Effect of Territorial Capital on Sustainable Development. A Special Focus on Kampala City, Uganda

Academic Paper from the year 2021 in the subject Politics - Topic: Development Politics, , language: English, abstract: The role of this study is to evaluate the key variables of territorial capital like the system of territorial assets of economic, cultural, social and environmental nature that ensure the development potential of Kampala city and their effect on sustainable development. An evaluation of the MDGs by 2015 showed that Uganda had failed miserably to fulfil most of the goals. Drawing lessons from this, sustainable development goals are the only way forward proposed to integrate Uganda's development in relation with territorial capital. Therefore there is need to measure and address patterns of resource use that aim to meet human needs without depletion of resources. The aim of this study therefore will be to find out the relationship between social capital and sustainable development. Also, the study will establish if there is a relationship between economic capital and sustainable development. The findings from the study will be important to the government of Uganda in enlightenment on how best to measure territorial capital and economic development that is conducted without depletion of natural resources. It will assist the government of Uganda to adopt policies that are intended to promote sustainable development. The study will present an empirical case study investigating the effect of territorial capital on sustainable development in Kampala, Uganda.