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Squatters or tenants: the commercialization of unauthorized housing in Nairobi
(University of Kent at Canterbury and University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1984)The conventional view of squatting suggests that the squatter builds his own house. In this paper we shall present fieldwork data from Nairobi which is totally at variance with this view. We shall present data on a private ... -
Stability of relative orientation
(1981)This paper investigates the effect of the deviation of measured points from the standard locations when carrying out a relative orientation of a stereomodel. The analytical solution of more than 100 cases was considered ... -
Stabilization of solid waste through leachate recycling
(University of Nairobi, 1994)One characteristic which landfills Have in common is the long stabilization times they require. Stabilization implies that conditions within the fill have achieved a state of relative physical, biological and chemical ... -
Staff of the joint services division of eaafro/eavro executive and administration
(Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nairobi, 1976) -
Stakeholder Roles, Perceptions and Behaviour towards Conservation of Riparian Zones in Nairobi River Basin
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Stakeholder participation is key to the determination, use and management of riparian zones. International treaties, conventions and laws as well as the Constitution of Kenya of 2010 are very clear about the inclusion of ... -
Stakeholders in the Limelight: Principles of Actor-Centred Resources Management.
(1998)The objective of this paper is to explore the extent to which changes in institutional configurations at the Polish centre of government have affected variation in the patterns of implementation of EU legislation in ... -
Stambene strategije u Kenijskim gradovima i transformacije podstaknute od samih stanovnika - primeri naselja u Najrobiju
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Architecture & Building Science, 2011)Stambene potrebe u gradu Najrobiju prerasle su ubrzani porast njegovog stanovništva, koji kulminira u nestašicama, čemu doprinose i divlja naselja, u kojima je sve više zastupljena transformacija stambenih jedinica koju ... -
State of the art reporton global and regional soil information:
(School of engineering, 2013)Soil is a natural body consisting of layers (soil horizons) that are composed of weathered mineral materials, organic material, air and water (Bockheim et al., 2005). It is the end product of the combined influence of ... -
Static and dynamic axial crushing of spot-welded thin-walled composite steel–CFRP square tubes
(2009)Thin-walled metallic tubular components have long been adopted in the transportation industries, where the stable energy absorbing crushing process provides protection to occupants and cargo in the event of a collision. ... -
A static dynamic model for densification of geodetic networks.
(1993)n the tradition of several joint papers by the honoree and myself, including E. Grafarend and B. Schaffrin (1974, 1976, 1988) and E. Grafarend, B. Schaffrin, and E. Knickmeyer (1982), I took up the subject again in ... -
Status and Prospects in Research Infrastructure Development in Nuclear Analytical Spectrometry and Radiometric Instrumentation Methodologies for Environmental Radiation and Associated Radioactivity Measurements and Modelling Studies in Kenya
(International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology, University of Nairobi, 2010-09)Since 2002 the Department of Physics at the University of Nairobi has established the Applied Nuclear and Radiation Physics Division for graduate training in a variety of nuclear science fields and research, the major line ... -
Status Of ILabs In Sub-Sahara Africa (iLabs-Africa)
(Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi, 2009) -
The Status Of Materials Testing Equipment In Kenya
(Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nairobi, 1986) -
The status of Wood utilization in Tea industry in Kenya
(Arts and Design, University of Nairobi, 2011) -
STDs, HIV, AIDS and urbanisation process in Kenya
(1995)The AIDS epidemic in Kenya constitutes the greatest public health challenge of our time. It has been recognized that social factors associated with urbanization process are important in the rapid spread of Acquired Immune ... -
Steering Energy Transitions through Landscape Governance: Case of Mathare Informal Settlement, Nairobi, Kenya
(MDPI, 2020-06-23)Poor households in urban informal settlements face a big challenge in accessing clean energy for cooking, heating, and lighting. We use Kenya’s Mathare informal settlement as a landscape site to better understand how ... -
Stochastic Methods for Aircraft Design
(1998)The global stochastic optimization method, simulated annealing (SA), was adapted and applied to various problems in aircraft design. The research was aimed at overcoming the problem of finding an optimal design in a space ... -
Storm Water Drainage Design For Roads
(Civil and Construction Engineering, University of Nairobi, 1982) -
Strategic Development Plans for Kiriaini, Kihoya, KAanyenyaini, Kahati, Kahuro and Kambirwa
(University of Nairobi, 2014)