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Urban and industrial deconcentration in Kenya: .an analytical framework
(1969)
Historically, industrial growth and associated urban activities
in Kenya have been concentrated in Nairobi and to a lesser extent in
Mombasa. There is some evidence that Nairobi has been increasing in
importance relative ...
People's participation in tree planting: the case of Bura irrigation settlement scheme.
(University of Nairobi, 1991)
Studies show that fuelwood is the traditional energy source in rural Kenya, and is most accessible to the rural population for logistical and economic reasons. The chapter looks at the fuelwood plantation component of the ...
Village communities in Kenya with emphasis on Kabras area.
(University of Nairobi, 1991)
The chapter gives a brief account of Kenyan rural communities, followed by a detailed discussion of Kabras villages. It is suggested that an understanding of rural communities should provide an effective basis for planning ...
The rural development situation of Kabras and Mwingi areas.
(University of Nairobi, 1991)
The Participatory Action Research (PAR) project was undertaken at the University of Nairobi, Kenya during 1989. Diagnostic studies of research areas were a requirement of the PAR project. Their main aim was to provide ...
Reflections on action research and rural development approaches.
(University of Nairobi, 1991)
The chapter examines action and participatory research methods. There is seen to be a need for clarification of the link between these two methods and rural development approaches such as extension and community development. ...
The use of quantitative forecasting estimates in billing utility
(1996)
The residents of Nairobi on the city council of Nairobi for their provision of water needs. Provision of such an essential service is very challenging for the City Council especially with current population growth rate in ...
Politics, ideology and the underprivileged
(1983)
What are the origins of Harambee? What is the meaning of Harambee and what is the place of the underprivileged in the context of the Harambee phenomenon, ideology, tradition, or whatever else it may be called. These are ...
The effect of subordinate attraction on leader behavior
(1996)
The process of upward influence in organization work units is not well understood. No. attempt has been made to specify the processes underlying role-making behaviors. A conceptual model of organizational upward influence ...
Left in limbo: patients' views on care across the primary/secondary interface
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1999)
OBJECTIVES: To discover the views of patients about their experiences across the interface between primary and secondary health care, including referral from general practitioners, outpatient and inpatient care, discharge, ...
Farming Systems Approach to Small‐Scale Farmers' Perceptions of Grain Loss in Kenya
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1989)