Research Papers: Recent submissions
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Cost Of Concrete Block Walls
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Social and Economic Aspects
(University of Nairobi, 1992) -
The growth of Kibera: from Nubian enclave to squatter real estate
(University of Nairobi, 1980)The next five chapters are concerned with one specific unauthorized settlement within Nairobi called Kibera. Here we shall draw almost exclusively upon our own fieldwork carried out at intervals between April 1980 and ... -
Health Care Provision in Rapidly Growing Urban Centers: the Case of Nairobi.
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Effective planning and control of construction projects in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1993)Construction projects in Kenya are adversely plaqued with problems of time and cost overruns, abandonments and falling quality standards. These problems are traced to lack of effective planning and control practices. A ... -
Local Building Materials
(University of Nairobi, 1989) -
first International Conference on Urban Growth and Spatial- Planning of Nairobi, Kenya.December 13 - 17, 1988, Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1988) -
Spatial dynamics and strategies for low-in come housing and infra-structure in Nairobi Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1988)Inadequate housing and related infrastructure exacerbated by rapid urban growth has seriously affected the social and economic development in Kenya. This research seeks to analyse the spatial dynamics underlying the ... -
Design and Development of 'Temperature Template©' for Bioclimatic Analysis in Tropical Countries
(University of Nairobi, 2010)Digital tools that are imported from sophisticated industrial and temperate countries into a tropical environment tend to be inappropriate and unsustainable in line with national visions", international standards and ... -
Kenya commercial bank loans in rural areas: a survey
(University of Nairobi, 1978) -
Safeguarding environmental rights in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The lack of a constitutional guarantee to a clean and healthy environment was widely seen as the main setback towards achieving an integrative and harmonious policy and legal framework for sound environmental management ... -
Yield improvement of Kenyan sesame varieties
(University of Nairobi, 2001)In an effort to improve the yield of Kenyan sesame cultivars the seeds of three cultivars, SPS SIK6, SIK 096 and SPS SIK 50/1 were subjected to 300Gy, 400Gy and 600Gy of gamma rays. A first batch of seeds were subjected to ... -
Integrating local communities into the management of human-wildlife conflicts
(University of Nairobi, 2013-09)The overall objective of this project is to contribute to reduction of human-wildlife conflicts and improve community livelihoods in the Tsavo West buffer zone. The project aims to build the capacity of Taveta District ... -
Controlling infectious bursal disease through development of local vaccines and establishing ffective vaccination program
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Diagnostic and Control Tools and Strategies for Taenia solium cysticercosis (ASARECA/AB/2009/01)
(University of Nairobi, 2011) -
Environment challenges in Africa: further dimensions to the trade, MNCs and energy debate
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the linkage between environmental challenges, multinational corporations (MNCs) activities, trade and energy in Africa; and further elaborate on the role of institutions, ... -
Breast‐feeding and human immunodeficiency virus infection: Assessment of knowledge among clinicians in Kenya
(2015)In Kenya,human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)prevalence ranks among the highest in the world.Approximately60000 infections yearly are attributed to vertical transmission including the process of labour and breast-feeding.The ... -
Herders' knowledge on mineral nutrition and implication on sheep and goat productivity in Marsabit South District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012)A cross-sectional survey was undertaken in Merille location, Marsabit South district of northern Kenya to assess indigenous knowledge on mineral nutrition of sheep and goats. Questionnaires were administered to herders ... -
A strategic framework for using Japanese official for using Japanese official development assistance development assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa
(University of Nairobi, 1999)Foreign aid in Africa is at a crisis stage. The economic literature is divided on usefulness of aid in Africa, and some research in this area has argued for its curtailment, falling short of recommending cancellation. ...