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Geodetic models for monitoring crustal deformation along the African Rift System
(2008)
Continental rupture models emphasize the role of faults in extensional strain accommodation; extension by dyke intrusion is commonly overlooked. A major rifting episode that began in 2005 September in the Afar depression ...
Urbanization Process and the Spread of STDs, HIV and AIDS in Africa
(2003)
It is well known that levels of HIV prevalence tend to be appreciably higher inurban areas. This article considers the reasons for this and shows that within world regions that are relatively homogeneous with respect to ...
Transformation between GPS coordinates and local plane UTM coordinates using the Excel spreadsheet.
(2002)
A procedure for obtaining plane UTM grid coordinates from GPS coordinates based on WGS84 reference system by use of Excel spreadsheet is outlined The geographical coordinates obtained from GPS observations are transfornted ...
Transformation of Art and Architecture of Maasai.
(2006)
Historically, it has been observed that people's settlements tend to change with their changing cultural values. Societies in early and rapid transition offer rich laboratories for the testing of this observation. The ...
Inculturation of the Catholic Church in Kikuyu Religious Space
(2005)
From the Christian theological perspective, inculturation is understood to be
the process whereby the faith already embodied in one culture encounters
another culture. In this encounter, the faith becomes part and parcel ...
Spatial Transformations in Nairobi. A study of Nairobi’s Urban Process
(2008)
A generalized Newling function to the fourth degree is used as a regionalizing technique to analyze population density data from the 1969 national census of Kenya in order to identify the spatial structure of Nairobi, ...
Delivering Affordable housing in Africa: Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies
(2005)
Low-cost housing provision has been a major focus of government in post-apartheid urban South Africa. While successes can be noted, there is growing concern regarding the social and environmental sustainability of housing ...
Mainstreaming Women in Rural Travel and Transport in Kenya:
(2002)
The provision of rural transport infrastructure and services is inadequate in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). As
a result, social and economic activities in rural areas take place at high cost in terms of the time and ...
Land-use Conflicts and Urban Land Management in Kenya
(2002)
Protected areas throughout the world are key for conserving biodiversity, and land use is key for providing food, fiber, and other ecosystem services essential for human sustenance. As land use change isolates protected ...
Design of Museum Spaces - PMDA, Mombasa Kenya
(2005)
Projected future urban growth in Africa is anticipated to be considerable, although estimates vary as to the overall likely scale of this, its spatial distribution within different countries, and the likely drivers and ...