Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD): Recent submissions
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Application of Science and Technology: Essentials and Promotion of Linkage Between Research and Development (R and D) and Entrepreneurship
(University of Nairobi, 2006)In order for Kenya to address the many challenges facing the country such as poverty, unemployment, HIV/AIDS etc., the economy is required to grow sustainably at more than 7% p.a. To realize this economic growth, the ... -
Occupational exposure to roadway emissions and inside informal settlements in sub-Saharan Africa: A pilot study in Nairobi, Kenya
(Univerisyt of Nairobi, 2015)Few studies examine urban air pollution in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), yet urbanization rates there are among the highest in the world. In this study, we measured 8-hr average occupational exposure levels of fine particulate ... -
Narrative and property in Kibagare
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The challenges associated with the allocation of ownership of property related to shelter in post-conflict environments is a constant and pressing concern. This article is based on research undertaken in Kibagare, a small ... -
Population growth and demand for rural and urban housing.
(University of Nairobi, 1988)In the future, population growth rates in Kenya will determine the rate of household formation in both urban and rural areas, which in turn will affect the demand for housing. Population growth rates are focused on in terms ... -
Sustainable urban communities: challenges and opportunities in Kenya’s urban sector
(University of Nairobi, 2011-04)During the last forty years, the economic and demographic structure of Kenya has become increasingly urban. In the 1980s the urban population in the country grew at over 6.5 percent a year, more than double the rate for ... -
Nakawa market in Uganda
(1980)The site is located in Nakawa town, a small trading centre in the educational residential area, kilometres from Kampala City Centre. It covers an area of about ~ hectors part of which I develop for the market, the ... -
Monitoring and evaluation: an urban project case study in Kenya
(1981)Monitoring and evaluation is a key activity in systematic development planning. This case study of a large urban project in Nairobi, Kenya, looks at ways in which evaluation data and methods can be useful in an on-going ... -
Minimum requirements for permanent single storey houses
(1974)The "Minimum Requirements for Permanent Single Sto~y Housing" given in this pamphlet must be regarded as guidelines for those who need a definition of the term "Permanent Housing" in Tanzania. T~ere are three main ... -
Making waters
(1994)In the past 10 years the strategy of the Kenya Government has shifted from expansion of largescale irrigation schemes to the development of smallholder irrigation systems. Since 1992, the Government has adopted a ... -
low- income house types for Kenya, a selection 04 house types with estimated construction cost prices, suitable for t~e low-income group.
(1979)It is the aim of this publication to provide reference plans of urban house types suitable for the low-income group. Each example shown indicates a design solution which conforms with certain design criteria and is not ... -
Post occupancy defects in public office buildings in Nairobi city the causes and ratings
(University of Nairobi, 2013-05)An insight into the budgets for maintenance programmes for Public Office Buildings in Kenya and many other d eveloping countries reveals budgetary deficits leading to ever increasing defects backlog. The major consequence ... -
A critical Analysis of The Causes Of Project Management Failures in Kenya
(2014)The success of a project would normally be measured by the extent to which the predetermined targets set by the Client have been met, whether it performs the function it was intended to meet satisfactorily and if it ... -
Package 'HydroMe'
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Camel milk hygiene
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Claw Disorders In Dairy Cows Under Smallholder Zero-grazing Units
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Towards Plane Hurwitz Numbers
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The main objects of this thesis are branched coverings obtained as projection from a point in P^2. Our general goal is to understand how a given meromorphic function f: X -> P^1 can be induced from a composition X --> C ... -
East Africa’s dangerous dance with the past: important lessons the new East African community has not learned from the defunct
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This paper argues that while the framers of the new East African Community, cognizant of the problems of the defunct one, set out to create a new organization that would avoid the pitfalls of the old they were not bold ... -
Mediating difference to achieve sustainable outcomes for low-income communities
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A legal analysis of the real estate agent in the changing political arena in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2004)Over the last six years there has been a tremendous development of infrastructure projects in virtually all corners of Kenya. This has taken the form of Road Improvement Project, Water and sewerage improvement project and ... -
Determination of basic mean hourly wind speeds for structural design in Nairobi county
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Structural Engineers should be able to accurately predict all loads affecting structures. Consideration of wind loads is very important in the s tructural design especially in the design of high rise structures. This, ...