Search
Now showing items 201-210 of 280
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 ...
Valuation for compensation practices in Kenya: an evaluation.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the practices for valuation for compensation purposes in Kenya.
Design/methodology/approach
A qualitative survey design was used to sample the registered valuers using ...
Satisfaction Of Residents With Gated Community Lifestyle: The Case Of Nairobi County; Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
The residents in gated communities (GC) in Nairobi, Kenya have been promised elusive life with high
expectations of convenient lifestyle without knowing the high cost of maintenance of the shared facilities. The ...
Airborne particulate matter monitoring in Kenya using calibrated low-cost sensors
(University of Nairobi, 2018-10)
East African countries face an increasing threat from poor air quality stemming from rapid urbanization, population growth, and a steep rise in fuel use and motorization rates. With few air quality monitoring systems ...
Effect of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer Strengthening on the Axial Capacity and Ductility of Non-slender Square Concrete Columns
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
This research investigated the effect of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP)
strengthening on the axial capacity and ductility of non-slender square concrete columns. There
is a problem of buildings collapsing in ...