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Influence of Urbanisation on Minimum and Maximum Temperature characteristics over Nairobi City
(Journal of Climate Change and Sustainability, 2018-04)
Urban Heat Island being the most investigated aspect of urban climate is not prominently investigated in
tropical African urban areas. This paper seeks to address the influence of urbanization on outdoor
temperature ...
Street Children in Nairobi and the African Cultural Ideology of Kin‐Based Support System. Change and Challenge
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 1997)
Poverty, rapid urbanization, population growth rate, family instability and the declining role of the extended family system are among the key factors responsible for the prevalence of child abuse and neglect in Nairobi. ...
Urbanization and consumption of petroleum products in Kenya
(Elsevier, 1993)
Kenya's urban population has been growing at 6% per annum in the last 20 years and is expected to account for 25% of the population in the year 2000. This paper analyses the impact of urbanization on the consumption of ...