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The influences of occupation and formal education on local perceptions of environmental pollution were investigated in Moshi, Tanzania. The specific focus was on the effects of two variables, employment in the tourism industry and secondary-level education, on knowledge levels regarding the ecological, economic and health-related consequences of solid waste pollution. Analysis of mutually supporting qualitative and quantitative datasets demonstrated that educational attainment outweighs the impact of employment type on residents awareness of solid waste pollution and the associated consequences. Regardless of whether employed in the tourism industry or not, residents with secondary education at or beyond the Form-Four level were more cognizant of and knowledgeable about pollution and its impact. Only among less educated residents of the city did employment in the tourism industry influence perceptions related to solid waste pollution. [Anthropology, environmental education, solid waste pollution, urban ecology, Tanzania] TAKATAKA: PERCPETIONS OF SOLID WASTE POLLUTION IN URBAN, NORTHEN TANZANIA by CHARLES JOSEPH ELFER B.A., The University of Southern Mississippi, 2001 A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the University of Georgia in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF ARTS ATHENS, GEORGIA 2005