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Informal Urbanism in Nairobi
(2011)
Post-colonial Nairobi has experienced a rapid urbanization rate averaging 5 per cent per annum from 1963 to the present. The planning framework inherited from the colonial regime and little changed after Independence has ...
Nairobi’s Informal Modernism
(2005)
A lot of literature on ur
ban development in developing
countries has entirely focused on the nexus between rapid
urbanization, Gross Geographic Pr
oduct (GGP) and poverty growth
with little research that demonstr
ates ...
Rahani: A Unique Commercial Land Tenure Arrangement Amongst the Digo of Kenya's Coast
(2008)
Land ownership, distribution, utilisation and exchange amongst the Digo people of Kenya's lower Coast is done through both formal systems and informal arrangements, 'Rahani'is an informal arrangement that allows landowners ...
Optimal Under - voltage Load Shedding using Cuckoo Search with Levy Flight Algorithm for Voltage Stability Improvement
(2015)
Voltage stability has become a serious threat of modern power system operation nowadays. To
tackle this problem properly, load shedding is a countermeasure taken as a last resort. However,
its
consequences ...
Shattered Grain Loss Attributable to the Combine Harvester Reel
(2006)
Losses
of
grain
in
the
field,
which
occur
with
the
use
of
the
header,
combine
and
windrower,
have
caused
much
concern
to
farmers
and
research
workers.
Bracken
(2)
reported
that
the
combine
...
Transition from Brittle Failure to Ductile Flow of a luvisol Soil
(2006)
A comprehensive programme of triaxial compression tests was carried out on unsaturated samples of a sand, a loam soil and a clay. The samples were prepared under laboratory conditions in two microstructural states where ...
Viscoelastic Properties of Bulk Groundnuts
(2012)
The groundnut, Arachis hypogaea Linn, samples were collected from the majorly grown areas of western Kenya to investigate the viscoelastic properties pertinent to grain handling, storage and processing. In particular, the ...
Farm equipment Deveiopment for Small Holders in Semiarid Areas of Southeastern and Central Africa
(1985)
Before the arrival of European agricultural technology, technologies addressing the need for more efficient capture and utilisation of resources were being developed in Africa. Land invasions and displacements, the ...
A new approach for using time-series remote-sensing images to detect changes in vegetation cover and composition in drylands
(2011)
Vegetation cover and composition are important aspects of the dryland environment because they provide livelihood to humans and also protect soil resources against erosion. Currently, scientists are advancing various ...
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 ...