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Root tensile strength of 3 typical plant species and their contribution to soil shear strength; a case study: Sasumua Backslope, Nyandarua District, Kenya
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2011-04)
The effect of root reinforcement depends on the
morphological characteristics of the root system,
the tensile strength of individual
roots, the soil-root cohesive st
rength, and the distribution of the
root system in ...
The Influence of the Tenure System to the Physical Environments in Nairobi's Human Settlements
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2011-09-01)
Tenure has often been cited as the underlying reason for the wanting physical state that defines slums in Nairobi. The contrary view is that secure tenure would bestow physical environments befitting urban spaces. These ...
The Impact of Enclosed Neighbourhoods on Privatization of Public Space: A Comparative Analysis of Nairobi, Johannesburg, and Ibadan
(2011)
Nairobi, Johannesburg, and Ibadan have witnessed a rapid development of enclosed neighbourhoods where residents have taken upon themselves to restrict access to pre-existing neighbourhoods in various ways. The most common ...
Simulation of the Microclimate in Poultry Structures in Kenya
(2011)
A computer model based on the thermodynamic principles was developed for simulating the internal temperature responses in a naturally ventilated broiler chicken house. The model used transient thermal analysis with suitable ...
Evolution of urban housing strategies and dweller-initiated transformations in Nairobi
(2011)
In her century of existence, Nairobi has served as a laboratory of various housing strategies targeting the indigenous Africans and the poor. Discriminated based on racial segregation during colonisation, the poor have ...
Stambene strategije u Kenijskim gradovima i transformacije podstaknute od samih stanovnika - primeri naselja u Najrobiju
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2011)
Stambene potrebe u gradu Najrobiju prerasle su ubrzani porast njegovog stanovništva, koji kulminira u nestašicama, čemu doprinose i divlja naselja, u kojima je sve više zastupljena transformacija stambenih jedinica koju ...
Memoirs: Surviving the academic arena: my complex journey to the apex.
(Nairobi: University of Nairobi Press, 2011)
SURVIVING THE ACADEMIC ARENA: MY COMPLEX JOURNEY TO THE APEX recounts the true story of Francis John Gichaga, a survivor, who from a humble background rose in the academic and management ranks to become a leading scholar ...
Decentralized Dynamic Power Control for Wireless Backbone Mesh Networks
(2011)
The remarkable evolution of wireless networks into the next generation to provide ubiquitous
and seamless broadband applications has recently triggered the emergence of Wireless Mesh
Networks (WMNs). The WMNs comprise ...
Housing strategies in Kenyan towns and dweller-initiated transformations-Case estates from Nairobi
(2011)
Housing demand in Nairobi city has exceeded her rapid population growth culminating in
shortage, contributory to informal settlements, and now increasingly attributed to dweller-initiated
transformation in formal housing. ...
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 ...