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Energy constraints and choices: A Case study of Nyathuna 'b' sub-location, Kiambu District
(University of Nairobi,, 1988-06)
This study addresses itself to rural energy constraints and choices in a high agricultural potential area which has a high population density. The predominant source of rural domestic energy in the third World as a whole ...
Land tenureand economic activity; A critical analysis with a case study Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1988-07-01)
Measuring development in the 'district focus for rural development' in Kenya: the case of Murang'a district.
(University of Nairobi, 1988)
The study has been devoted to the problems of measuring/
evaluating development for a rural district in Kenya as an
aid to planning. It has been conceived that one of the problems
Kenya would face in the efficient ...
The problem of water shortage in Karai location of Kiambu district
(1988-06)
Water is one of the five basic needs necessary for human life; others being food, shelter, health and education. However water is unique in that it is a chemical from which all life depends and it cannot be substituted in ...
Local participation in tourism in Igembe area, Meru district
(University of Nairobi, 1988)
The study examines the nature and level of participation
in tourism in Igembe area of Meru District. It is based
on the realization that effective tourism would be founded
on greater participation of people and organizations ...
A Study on the relationship between population growth and land values: A Case study of Kisii District, Kenya (1967-87)
(University of Nairobi, 1988)
The thesis constitutes a study of land values, population
qrowth and the rural land market in Kisii District. It investigates
the nature of the Kisii rural land market, the possible causes of
high land values and whether ...
A Study of housing problems in a slum area: a Case study of Korogocho slum in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi,, 1988-06)
This study is concerned with the housing problems in a slum area. The study found that the ever increasing housing deficit in Nairobi has promoted the mushrooming of slums and squatter settlements in Nairobi. The housing ...
A Study of transportation problems of Maseru town, Lesotho with special reference to public transport
(University of Nairobi, 1988)
Transportation is inextricably woven up into
man's life on earth. Movement is essential in order
for man to meet his demands. However, various
problems are encountered in this activity as some of
the natural barriers ...
Systems approach to building project management:experience from Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 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 ...
Laboratory and field swelling pressures of a black cotton soil
(1988)
The swelling pressure of a black cotton soil is investigated :n the
project carried out for this thesis.
Soil as one of the materials on the earths crust is introduced; its
mineralogy and atomic properties are discussed. ...