Browsing Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD) by Subject "Kenya"
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Developer profits undermine residents’ satisfaction in Nairobi's residential neighbourhood: implications for local government in Kenya
(2003)This paper deals with the planning, delivery and implementation of a middle class housing scheme in Nairobi, focusing on the process of private sector residential area development. The paper analyses the planning aspects ... -
Development Of Technical Capabilities For Sustainable Radiation And Waste Safety; - Authorization, inspection and enforcement in Kenya
(Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology, University of Nairobi, 2003)Promulgation of radiation protection legislation in Kenya dates back to 1982, was revised in 1985 and became operational in 1986. This law, the Radiation Protection Act, establishes the Radiation Protection Board as the ... -
Effects of the Public Procurement Oversight Authority Standard Tender Document on Procurement of Public Building Works in Kenya : A Case of Ministry of Public Works Managed Projects
(Journal of Buit Environment, University of NairobiSchool of Buit Environment, University of Nairobi, 2013-06-17)Procurement of public construction projects among clients and other stakeholders continues to be a matter of concern all over the world. Over the years, the government has introduced and revised conditions of contract ... -
Form Making in Architecture
(2012)Form making is one of the most important activities that the architect is engaged in when creating architecture. During the process of form making the architect expresses the individual perceptions of reality in tangible ... -
Housing strategies in Kenyan towns and dweller-initiated transformations-Case estates from Nairobi
(2011)Housing demand in Nairobi city has exceeded her rapid population growth culminating in shortage, contributory to informal settlements, and now increasingly attributed to dweller-initiated transformation in formal housing. ... -
Impact of Road Transport on Air Quality in Kenya: Roadside Survey in the Cities of Mombasa and Nairobi
(Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology, University of Nairobi, 2006)Vehicle emissions have profound implications in human health and welfare, ecosystems and on climate (Finlayson-Pitts and Pitts Jnr., 12000; IPCC, 2001; Cacciola et aI., 2002). These emissions include particulate matter ... -
Land Tenure in Slum Upgrading Projects
(2011)This paper gives an overview of slum upgrading in Kenya observing that slums are a major urban housing phenomena in Kenya that require immediate attention. Rather than demolishing them, which renders many people homeless, ... -
The Land Use Planning in Provincial Towns of Kenya
(1993)The Kenya Government has over a number of years pursued policies geared towards the promotion of secondary towns. Included in this strategy is the achievement of an orderly and coordinated urban land development. However, ... -
Needs For Education And Training In Radiation Protection: Kenya Experience
(Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology, University of Nairobi, 2007)Many nations, Kenya inclusive, have insufficient number of trained personnel to deal with regulatory and technical radiation safety issues. The IAEA Basic safety standards and the 96/29 Euratom Directive put emphasis on ... -
Non-destructive analysis of Mercury(Hg) by Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) Technique in Beauty Creams sold in Kenya
(International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology, University of Nairobi, 1996-11)Analysis of mercury(Hg) in 100 different beauty creams by energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence technique is described. Each sample was brought to a melt by warming on a water bath at 40-50°C, and then poured onto a 2.5 ... -
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 ... -
Trace Element Concentrations in Some Traditional Diets Consumed in Selected Parts of Eastern Province of Kenya
(Chemistry, 2012)Dietary quality is vital in maintaining sound nutritional status. The ecological conditions thus influence the type of diets and their nutritional quality. The purpose of this study was to determine the trace element/mineral ...