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Proceedings of African Research Network for Urban Management (ARNUM) Workshop
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Progress Report, Period June 1975- May 1976
(University of Nairobi, 1976)INTRODUCTION The last meeting of the Joint Advisory Board was held on Tuesday 15th of July 1975. The main subject of the meeting was the sta~us of the Housing Research and Development Unit. The proposal to transform ... -
Promotion of small scale builders and producers of innovative building materials:the forgotten sector of jua kali
(University of Nairobi, 1990)Construction industry is an essential instrument of socioeconomic development of any country. Indeed in every sector of the economy, there is a component of construction. For example in the health and education sectors, ... -
Public Control Of Private Land In Kenya: An Analysis Of Land Control In Muhoroni, Nyanza Province In Western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2002)Public policy on agricultural land in Kenya favours individual registered smallholdings (except in ranching and highly mechnised farming areas and settlement schemes. Thus as the registration of Trust (traditional) lands ... -
Rehabilitation of Dis-used Mines and Quarries in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1989) -
Rehabllitation Programme: N. C • C • K •. Experience In The Dandora Community Development Project, Nairobi
(University Of Nairobi, 1977)In December 1968, the NCCK came to learn about Kaburini Squatters vil.lage. Kaburini is a SWahili word which means "by the cemetery". A community of about 400 families illegally settled behind the Moslem cemetery off ... -
Report On Pilot Study For Conservation And Revitalisation Of Old Town Mombasa
(University of Nairobi, 1981)In January 1981, The National Museums of Kenya approached the Department of Architecture, University of Nairobi with a request to undertake "A Pilot Study for Conservation and Revitalisation of Old Town - Mombasa". The ... -
Requirements of a Large Modern Factory to Manufacture Precast Concrete Units
(University of Nairobi, 1970) -
Research In Building And Building Materials In Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 1980)Research and development in the building materials and construction industry is an essential component of human settlements development at the,loc~l and national levels in both developing and developed countries. The ... -
Research in Building and Building Materials in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1980) -
Resource Allocation Income Redistribution And Agricultural Pricing Policies In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1979-11) -
Review of building codes and regulations- A Manual Bases on Kenya's Experience
(University of Nairobi, 1987-09)In order to understand the deficiencies of th€ building codes and regulations in Kenya one has to recall, even momentarily, what. happerield in Europe nearly a 'century ago. •Formal r-u i.Ld.i.nq control of housing development ... -
A review of policy guidelineson real estate management in the Kenya national housing strategy for 1987 - 2000
(University of Nairobi, 1987)The paper begins off by first examining the Government's efforts in trying to provide housing and infrastructure to the malorlty of the urban towns in the country as highlighted in the Nafional Ho~sir)g Strategy for the ... -
The Role of Biogas and Organic Waste Recycling in Rural Energy
(University of Nairobi, 1981) -
The Role Of Nacchu In Housing Development Nachu
(University of Nairobi, 1989) -
Roofs For Low Cost Structures
(University of Nairobi, 1978-06) -
Roofs structures for low-cost housing cost comparison for various roofing materials
(University of Nairobi, 1975-04)The cost of roof covering represents a rather large proportion of the total cost of a low-cost housel) and an even larger part of the cost of a simple shelter comprising main walls, roof support structure and roof covering ... -
Room-based housing cooperatives-an Alternative Approach to Low-income Housing Cooperatives
(University of Nairobi, 1978-05)A recent survey report on Housing Cooperatives in Kenya(l) points to the lack of financing as a major constraint in the cooperatives' potential and performance: Pooling the resources of members through the purchase of ... -
Rural housing conditions in Kakamega District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1983)Housing conditions in rural areas of the Third World countries receive very little attention, particularly if compared with the proportional share in the total populations of these countries. In both studies and policy ... -
Rural housing conditions in Kisii District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1981)Housing conditions in the Third World have been paid attention to by individual research workers, research institutes, local and central government departments and international organizations. Over time, this attention ...