Densification of urban residential spacem and it’s effect on solid waste management:
Abstract
One of the key problems that Kenya and most other developing
countries have in common is the high population growth- rate, which
has become an impediment to growth and led to poverty- ridden slum
cities . 'This is threat to development since the population growth rat e
of 3 percent i s higher than the economic growth of about 2.6 percent
recorded last year ,” according to reproductive health expert s (Daily
Nation, June 28, 2010, p 17) . Most informal developments in the area
of study, as is the case in similar areas , included illegal extensions
and highrise buildings that attracted a large a population. This
increased population out reached the infrastructure, leading to burst
s ever s , heaps of uncollected garbage, water rationing and over loaded
transformer s .
This study focused on issues surrounding solid waste management
services . The study endeavored to investigate how the concentration of
people with their myriad activities , and the densities of buildings
impacted on solid waste management in a social environment . It also
offered suggest ion on ways resolve related problem is sues . The study
area was one of Nairobi’s densely populated and low- income
neighbourhood of Kawangware. The neighbourhood is located 12 km
to the west of the City’s CBD. Kawangware borders the high- income
residential area of Lavington to the west , Nairobi River to the north
and Riruta Satellite to the south
Citation
Master of Arts in PlanningSponsorhip
University of NairobiPublisher
Department of Urban and Regional planning Faculty of Architecture, Design and Development School of Built Environment