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Using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems to Determine Suitable Borehole Sites in Kitui County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021-06)
Water is considered a powerful natural resource in the world: a source of life, the backbone of growth and prosperity. The increasing demands for water against the limited natural sources and its increasing scarcity have ...
An Assessment of the Effects of Artisanal Mining in Tabaka, Kisii County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Soapstone is a soft soapy rock that comes in a variety of colors due to leaching of different minerals across them. It is used in making sculpture, cooking pots and in structural architectural applications. Nevertheless, ...
Building information modeling for sustainable construction
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
The study aims at evaluating and investigating the potential of BIM and its capacity in support for sustainable design and construction. This was achieved by: (a) Investigating the current trends in BIM usage within AEC ...
Factors influencing adoption of Information and Communication Technology in Real Estate firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
ICT has become an integral part of daily human activities with a significant impact on the way we live, work and play. ICT has evolved into becoming a multipurpose technology given the critical spillover to the other ...
Estimation of a Safe Reservoir Yield Using Weap: a Case Study of Thwake Multipurpose Reservoir
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Reservoir operation in this case multi-purpose reservoir involves several competing uses like irrigation, hydropower, flood control and water supply. This study aimed at using a simulation model, WEAP model to estimate the ...
Role of Design on User Experience in Public Parks
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Monitoring Land Degradation Neutrality using Geospatial Techniques in Support of Sustainable Land Management: A Case Study of Narok County.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Land degradation is a worldwide phenomenon defined as “a gradual reduction or loss in the
biological or economic productive capacity of the land” (UNCCD, 2016). Land degradation is
closely linked with major global ...
Road Lighting Energy Reduction Through Transition From Hps Lamps to Leds and Dimming a Case Study of Uganda Street, Merkato, Addis Ababa
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Street lighting systems are integral to modern cities and greatly enhance their ability for nighttime
business continuity, provide pedestrian and driver safety through improved road visibility,
deter criminal elements ...
Development of a comprehensive web-based land information system for Kisii Municipality
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
The land management paradigm is centered on having a land administration system that is built in a manner that it is capable of supporting key LA functions namely; land tenure, value, use and land development. The Land ...
Development of an Xml Standard for Survey Data Interchange in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
The lack of a modern cadastral system since the establishment of surveying practice in 1903, has resulted to a lot of problems in land management and administration in Kenya. Most of the operations are carried out manually ...