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Urban planning and airports: Land use compatibility for optimal development of malindi Airport
(2014)The problem of incompatible land uses around airports is a critical one which has been allowed to develop largely through the inadequate provision of appropriate planning measures. Malindi Airport which was originally ... -
Urban Planning And Development Of Eastleigh District Commercial Centre In Nairobi.
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Architecture And Building Science, 2013)There is an implementation gap between the urban planning and design framework of Eastleigh District Commercial Centre EDCC) with the development of the centre leading to higher building densities and deteriorating ... -
Urban Renewal Potential: A Case For Kaloleni Estate, Kisumu Town
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Housing shortage is a major challenge for urban areas and cities in Kenya. Management and maintenance challenges have led to decay of most housing stock in our urban areas. While urban renewal is seen as means of both ... -
Urban Resource Centre Mombasa old Town
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Urban secondary technical school-Nairobi
(Faculty of Architecture, Design and Development, University of Nairobi, 1976)Lately, various privately run secondary schools have sprung up in large numbers within the town-centres in Kenya eapecially within the City of Nairobi. These schools operate from what were originally shops or offices and ... -
Urban Shelter Problems In R.A. Obudho. Environment And Development In Kenya. Centre Of Urban Research.
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Urban Sprawl and Its Impact on the Morphology of Homa Bay Town
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Rapid urbanization is experienced across the developing world with the fastest growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. The migration of people from rural to urban areas in search of better education, jobs, and higher living standards ... -
Urban transportation, land use and the environment:A case of katima mulilo town, caprivi region, Namibia
(School of the built environment Department of urban and regional planning, 2011)One of the results of non synchronization of transportation, land use and the environment in developing countries, Namibia included, has been poor attractiveness and maintenance of roads, storm water drainages, urban sprawl ... -
Urban Water Demand, Supply and Health Outcomes in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Introduction: This thesis provides evidence to inform strategies on provision and access of clean drinking water in Nairobi city through provision of data on multi-year patterns on water distribution, association with ... -
Use of Biogas From Brewery Waste Water:a Case Study of Kenya Breweries Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Rising global challenges of energy generation, especially green energy, sustainability and cost, has triggered immense research on alternative energy sources and technologies in the current times. Energy costs represent a ... -
Use of enzymes in anaerobic sequencing batch reactor (ASBR) treatment of slaughterhouse wastewater
(2015)Slaughterhouse wastewater if not adequately treated has potential for environmental degradation including contamination of groundwater, deoxygenation of rivers and clogging of soil pores. In Kenya, treatment of slaughterhouse ... -
Use of geographic information system (G.I.S) to identify agro-climatic and edaphic conditions for coffee growth, case study: Republic of Rwanda
(University of Nairobi,, 2014-05)The significance of geospatial technology to this project lies in the fact that agriculture is of spatial nature. Agriculture and natural resources are essentially understood by a geographic location. Spatial technology ... -
Use of Geographic Information System (GIS) in Land Suitability Analysis for Urban Development; Case Study of Kisii Town, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-06)Land use planners often make complex decisions within a short period of time when they must take into account sustainable development and economic competitiveness. Land suitability analysis would be very useful in this ... -
Use of Geographical Information System (GIS) in managing utility incidences: a case study of Kenya Power Company, Roysambu area in Nairobi county
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)In pursuance of an effective incidence management within utility line of business, the businesses should ensure that spatial details and web based system are utilized in managing the incidences. At present the Kenya Power ... -
Use of Geographical Information Systems to enhance revenue collection in Local Government:
(School of engineering department of geospatial and space technology, 2011)The need to raise sufficient finance for local government administrations to function effectively is perhaps the main objective of local governance. Service delivery master plans and programs are irrelevant if there is ... -
Use Of Geospatial Techniques In Modelling Land Degradation Case Study Of Kenya’s Lake Victoria Basin
(University of Nairobi, 2016-07)The Lake Victoria Basin is facing major ecological challenges that have caused considerable hardship for the population depending on it for their livelihoods and have also reduced the biodiversity of the lake’s flora and ... -
Use of geospatial techniques in selecting suitable areas for rearing dairy cattle, goats and honey bees in Baringo county.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Food insecurity has been a major issue all over developing nations including Kenya especially in rural areas where lives are solely dependent on agriculture. This situation has been worsening with the climatic conditions ... -
Use of Geospatial Technologies in Selecting Suitable Site for Solid Waste Disposal in Kajiado North Constituency – Kajiado County
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Poor solid waste management is among the factors considered as environmental health harzards. One of the ways of managing solid waste in an urban area is by disposing the same at a carefully selected land-fill site in or ... -
Use of geospatial technologies in the selection of suitable sites for a Wastewater Treatment Plant Case Study: Loitokitok town
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The County Governments began operations in the year 2013 and this has led to rapid population growth in the county and sub-county headquarters. Due to the increased population, water, soil and air pollutions have been ... -
Use of geospatial technology in monitoring of water quality: case study lake Naivasha, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Lake Naivasha has an important ecological, economic and social role in Kenya. There are justified and substantiated concerns on the health of Lake Naivasha. The main issues are: deterioration of water quality, increase ...