Research on soil erosion and related problems was carried out within the scope of the DUSER project in Ugogo in semi-arid central Tanzania in the years 1968-74. The present thesis describes and analyses factors of importance for the initiation and acceleration of soil erosion and discusses the geomorphological effects of erosion processes in the semi-arid environment.
Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Scope of the study -- 3. Methods -- 4. Location of the study area -- 5. The environment -- 6. Population and land use -- 7. Ikowa dam and catchment -- 8. Imagidam -- 9. Msalatu dam and catchment -- 10. The proposed Mkonze dam and catchment -- 11. Matumbulu dam and catchment -- 12. The methods - A critical review -- 13. Contemporary erosion and sedimentation in Ugogo -- 14. The historical perspective -- 15. The post-Independence situation -- 16. The future -- 17. Summary and Conclusions