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Urbanization as a Component of Regional Development
(1998)
This paper summarizes the theoretical insights drawn from a study of thirteen large–scale urban development projects (UDPs) in twelve European Union countries. The project focused on the way in which globalization and ...
Functions of Juakali Artisans
(1994)
Mounting demographic pressures, rising unemployment among school leavers, the rising cost of education against diminishing resources and shrinking jobs in both formal public and private sectors are some of the key challenges ...
Temporal hydrologic response of unstable crusting soils in Semi- arid areas of Kenya
(1998)
Over the past three decades, agricultural watersheds in semi-arid Kenya
have experienced some rapid decline in soil and crop productivity due to severe soil
erosion, low soil water, low soil fertility and high soil ...
Land Settlements, Land Reforms And The Historical Causes Of Land grievances in Kenya
(1991)
This chapter inquires into the efficiency and equity consequences of rental and sales markets for agricultural land in the developing world. Most of the work on the relationship between farm size and productivity strongly ...
Quality Assurance and Relevance of Engineering Education in Africa
(1997)
Economic development is correlated with the development of higher education:
enrollment ratios in higher education average over fifty percent for countries belonging to the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and ...
Effects of Property and The Management of the commons
(1995)
The notorious `tragedy of the commons' is incorrectly held to be the eventual fate of all resources that are used collectively rather than by individual private owners. This essay reviews several examples around the world ...
The Kenya Power System
(1996)
The widespread introduction and adoption of renewable energy technologies remains high on virtually every national development policy agenda; renewable energy systems can assist national energy autonomy, decentralize ...
Human Resources Development for the Water Sector in the Next Decade
(1990)
Globalisation is not a single phenomena, and it has become a catch-all concept to describe a range of trends and forces that impact our environment in many ways. Economic globalisation, under the aegis of the so called ...
Poisoning of Sulfate Reductions with Molybdenum in Anaerobic Reactors Fed Glucose
(1990)
Several researchers have used molybdate (MoO42−) for the selective inhibition of sulphate reducing bacteria (SRB) in anaerobic digestion. The feasibility of using MoO42− for the control of sulphate reduction in biological ...
The Optimal Sources of energy in Kenya
(1994)
The electricity industry has an important role in developing a sustainable energy system, both regarding the
use of electricity to improve environmental performance in society thus contributing to a better livingstandard ...