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An experimental study of the multipass operation of double-glazed solar air heaters
(1991)
Solar air heating (solar collector) is a renewable heating technology and provides heat using solar energy. With fuel costs and other factors, solar air heaters (SAHs) are getting more attention. The energetic and exergetic ...
An Analysis of the relationship between land tenure and agricultural land use in selected subsistence and cash crop areas in Kenya.
(1991)
This article uses cross-sectional evidence from Ghana, Kenya, and Rwanda in 1987–88 to examine the question, Are indigenous land rights systems in Sub-Saharan Africa a constraint on productivity? The evidence supports the ...
Evaluating Community/Self-help Water Management Systems In Arid And Semi-Arid Districts In Kenya
(1991)
Given the squeeze on national budgets and the need for priorities over investment choices in education, many governments have turned to communities in the search for alternative sources of revenue. In Kenya, there is a ...
A strategy for strengthening the service urban centers in Kenya:
(1991)
Growth centers have fallen into disrepute as an instrument of spatial policy in developing countries. This paper suggests that they may still be valuable, if harmonized with local economic and social conditions. The growth ...
Rural-Urban Relations, Household Income Diversification and Agricultural Productivity
(1991)
Does rising income from agriculture drive the growth of nonfarm activities, or does increased income from nonfarm activities spur the growth of agriculture? This paper looks at the role of nonfarm income in enabling ...
Evaluating Development in Small Sub-National Areas of Developing Countries
(1991)
This paper focuses on problems of measuring and evaluating development for small subnational areas in a developing country. It has been stressed that the core of the problem is a lack of suitable tools to do the job, due ...