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The influences of charcoal production activities and environmental impact in asals: a case of rumuruti and northern approaches in laikipia district
(1998)
Woodfuel consumption and related energy and ecological problems are important and
pressing issues in their own right. Since most Africans, Kenya included, are poor and can
afford or have access to little other than ...
Housing and health:the relationship between the residential environment and the health status of households:a study of Jericho estate, Umoja estate, and Lindi village
(2000-08)
Provision of shelter in all it's different forms is a major problem in many urban areas of
the developing countries. In Kenya the housing problem in urban areas has reached
alarming proportions. The country has experienced ...
The role of small scale brick producers and the use of bricks in rural housing
(1995)
The construction sector plays an important role in
most developing countries. This is because in the initial
stages of their development, countries tend to divert a
substantial portion of their national income to ...
Conflicts caused by the presence of informal activities in public urban space the case of Ngara West in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
One half to three quarters of non-agricultural employment in developing countries is to be found in the informal sector. Specifically, these figures amount to 48% in the whole of Africa, 51% in Latin America, 65% in Asia, ...
Application of GIS in physical planning: Case study: Part of Mwingi town
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
This research deals with the application of GIS in physical planning where the case study is part
of Mwingi Town in Kitui County. Mwingi Town has grown in uncontrolled manner with all sorts
of planning problems such as: ...
An Assessment Of Integrated Water Resources Management Practices In Gucha River Catchment
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Integrated water resource management (IWRM) approach seeks to achieve sustainable holistic development of water resources in a water catchment. It is a cross cutting issue with multiple institutions involved and harmonization ...
An investigation into the effects of informal individualisation of unregistered community land on community land rights. Case study: Ikutha district in Kitui county
(University of Nairobi, 2014-04)
Land is a very important asset to every living thing ranging from the small insects, plants,
wild and domestic animals to human beings. Human beings being the most knowledgeable of
all the living things have the ability ...
Water allocation assessment: A study of hydrological simulation on Mukurumudzi River Basin
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
The flow at RGS 3KD06 on 13/03/2013 was estimated at approximately 0.006 m3/s (520 m3/d), which is 53% of the lowest recorded daily flow for March (0.011.28 m3/s, 974 m3/d). The concerns regarding the low flows on the ...
GIS database for real estate management: a case study of Komarock estate phase 1 Infill
(2009)
Real Estate Management involves house owners, tenants, tax collectors, valuers, financial
institutions, mortgage providers among others. Estate Agents deal with massive datasets
from these key actors together with data ...
Challenges to inner city redevelopment in Nairobi: the case of Ngara
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
Kenya continues to experience a rapid pace of urbanization and this has led to the increase in the number of urban centres and the expansion of the already existing centres. Nairobi City is the largest and among the oldest ...