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An evaluation of post occupancy state of site and service schemes: case study of Kayole and Greenflleds Harambee sacco
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Several international policy instruments particularly the United Nations as well as national guidelines define adequate housing as encompassing more than just a roof over ones‘ head. Adequate housing is thus multi-faceted ...
Sustainable CBD decongestion: Its Application in Eldoret CBD
(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 ...
Densification of urban residential spacem and it’s effect on solid waste management:
(2010)
One of the key problems that Kenya and most other developing
countries have in common is the high population growth- rate, which
has become an impediment to growth and led to poverty- ridden slum
cities . 'This is threat ...
Accuracy assessment of Preliminary Index Diagrams (PIDs) from High Resolution Orthoimage
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)
Land tenure reforms and modernization to conform to current land management and development demands remain a challenge facing developing countries today. Promotion of land titling is the starting point to achieve this ...
An Investigation into the strategies for commercial real estate development financing in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010-11)
Real estate is the largest asset class in the world. For example Johnstone (2004) observed that
the value of housing in the United States of America alone was Sixteen Trillion United States
Dollars. Other authors have ...
Stratified Sampling Frame in GIS: A Computer Code for Latin Hypercube Sampling (LHS) Technique in Environmental Modelling
(2010)
Field sampling is a widely applied data collection method in environmental engineering. Sampling, which is supposed to provide adequate and unbiased representation of a study interest, is often faced with challenges such ...
Analysis of changing positions and interests of stakeholders:
(2010)
One of the key landmarks in the process of slum upgrading in Kenya is the implementation
of the Soweto East pilot project. The project is one of the many projects envisioned in the
Kenya Slum Upgrading Programme (KENSUP). ...
An examination of the impacts of the 2005/2006 policy review on densification of low density residential estates in Nairobi:A case study of kileleshwa estate
(2010)
Densification of low density residential areas is practiced worldwide to counter the outward spread of cities and to offset the negative effects caused by this spread. Some of the negative effects include; air pollution ...
A study of household electricity demand and consumption patterns in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)
The study set out to generate baseline data and information through the analysis of secondary data available from Kenya Power and Lighting Company Ltd (KPLC) for domestic consumers of electricity in a Nairobi residential ...
The Extent to which the Housing Environment is a Contributor to Child Morbidity in Nairobi and its Policy Implications
(2010)
Provision of adequate housing is a major challenge in many urban areas of the developing countries. In Kenya, the housing problem in major cities is exacerbated by rapid growth of the urban population without the corresponding ...