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Universal Design Awareness among Urban Planners and Its Impact on Public Transport Systems in Nairobi, Kenya
(Africa Habitat Review, 2020-02-20)
The idea of Universal Design began in the 1950s with a new attention to disability in the wake of the major
world wars. Universal Design proposes a collaborative systems approach that benefits from the synergies
of ...
The Unsustainability of Urban Habitat Transformation : A Case Study of Kileleshwa in Nairobi, Kenya
(Africa Habitat Review, 2020-02-20)
This paper interrogates the issue of sustainability of the market-driven urban residential transformation of
Nairobi through a case study of Kileleshwa, a residential neighbourhood located in the western suburbs
of the ...
Cadastre Systems and Their Effectiveness in Implementation of a GIS-Based Physical Addressing System :A Case Study of Kiambu, Thika and Machakos Towns in Kenya
(Africa Habitat Review, 2020-02-20)
GIS-based physical addressing and cadastre system are inextricably linked. This is because the cadastre shows property boundaries and delimits road reserves that are crucial for an addressing system. The main purpose of ...
Evaluation of Property Rates Collection and Enforcement in Devolved Systems of Governance in Kenya: A Case Study of Nairobi City County
(Africa Habitat Review, 2020-02-20)
The paper evaluates property rates collection and enforcement in devolved systems of governance in
Kenya with a specific focus on Nairobi City County. The study sought to establish the property rates
Collection Ratio ...
The production of space and place in informal settlements:a case study of Mukuru Kwa Njenga, Nairobi
(Africa Habitat Review, 2020-02-20)
The paper seeks to understand how the space and place are conceived and used in Nairobi´s informal
settlements. Using the case of Mukuru Kwa Njenga, the study explores three questions around the
production of space and ...
The North-South Divide in urban patterns and the contradictions of using homogeneous instruments of planning:lessons from Kenya
(Africa Hbitat, 2020-02-20)
Three development pathways characterize all urban societies in the world and, this, by necessity, result in different spatial patterns. The first pathway can be viewed as laissez faire, which produces informal or organic ...
A New Frontier in Collaborative Approaches in Sustainable Open Spaces Delivery in Nairobi City :
(Africa Habitat Review, 2020-02-20)
This study aimed to examine the historical loss of public open spaces in Nairobi City, assess the residents’ awareness of the importance of the resource and determine the collaborative planning and governance approaches ...
Adaptation of Swahili architecture and identity :a case study of Lamu Island
(Africa Habitat Review, 2020-02-20)
Cultural continuity and authenticity is of growing concern in Lamu today. This paper questions cultural
identity and the resulting material culture of the Swahili people in Lamu. The exploration reveals that the
cultural ...
Enhancing Visual Aids in Training of Child Caregivers in Daycares Within Nairobi’s Urban Informal Settlements
(Africa Habitat, 2020-08-20)
As of 2017 there were 300,000 children living in Nairobi’s informal settlements and at least 2,700 informal daycares run by owners with little or no formal training on Early Childhood Education and a majority with low ...
The quality of an urban residential neighbourhood: a case study of Umoja I Estate, Nairobi
(2020-08-15)
Purpose of the study: The study examined the quality of an urban residential neighbourhood
in Umoja I Estate, Nairobi. Notably, the study sought to determine the indicators of quality in
an urban residential neighbourhood ...