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Assessing Deployment of Emerging Innovations and Technologies in Catalysing Sustainable Water Services Provision in Nairobi City County, Kenya: Case of Soweto Kayole Jisomee Mita
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Water services provision and sanitation challenges are still prominent in the informal settlements such as Soweto Kayole (SK) characterised by poor water distribution networks, high population with low income level while ... -
Assessing Drivers and Effects of Peri-urban Development in Secondary Towns: a Case Study of Kitui Town in Kitui County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The peri-urban development phenomenon has been of concern since the 20th century. Governments, scholars, and institutions have invested heavily in attempts to understand how this phenomenon manifests and models developed ... -
Assessing Functions of Bypass Roads in Cities and Towns- a Case Study of Eastern Bypass in the City of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Functions of bypasses and their impacts have been assessed in various studies worldwide. These roads are key in addressing traffic congestion, environmental pollution, road accidents and economic growth in cities and ... -
Assessing Functions of Bypass Roads in Cities and Towns: a Case Study of Eastern Bypass in the City of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Functions of bypasses and their impacts have been assessed in various studies worldwide. These roads are key in addressing traffic congestion, environmental pollution, road accidents and economic growth in cities and ... -
Assessing planning policy framework for public urban parks: A case of city park, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Public urban parks provide environmental, economic and social benefits to the urban communities. In Kenya their quality over time has deteriorated resulting in encroachment, lack of attention, poor maintenance, lack of ... -
Assessing Sustainability of Urban Growth in Ongata Rongai Town, Kajiado County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The rapid development of urban areas is not only a contributor to the economic growth of developing countries but also a significant driver of environmental change and resource use. Sustainable development of urban areas ... -
Assessing the Accessibility of the Built Environment to Persons With Reduced Mobility, a Case of Narok Town
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Reduced mobility is part of a normal life cycle that many people likely experience during some period of their life. It might lead to transient or permanent disability and usually arises from an accident, old age, carrying ... -
Assessing the adequacy of public health facilities in a devolved system of government by use of GIS. Case study: Nairobi county, Kenya
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Assessing the Hydrocarbon Potential of Offshore Lamu Basin using Nuclear Well Logs
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Kenya’s sedimentary basins are similar to other basins in eastern Africa where petroleum has been discovered. In general, acoustic and electrical methods are used in geophysical logging for hydrocarbon exploration in the ... -
Assessing the impact of climate change on food security of communities in Turkana county.
(University of Nairobi, 2016-06)Climate variability and change is increasingly being recognized as a critical challenge to pastoral production systems in the arid and semi-arid rangelands. The projected climate scenarios are expected to aggravate some ... -
Assessing the impact of refugee camp on land cover of Kakuma area Turkana county
(University of Nairobi, 2016-07)According to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), the number of refugees and internally displaced people has reached its highest point since World War II.By the end of 2015, more than sixty ... -
Assessing The Impact Of Tsetse Fly On Livestock Productivity Using Geospatial Technologies, Case Study; Kubo South Location, Kwale County, Kenya
(UoN, 2019)Livestock production plays an important role as subsistence, for draught power and as an income earner. According to KENTTEC 2017 report, the agricultural sector in Kenya contributes 24% of the country’s Gross Domestic ... -
Assessing the Level of Accessibility of Memorial Parks by the Visually Impaired a Case Study of Bomb Blast Memorial Park, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The inclusive design was a concept of late Architect Ronald Mace. Inclusivity is all about developing products and environments that can accommodate everybody regardless of their age, gender or ability status. Inclusivity ... -
Assessing the roles of water resources users associations in line with the principles of integrated river basin management: case study of the Kuywa water resources users association
(University of Nairobi, 2017-07)Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM) has become a rallying call of mainstream thinking on water resources management across the world. The Dublin Principles (1992) and the Rio Conference’s Agenda 21 (1992) ... -
Assessment and Mapping of Black Carbon and PM2.5 Variability: A Case Study in Nairobi city
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Airborne particulate matter is of great concern in the global environment due to associated negative effects on human health and environment, and its contribution to climate change. Reported here is carried out evaluation ... -
Assessment of Anthropogenic Activities and Their Impact on Ngong Hills Forest, Kajiado County: a Remote Sensing Approach
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Monitoring of the forest ecosystem is mandatory in detecting any changes in the ecosystem. Human beings are dependent on forests for various livelihood needs and thus the development and conservation of forests around the ... -
Assessment of causes creating non performing mortgage loans in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-11)This project aimed at identifying the causes that create non-performing mortgage loans in financial institutions that offer mortgage loans in Kenya. It begans with a theoretical study of the background of the causes of ... -
An assessment of domestic water supplies in rural communities in Asals
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Assessment of electrical energy demand and the potential for solar water heating –
(Department of mechanical and manufacturing engineering, 2012)In Kenya, there is high dependence on hydroelectric power which over the years has become very unreliable especially due to many blackouts and high cost. During the dry seasons the water level in the dams is very low leading ...
