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National Housing Corporation Programmes: The case of kibera housing schemes.
(University of Nairobi, 2001-10)
The aim of this research was to explore if the designers'
intentions were met in housing schemes done by the National
Housing Corporation (NHC). The study basically
used NHC housing schemes in Kibera as case studies ...
An Assessment of the impact of Relic Forests on urban greening in the City of Nairobi, Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2005-03)
Greening programmes can influence the sustainable development of urban areas thereby
enhancing their green status. Urban greening is important due to continuous devegetation
and threat to remaining relic forests and other ...
Effects of urbanization on the use and control of land: A Case of Ngong fringe
(University Of Nairobi, 2002-08)
One of the most significant dynamics impacting on Kenyan society is rapid urbanization.
The growth of urban centres across the country is proof of this process and is now an
accepted fact. Yet the track record of Kenyan ...
A study of the location and intensity of snaring for bush meat - Case study of Ruma National Park
(University Of Nairobi, 2006-11)
The utilization of bush meat has been part of human diets as far back as the Stone Age or
hunter/gatherers period. Over t he years bush meat has moved from being a traditional
diet! protein supplement to more of a ...
Optimization of power plant dispatch and capacity expansion in Kenya
(2008)
The need to study the Kenyan national power system with a VIew to minimising environmental emissions and energy production costs in the present and the long-term was identified. The overall objective ...
Management options for human-wildlife conflicts in Kitengela game conservation Area, Kajiado district
(2002-08)
The habitat required by Kenya's wildlife, one of its most famous and economically
valuable resources is increasingly threatened by increasing levels of poverty and
the country's soaring rate of population growth. Farmers ...
Integrating non-motorized transport into the urban transport system a case study of Westlands commercial centre Nairobi.
(2009-08)
In most countries, NMT has developed spontaneously and remains largely the normal
process of transportation planning. In Kenya, studies carried out on non-motorized
transport and their provision have dwelt on the larger ...
Planning for rural energy: the wood fuel problem in central Kabras location, Kakamega district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
Woodfuel is a predominant source of rural domestic energy in African, Asian and South
American countries, whereby the population depend heavily on wood to meet their
basic energy needs. This means that the management and ...
Managing the process of relocation and resettlement of informal settlements in urban areas of Africa: the case of Kaburini village, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Nearly every industrializing country has faced the overwhelming demands for housing,
employment, urban services and the problems of proliferating informal settlements.
Different interventions have been employed including ...