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Household Factors Affecting the Implementation of Forest Conservation Strategies. A Case of South Nandi Forest, Nandi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Forest resource utilization poses a major challenge to the delicate balance between complex-fragile ecosystems in many developing countries. Forests in such economies are major sources of livelihood for the rural communities ... -
Household gender roles and the adoption of agroforestry among small scale farmers in Kwanza division,Trans-Nzoia district, Kenya.
(Department of Sociology and Social work, University of Nairobi, 2005)Kenya is faced by the problem of degradation of forests, which in turn negatively affects agricultural productivity. Agroforestry is one of the strategies that the government and other stakeholders have used to.try and ... -
Household labour organization and utilization patterns on small farms in Western Kenya: Implications for agricultural production
(Faculty of the Graduate School, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1986)A salient feature of smallholder production in Western Kenya is the use of fami1y 1abour. Wage 1abour is the 1east dominant form of organizing subsistence production. The small fann households have been integrated into the ... -
Household preferences for improved solid waste management - a case study of Nairobi city
(Department of economics, 2006)This study sought to employ non-marketed goods valuation technique - Choice Modelling (CM) - to determine consumers' preference for improved solid waste management option with different (better) service attributes. This ... -
Household Projections for Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2008)The general objective of the study was to project the households in Kenya to the year 2030 using the 1999 population and housing census data. The study specifically looked at obtaining the age specific headship rates for ... -
Household resource mobilisation capacity and pre-school childhood malnutrition:A case study of kaloleni division, kilifi district
(Department of Sociology,, 1999)This study set out to explore the relationship between household's capacity for resource mobilisation and children's nutritional status in Kaloleni Division, Kilifi District of the Coast Province of Kenya. Kilifi District ... -
Household Structure, Formation and Dissolution in Rusinga Island
(University of Nairobi,Population studies and research institute ( PSRI), 2008)The objective of the study was to explore household structure, formation and dissolution in in Rusinga Island. The specific objectives were to describe the household structure and typology in Rusinga, determine rate of ... -
Household structures and social relations among the Luo of Ndhiwa division, Homa-Bay district
(Institute of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies, 1997)This thesis concerns itself with the mutual communication between people and their environment; that people influence and are influenced by the built surrounding. The basic argument in the thesis is that several factors ... -
Household Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity to Impacts of Climate Change and Variability in Soroti Distict, Eastern Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study sought to examine the vulnerability and adaptive capacity of the people in Soroti District with the aim of improving the understanding of climate change and of measures to enhance adaptation and reduce ... -
Households perceptions about Tuberculosis: potential effects on the achievement of MDGs in Kenya (a case study of Trans Mara District)
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)Tuberculosis remams a major public health problem despite it being preventable, treatable and curable. This is despite the fact that the policy environment has improved drastically after TB was declared a national disaster. ... -
Households’ Water Accessibility And Its Influence On Their Quality Of Life: A Case Of Mukuru And Mathare Informal Settlements In Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)According to NCWSC (2009), only 20% of slum households in Nairobi County have piped water connections. Most of slum residents buy water in 20 litre jerricans from private vendors or kiosks with far higher prices than ... -
Housing and planning policy: the case of squatter settlements in Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania
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Housing conditions and some of their related socio-economic and demographic aspects: A case study of Bushenyi district -Uganda
(Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 1983)Bushenyi is one of the 33 districts of Uganda. It is located in the South Western part of·the country and covers 5395.93 square kilometres which is 2.24 percent of the total national area. According to 1980 Uganda Population ... -
Housing finance and home ownership for middle income earners in Kigali:The case of Rwanda development Bank (BRD).
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Housing in Kisumu town: A geographical study of demand, supply and policy
(Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 1984)Shelter is a chief basic societal need, and therefore accessibility to decent rural and urban housing by a country's population is an important aspect of socioeconomic development as it is positively correlated with labour ... -
Housing needs assessment : A case study of Nairobi
(School of Economics, 2001-08)This paper assesses the housing needs of Nairobi residents and the extent to which individual characteristics contribute to the choice of housing. The paper assesses housing needs in two dimensions. One by considering the ... -
The Housing Problem in Nairobi: an Analysis of Rent Structure and Quality of Housing in Low Cost Premises
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How communication influences adoption of family planning: a case study of Marani division in Kisii county in Kenya.
(2014-11)In this study, the researcher‘s objective was to investigate the significance of communication and social factors that influence the adoption of family planning in Marani division of Kisii County. The research seeks to ... -
How Corporate Governance Affects Bank Performance
(University of Nairobi, 2012)Effective corporate governance practices are essential to achieving and maintaining public trust and confidence in the banking system and also critical to bank performance. Good corporate governance should facilitate ... -
How Credit Facilities Have Benefited Land (Agricultural) Development in Kisii,with Particular Reference to Masige (Ogembo) Division of the Kisii District
(University of NairobiSchool of Law, 1977-04)