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A framework for national assessment of land degradation in the drylands
(2011)
Land degradation is a gradual, negative environmental process that is accelerated by human activities. Its gradual nature allows degradation to
proceed unnoticed, thus reducing the likelihood of appropriate and timely ...
Multi-objective environmental/economic dispatch solution using hybrid ABC_PSO algorithm
(2012)
The problem of power system optimization has become
a deciding factor in current power system engineering practice
with emphasis on cost and emission reduction. The economic and
emission dispatch problem has been addressed ...
Merging Indigenous African and Western Knowledge Systems; I
(2011)
Since colonial times, Euro centricism has eroded development and modernization of not only indigenous
African architectural design values but also other Sub-Saharan, socio-cultural heritage knowledge and
practices. From ...
The Survival of the Traditional Swahili House Design in the Coastal Areas of East Africa
(2012)
Housing issues in developing countries have occupied the minds of many researchers and policy makers
in government, donor and research agencies. The problems associated with housing continue to be
experienced, including ...
Reduction of Peak-to-Average Power Ratio in OFDM Radio Systems
(2012)
The authors propose a very effective and flexible peak power reduction scheme for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) with almost vanishing redundancy. This new method works with arbitrary numbers of subcarriers ...
An Analysis of the Causes of Failures in the Implementation of Projects in Kenya
(2012)
Project implementation is the actualization of the sequences of activities that are designed to achieve the
aims of the project. It is the phase in which the project deliverables are physically built and delivered to
the ...
A dichotomized spatial planning policy approach and the Informal- formal polarization in the Urban Areas of Kenya
(2012)
This paper contends that the proliferation of urban informality in Kenya is more pronounced in the former
African settlements than in areas that were formerly occupied by Europeans and Asians during colonial
rule. The ...
Intelligent Buildings in Kenya
(2012)
Buildings have a profound impact on the quality of our lives and on the world around us. They have
enhanced our communities and enriched our well-being. On the commercial front, they support and
house the operations of ...
Sustainable Swahili Architecture; Reconciling Urban Conservation, Tourism and Sustainable Development
(2012)
Urbanisation and globalisation have led to loss of features in many ancient and new settlements in the
world, which define their identity. In the East African Coast, such features are fast disappearing. This
erosion of ...
Variations in policies on urban-rural relations and the evolution of different patterns of urban sprawl in world Cities;
(2011)
Classical theories of urban sprawl are based on the assumption that peri-urban formation evolves in a
homogeneous rural-urban space surface. As a result, urban sprawl is mistakenly viewed to take place in
the form of ...