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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 ...
Temperature profiles in a wood packed bed heated by hot combustion gases
(2001)
Axial and radial temperature profiles are presented for the initial sensible heating stage of wood
carbonisation process in a packed bed. These profiles are important in promoting greater understanding of the heat transfer ...
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 ...
Provision of pedestrian transport facilities in Nairobi city: the case of Jogoo corridor.
(2001)
The influence of the car in the expansion of cities, however. has not satisfied the need for travel
especially in third world/developing nations including Kenya where the majority (over 64%) of
urban dwellers live below ...
Maintenance management of commercial buildings within the central business District in Nairobi: a survey of Moktar Daddah street.
(2002)
Maintenance of property and related infrastructure is a very important aspect of property
management. More so, it is more important within the Central businesses district, which
is such an important area of any city or ...
The role of procurement method in project performance: a comparative study between traditional and alternative methods
(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 ...