Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD): Recent submissions
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Planning for uncontrolled settlements in Mbabane: with special reference to Sidwashini
(University of NairobiDepartment of Urban and Regional Planning, 1979)The development and spread of uncontrol led settlements is part and parcel of the Onprecedented rate of urbanization currently sweepIng across all developing countries. The growth of urban populationr in turn, is tied ... -
Systems approach to building project management:experience from Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Architecture, Design and Development, 1988)This report is an attempt to impress on managers of building projects the relevance and importance of the systems approach to management in their field. To achieve this aim the report has started by examining some common ... -
The impact of rural access roads programme on agricultural development: a case study of Ol'Kalou division, Nyandarua district
(University of NairobiDepartment of Urban and Regional Planning, 1990)This study was set to examine the role of rural transportation in agricultural development. The focus however, has been on the Rural Access Roads Programme, its impact on agricultural development and the extent to which ... -
A spatial approach to the problem of rural-urban imbalance: a case study of Ruvuma region in Tanzania.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Planning, 1980)This research has dealt with the problem of rural development and specifically the ever rising gap in socio-economic welfare between the urban centres and rural settlements. It has been empirically observed that in ... -
Problems of development control in urban centres in Kenya: a case of Kericho municipality
(Department of Urban and Regional Planning, 2001)The growth of urban centres have been so immense that urban managers are facing great challenges in the provision of infrastructure and other services in addition to ensuring that urban areas are environmentally conducive ... -
Towards a framework for the utilisation of Forest resources: a study of Nakuru district
(University of NairobiDepartment of Planning, 1986)Forest depletion, is one of the many critical problems facing Kenya today. Its gravity is seen from the emphasis laid on afforestation and reforestation programmes in the country. Forest depletion in Kenya and Nakuru ... -
The role of rural service centres in rural development
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Innovation and current practice of quantity surveying firms in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Real Estate and Construction Management, 2007)This project is on various innovations models and tries to measure the extent on to which the Kenyan quantity surveying firms have adopted. Innovation is seen as a key activity in improving construction industry ... -
Planning in multicultural urban communities: the Eastleigh North case
(Department of Urban and Regional Planning, 2008)Aside from the characteristic urban pattern of high, middle, and low-income areas, Nairobi's postcolonial landscape is also layered by localities with predominant ethnic communities. With over fifty ethnic communities ... -
The influence of new capital on the existing town Dodoma, Tanzania
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An investigation of mortgage financing strategies in residential property investments in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Land Development, 2001)Residential Mortgage Financing in Kenya has been pegged to the performance of the economy. The key determinants or index' of the performance by the mortgage financing companies (MFC) -like Housing Finance Company of Kenya ... -
Development planning and development control challenges in Ruiru town
(University of NairobiDepartment of Urban and Regional Planning, 2002)Development planning and development control challenges are not new in our current urban scenarios. They have been there ever since man started urbanizing and industrializing. Currently urbanization trend has been on ... -
The conflict between fishing and agricultural production activities : the Bondo case
(University of NairobiDepartment of Urban and Regional Planning, 1988)The central concern in this study is to provide some explanation on the apparent conflict between agricultural production and fishing activities in Bondo Division, an area that represents many areas in Lake Victoria's ... -
Traditional earth colours and vegetable dyes in Kenya
(Faculty of Architecture, Design and Development, University of Nairobi, 1987)"Traditional Earth Colours and Vegetable Dyes in Kenya" is a study conducted in two areas referred to in this thesis as 'sub-research areas,' that is: the Lake Basin and the Coastal Region of Kenya. The hypothesis on which ... -
A design approach to facilitating the village polytechnic ideology in Kenya
(Faculty of the Graduate School of Cornell University, 1985-06)The Village Polytechnic Programme (VPP) in Kenya, one of the non-formal educational programmes designed to solve problems of illiteracy, unemployment, and rural development, has been in existe,,nce since 1966. The ... -
Mbari Centre Enugu( a cultural centre in Nigeria)
(Faculty of Architecture and engineering, University of Nairobi, 1976-07)The basis of this study stems from an interest in preserving the culture of the Ibo people of Nigeria, and the conviction that cultural exchanges through dances promote understanding and unity between different groups ... -
The influence of architectural form on the subsequent running costs of office buildings in the Central Business District of Nairobi-Kenya
(School of the building Management, University of Nairobi, 1996)This is a study of form of office buildings in relation to their subsequent running costs in an urban setting. The key issue in this study is how the form perceived at the planning stage of the building facilitates the ... -
The role of procurement method in project performance: a comparative study between traditional and alternative methods
(Department of Real Estate and Construction Management, University of Nairobi, 2006)Procurement is an important area of construction dealing as it does with the overall planning, management and organization of a project from inception to completion. The procurement of construction projects in Kenya as ... -
Community organizations, their role in the maintenance management of basic infrastructure in middle- income estates. a case study of Buru Buru estate
(Department of Land Development, University of Nairobi, 2002-06)The study is centered on the state and quality of the environment with special reference to Bum Buru estate, a planned residential estate. Buru Buru is an estate taken to be a representative sample of what is the state ... -
Teacher education facilities
(Faculty of Architecture and engineering, University of Nairobi, 1976)The title "Teacher Education Facilities' as been derived from the way Kenya Primary Teachers Colleges operate these days , Teacher Education is no Longer restricted to the pre-service student teacher only. In-service ...
