Micro-enterprise development and environment management in Nairobi

Abstract

The aim of this dissertation is to provide an understanding of the relationship between Informal Sector activities and environmental status in urban areas.It is demonstrated that the understanding is important and should be borne in mind when plans for location of informal sector activities on one hand and environmental management efforts on the other are being drawn. Here specifically, the study focuses on environmental management problems that arise in " .' informal sector activity areas. From this case a generalised approach for understanding environmental problems that are likely to arise as a result of Informal Sector Activities (1SA) is made. The study set out to find the relationship between microenterprise development and environmental management problems in Nairobi. Micro-enterprises dealing in the sale of fruits and vegetables and second hand clothing were selected both in the CBD and Gorofani residential area for analysis. The study used personal observations,interviews and research questionnaires to collect data on environmental problems affecting micro-enterprise development, environmental problems resulting from the location of ISA in the CBD and Gorofani and health implications of the environmental problems identified.These was obtained from micro-enterprise operators, ISA buyers and urban environmentaI managers.....................................................