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Community participation in sustainable urban infrastructural and environmental planning: A Case study of Voi town.
(University Of Nairobi, 1994-08)Roads, water and sanitation are among the most important infrastructural packages which form the environment. Improved environment in urban areas depends among other things on the provision, utilization and maintenance ... -
Community participation in tackling the Rural energy problem: a case study of Woodfuel in Ebutanyi sub-location, Vihiga District, Kenya
(Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Nairobi, 1997-09)The importance of woodfuel as a traditional source of energy and its increasing shortage in terms of supply and demand has made it necessary for a number of scholars to assess the situation in many parts of the ... -
Community participation in urban forest management A case study of ngong road forest
(School of the built environment Department of urban and regional planning, 2009)This research underlines challenges and opportunities for communities’ participation in urban forestry in Kenya which has been conspicuously lacking from urban development initiatives despite the accelerated urbanization ... -
Community policing as a crime prevention management strategy in Makina Village, Kibera, City of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)The study focused on community policing as a strategy where community collaborates with security agencies to reduce and prevent criminal activities. The objectives were to establish the implementation approaches; identify ... -
A Comparative Analysis Of Cemeteries In Nairobi
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Comparative Analysis of Structural Steel and Reinforced Concrete Construction for Sustainable Development
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Current discussions on Africa’s Development revolves around positioning itself as an economic hub. Economic report on Africa, 2015 recognizes that there is potential for Africa to experience greater growth than East Asia ... -
Comparative analysis of the small scale economic activities in two neighbourhoods of nairobi city: Kariobangi and Makadara
(University of NairobiDepartment of Urban and Regional Planning, 1992)This study examines the economic performance of the planned and unplanned small scale economic activities in low income neighbourhoods of the city of Nairobi. Most studies on the subject have tended to raise the need ... -
A Comparative Evaluation of the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Internal and Outsourced Public Project Management in Kenya: the Case of the Urban Development Department Projects
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The aim of this study was to do a comparative evaluation of the efficiency of the internally managed and outsourced public project management in Kenya. Kenya is anticipated to be predominantly urban by 2030. This projected ... -
Comparative study of energy consumption in base transceiver stations
(Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering School of Engineering, 2012)The study was to carry out a comparative analysis of the energy consumption in the Base Transceiver Stations segment of telecommunications network. A case study was carried out at Safaricom Ltd which is the largest operator ... -
A comparative study of Kikuyu culture and the art of ancient Egypt
(2009)This thesis is founded on the premise that art and Design is a part of culture. There is no culture without art. It was inspired by the traditions of a Misri origin by communities in Kenya (the Gusii, Luhya etc.), as ... -
A comparative study of the appropriateness of interlocking stabilized soil blocks and clay bricks, as low cost walling materials
(Department of Real Estate & Construction Management, University of Nairobi, 2006-06)This study is primarily aimed at comparing ISSBs and clay bricks and tries to establish which of the two walling materials is more appropriate in terms of low cost in the area of study. In establishing this, the researcher ... -
A comparative study of the influence of the companies act and the sectional properties act on development control in Kenya: A case study of Nairobi city planning zones 3,4 and 5.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)The increase in urbanization has seen the demand for land continue to rise. This has resulted in a shift from the previous system of property ownership defined by area (2D cadastre) to encompass the vertical aspect (3D ... -
A Comparative Tariff Assessment Between Grid Electricity And Own Consumer Generation: A Case Study Of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Consumers, particularly big companies and commercial enterprises, are increasingly moving away from the traditional national grid to own generated electricity. Arguably, with low sales, the utilities are forced to pass ... -
Comparative use of lime and Moringa oleifera in removal of suspended solids from coffee processing effluent
(University of Nairobi, 2014)In Kenya, coffee grows in only a small part of 20% of the whole country which is arable land. It grows well between 1200 m and 2100 m above sea level and an annual rainfall of more than 1000 mm. Besides that, coffee ... -
Comparison between field measurements and local climatic estimates of crop water use in Oklahoma.
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A Comparison Of Global Rating Systems In Green Building With The Safari Green Building Index. A Case Of Nairobi, Kenya.
(UoN, 2019)The effect of building design and construction on the planet’s natural environment has in the past two decades come to the forefront of the global conservationist agenda. The use of raw materials as well as the production ... -
Comparison of three design standards on Nakuru – Nyahururu road of flexible pavements in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018-05)The study road Nakuru – Nyahururu diverts from A109 Highway in Nakuru town passes through mountainous escarpments and small towns like Bahati, Subukia and the seat of Laikipia County (Nyahururu). It covers a total distance ... -
Compression field theory for structural concrete subjected to flexure and shear
(1984)In structural design, a rational model enables the engineer to develop a better understanding of actual structural behaviour and leads to simple general methods of design. For structural members subjected to structural ...