Browsing Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD) by Title
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Suitability of Plastic Paving Blocks for Construction of Non-Motorised Transport Facilities
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Walking remains the oldest and most common mode of transport making up a portion if not most or all of our daily commute. However, there is inadequate infrastructure within our urban centres to cater for the pedestrian ... -
Survey Regulations for the proposed Survey Act
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The sustainability of housing co-operatives in shelter provision in the informal settlements: a case of kibera soweto east co-operatives.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Real Estate and Construction Management, 2013)This is a research on study on sustainability of the housing co-operatives in the provision of shelter in the informal settlements. The informal settlements are seen as an eyesore and embarrassment by many people in the ... -
The Sustainability of Participatory Slum Upgrading: a Case Study of the Kambi Moto Settlement Upgrading Programme in Huruma, Nairobi City County
(university of nairobi, 2022)Addressing the challenge of inadequate housing in low-income urban populations requires upgrading the existing slums and stemming the growth of new slums, which can be enabled through the implementation of suitable policy ... -
Sustainable CBD decongestion: Its Application in Eldoret CBD
(Department of Urban and Regional planning, 2010)Third world cities are undergoing rapid growth accompanied by rapid development pressures with high demands for housing and infrastructure as a result of high population growth rates. Some of these cities are doubling ... -
Sustainable Change Management A Case Of Telecommunication Contractors
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Construction firms implement changes within the project or organizational level. The organizational changes are associated with management, technology, and people or cultural and are the focus of our study. This study ... -
Sustainable Computer E-waste Disposal Management Approaches in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Computer electronic waste (e-waste) is the swiftest growing solid waste stream in the world. It is a human health and environmental problem in the urban areas because of the hazardous nature of its contents. The enormous ... -
Sustainable excavation waste Management on construction sites; case of Nairobi county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This project looked into the management of excavated waste within the construction industry specifically targeting Nairobi, Kenya. The aim was to investigate sustainable excavation waste management practices in construction ... -
Sustainable Management of Micro Hydropower Systems for Rural Electrification: The Case of Mt. Kenya Water Catchment Area
(University of Nairobi, 2009)The critical role that energy plays as an input to socio-economic development and environmental protection is universally acknowledged. It is an important vehicle for income and employment generation and for satisfying ... -
Sustainable Management Of Natural Wetlands In Urban Areas
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The concern that human settlements can have direct and indirect impacts on the environment, and that wetlands are particular susceptible to negative change, has long been proven. It is for this reason that this study was ... -
Sustainable urban design approach for Dump site rehabilitation: Case of decommissioning Dandora Dump site for urban park
(2014)Neglecting of 4R hierarchical solid waste management, reject, reduce, recover and reuse has led to questionable urban environmental qualities contrary to Nairobi the green city. Key to the study is investigating the ... -
Sustainable Urban Design in Nairobi’s Eastlands: the Case of Kaloleni Estate
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)This study examines how sustainable urban design principles can be used to ensure a sustainable Kaloleni Estate. Kaloleni Estate is a case study in Nairobi’s Eastlands and shares similar chacteristics to other neighbourhoods ... -
Sustainable urban development and resources base sustenance: a case study of Elburgon town and its hinterland,- Nakuru District
(Uban and regional planning, University of Nairobi, 1994)The recognition of urban development as a strategy for development is a recent phenomenon in the Kenyan development scene. It was first stated in 1974-78 .National development plans. Developing countries have overtime ... -
Sustainable Urban Water Management: Case Study of Athiriver Township, Mavoko Municipality
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Sustainable Urbanism in Nyeri Town, Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)3 out of 10 people in mid-20th Century lived in urban centers, while today, half of the World’s population lives in urban areas. All developing regions, including Asia and Africa, will have more people living in urban ... -
Synthesis and binding studies of ring constrained glucagon analogues
(2007)The aim of this study was to design and synthesize glucagon antagonists,which alone or in combination with insulin may be of potential therapeutic value in the treatment of Diabetes mellitus.Glucagon and twenty new cyclic ... -
A Synthesis of Some of the Philosophical Conceptions of Mind
(Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 1999)This thesis is basically concerned with synthesis of some of the philosophical conceptions of mind. The history of the use and the description of the term 'mind' reveal a multiplicity of views. First, a metaphysical ... -
Synthesis, Structural and Phase Characterisation of proton conducting Oxides
(2012)Generation of energy and supply to meet the ever-increasing demand without damaging the environmental have contributed to research motivation of fuel cells. This research is an effort in searching for efficient and ... -
System Design and Levelized Cost of Electricity Assessment for Solar Pv Electrification: Case Study of Kalisasi Village, Mwingi Sub-county, Kitui County
(University of Nairobi, 2022)There is significant evolution underway in the electric power sector, with increased harnessing of renewable energy sources (RES) and efforts to decarbonize the energy system. Not only has technological innovation driven ... -
Systems approach to building project management: Experience from Kenya
(School of the Built Environment, 1988)This report is an attempt to impress on managers of building projects the relevance and importance of the systems approach to management in their field. To achieve this aim the report has started by examining some common ...