate Change Impacts Adaptation and Mitigation, in Print.
25. S. D. Mayunga (2010). The New Tanzania Geodetic Reference Frame (TAREF 11) (Presented at GGIM Conference in Nanjing, China)
26. S. D. Mayunga (2010). Potential of High Resolution satellite Images for Building Extraction in Dense Urban Settlement Areas, Journal paper, Survey Review.
27. Frank Mahuve, Evaristo Liwa and Job Chaula. 2015; Assessment of Spatial Accessibility to Health Care Facilities in Tanzania: A Case of Wanging’ombe District in Njombe Region. Journal of Building and Land development. Vol. 22 (1).
28. Alananga, S., Lucian, C. and Kusiluka, M. M. (2015). Significant Cost-Push Factors in Owner-Built Incremental Housing Construction in Tanzania. Journal of Construction Management and Economics.(JCME) Vol. 33, No. 8.
29. D.S. Stamps, E. Saria, C. Kreemer (2015). Sub-Saharan Africa Geodetic Strain Rate Model 1.0, Geological, earthquake and geophysical data GEM projects Report.
30. Geho, M. and Mwasumbi, A.N (2015). Land Acquisition, Valuation and Compensation in Tanzania: A Critical Review. Journal of Land Administration in Eastern Africa. Volume 3 No 1.

Year 2014

31. Katani, J.Z., Madoffe, S.S., Amanzi, N.S., Rija, A.A., Midtgaard, F., Mbeyale, G., Zahabu, E. and Tarimo, B. C. (2014). The role and performance of existing governance structures in prevention and management of wildfires in Miombo woodland of Eastern Tanzania, Tanzania Journal of Forestry and Nature Conservation.

32. Dr. Mwasumbi, A.N (2014). External Influence on Valuation: Looking for Evidence from Tanzania. Journal of Land Administration in Eastern Africa. Vol. 2 No 2.

33. Justine M. Mselle (2014). An evaluation of enabling factors for Technology transfer in Tanzania construction industry. International journal of construction engineering and management (IJCEM). Vol 3. No. 3.

34. Madoffe, S.S., Rija, A.A., Midtgaard, F., Katani, J.Z., Mbeyale, G., Zahabu, F., Liwenga, F. and Christopher, B. (2014). Assessment of fire prevalence and reduction strategies in Miombo woodlands of Eastern Tanzania.

35. Rija, A.A., Madoffe, S.S., Amanzi, N.S., Midtgaard, F., Katani, J.Z. and Mbeyale, G., Zahabu, E., Liwenga E., and Tarimo B. C (2014). Proceedings of the International Conference on Reducing Climate Change Challenges through Forestry and Other Land Use Practices.

36. Lucian, C. (2014). Engineering properties of Building Materials in Historic Buildings in Bagamoyo, Tanzania International Journal of Engineering and Innovative Technology (IJEIT). Vol. 3, Issue 9.

37. Saria, E., E. Calais, D. S. Stamps, D. Delvaux, and C. J. H. Hartnady (2014). Present-day kinematics of the East African Rift, Journal of Geophysical. Research. Solid Earth.

38. Stamps, D.S. and E. Saria (2014). Tanzania 2014, UNAVCO, GPS Data Set, UNAVCO data sets.

39. Ulotu, P. E. 2014. Mount Kilimanjaro Orthometric Height by TZG08 Geoid Model and GPS Ellipsoidal Heights from 1999 and 2008 GPS Campaigns, Journal of Land Administration East Africa (JLAEA), v. 2, n. 1.

40. U, Wampembe, M. Hagai, E. Liwa. (2014). Assessment of vegetation cover degradation and regeneration after removal of pastoralists in Usangu, Mbeya, International Journal of Ecosystems.

Year 2013

41. Lucian, C. (2013). Analysis of Spatial Variability for Design of Sampling Strategies in Expansive Soils. International Journal of Civil Engineering Research (IJCER). Vol. 3, No. 3.

42. Lucian, C. (2013) Characteristics of Property Changes of Two Stage Lime-Cement Stabilized Expansive Soils. International Journal of Multi Disciplinary Research and Advances in Engineering (IJMRAE), Vol. 5, No. I, pp. 189 – 200.

43. Lucian, C. (2013) Effectiveness of Mellowing Time on the Properties of Two-Stage Lime-Cement Stabilized Expansive Soils. International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT). Vol. 2 Issue 5.

44. Lucian, C. and Wangwe, E. M. (2013). The Usefulness of Rock Quality Designation (RQD) in Determining Strength of the Rock, International Referred Journal of Engineering and Science (IRJES). Vol. 2, Issue 9. 

45. Lucian, C. and Alananga, S. (2013). Tracing Sources of Indigenous Knowledge on Building Elements of Historic Structures: The Case of Bagamoyo Building Heritage Site, International Journal for Management, Science and Technology (IJMST). Vol. 1, Issue 7, Paper- 2.

46. Bwagalilo Fadhili, Evaristo Liwa and Ridhiki Shemdoe 2013. Integrating Geospatial Decision Support System with Indigenous Knowledge in Natural Resources Management. International Journal of Ecosystems. Vol. 3(6).: 177-184

47. Bwagalilo Fadhili, Evaristo Liwa and Ridhiki Shemdoe 2013. Farmland Tree Governance outside Protected Area in Eastern Usambara Mountains, Tanzania. International Journal of Agriculture and Forestry Vol.3 (7) 284 -293.

48. Evaristo Liwa: Towards 120 Years of Surveying and Mapping in Tanzania. Accepted for publication in the Journal of Land Administration in Eastern Africa. Vol.1 (1).

49. Evaristo Liwa. 2013 Performance of LAI and fPAR in the Classification of Remotely Sensed Data using Neural Networks. Journal of Building and Land Development; Special Issue pp 42-53.

50. Beatrice Christoper, Elifuraha Mtalo and Evaristo Liwa: 2013. Land Use Change Detection and Impact Assessment on an Agricultural Area Using IRS Satellite Data. Journal of Sustainable Development. Vol. 6(11). 1-16

51. Francis Mwakapuja, Evaristo Liwa, and Japhet Kashaigli. 2013. Usage of Indices for Extraction of Built-up Area and Vegetation Features from Landsat TM image: A Case of Dar Es Salaam and Kisarawe Periurban Areas, Tanzania. International Journal of Agriculture and Forestry. Vol.3 (7) 273 -283.