Environment And Development: An Environmental Impact Analysis Of The Proposed Upper Athi Dam
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Date
1985-05Author
Kaniaru, Dennis C
Type
ThesisLanguage
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This study undertakes an Environmental impact
analysis of the proposed upper Athi dam on the Mbagathi
river, the natural southern boundary of Nairobi National
Park. Impacts have been examined on two major environments - the human and the physical environment
The analysis has only been possible through exhaustive
discussions of three broad objectives. The first
objective involved an evaluation on impact on the non human biological environment while the last objective involved an examination of the Socioeconomic
characteristics of Nairobi National Park and its visitors
as is related to the proposed dam and the continued socio-economic viability of Nairobi National Park...
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Masters of Arts University of Nairobi (1985)Publisher
University of Nairobi. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies