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Role of Design on User Experience in Public Parks
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The Role of High Voltage Direct Current Technology in Transmission Planning for Renewable Energy Integration: a Case of Wind Energy
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Renewable Energy Integration (REI) to the electrical grid comes with various technical challenges. One of these challenges is the need to upgrade the existing transmission infrastructure given the significant distance ... -
The Role of High Voltage Direct Current Technology in Transmission Planning for Renewable Energy Integration: a Case of Wind Energy
(university of nairobi, 2022)Renewable Energy Integration (REI) to the electrical grid comes with various technical challenges. One of these challenges is the need to upgrade the existing transmission infrastructure given the significant distance ... -
The role of improved indigenous building materials and construction techniques in lowering the cost of house construction:A case study of a demonstration housing project in Hakati and Mbita divisions of western Kenya
(School of the Built Environment, 1986)As in many other developing countries around the world the need for housing in Kenya's urban and rural areas, which is predominantly characterized by insufficiency both in terms of quantity and quality, is growing at a ... -
The Role Of Informal Housing In Alleviation Of Housing Problems In Kenya: A Case Study Of Kwa Ronda Settlement, Nakuru Town
(University of Nairobi, 1997)During the period 1990-2030, the global population will grow by about 3.7 billion Ninety percent of this increase will be in developing countries, Kenya included, where ninety percent of the population growth will take ... -
The Role of infrastructure in spatial growth and development of environmentally sustainable urban human settlements: A Case study of Kisii Town.
(University of Nairobi,, 1994)This study set out to identify the role of infrastructure and other factors in the spatial growth of Kisii town and the environmental consequences of inadequate provision of the same. The study is based on the assumption ... -
The role of infrastructure in spatial growth of Ol Kalou and the Institutional constraints on their provision
(University of Nairobi, 1994-08)Most patterns of urban areas evolve as a result of combined influence of infrastructure such as roads, electricity, water, and others. Thus, besides acting as lubricants in the development process, infrastructure determine ... -
Role of Internship in Developing Employment Ready Design Graduates in Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2022)The study sought to investigate the roles of internships in developing employment-ready graduates. An internship is ―Any official or formal programs that provide experience for beginners in an occupation or the profession‖, ... -
The Role of Markets in Rural Development-a Case of Funyula Market in Funyula Town, Funyula Sub-county, Busia County
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Rural markets have had a strong potential that could initiate an increasing growth course, which culminates in continuous and sustainable development. However, instances of poor market integration due to poor polices; and ... -
The Role Of National Housing Corporation In The Provision Of Housing In Kenya.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Urban and Regional Planning, 1978)Countries a" over the world have housing problems in one form or the other. However, the magnitude, the dimension, the scope, the fundamental causes vary from country to country. Kenya, Iike other countries, has come to ... -
The role of non-governmental organisitions and women self-help groups partnership financing low-cost rural housing projects: a case study of african housing fund projects in Kitui district
(University of NairobiDepartment of Urban and Regional Planning, 1994)The growth of Urban sat ion and its related prob ems in developing countries has resulted in many of the rural development issues being given only token treatment. One of the prob ems that has received very minimal ... -
The role of peers in drug use among the youth
(Department of Sociology, University of Nairobi, 1993-12)The high rate of population increase in Kenya implies that the population structure is becoming increasingly youthful. One direct effect of this is that problems associated with the youth, one of which is drug use, are ... -
The Role of Procurement Method in Project Performance- a Comparative Study Between Traditional and Alternative Methods
(University of Nairobi, 2006)Procurement is an important area of construction dealing as it does with the overall planning, management and organization of a project from inception to completion. The procurement of construction projects in Kenya as ... -
The role of procurement method in project performance: a comparative study between traditional and alternative methods
(Department of Real Estate and Construction Management, University of Nairobi, 2006)Procurement is an important area of construction dealing as it does with the overall planning, management and organization of a project from inception to completion. The procurement of construction projects in Kenya as ... -
The role of rural service centres in rural development
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The role of small scale agro-based industries in rural development: a Case study of west Kenya Sugar Factory . Kakamega District
(Department of Urban and Regional Planning, 1992)This study set out to examine the role of small scale agro-based industries in rural development. Using a case study of West Kenya sugar factory, the study aimed at studying the sugar industry in terms of sugarcane ... -
The role of small scale brick producers and the use of bricks in rural housing
(Faculty of Architecture, Design and Development, University of Nairobi, 1995)The construction sector plays an important role in most developing countries. This is because in the initial stages of their development, countries tend to divert a substantial portion of their national income to ... -
The role of small scale industry in the low income housing communities: A case study of Morogoro urban
(University of Nairobi, 1977-06)The thesis topic "The Role of Small Scale Industry in the low - income housing community, a case study of Morogoro Urban", aims at harmonizing the conflict of land use between small scale industrial development ...