Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD): Recent submissions
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Brand positioning of innovation labs in Kenya: Creating an effective branding strategy
(2018-05)Innovation labs or hubs are social workspaces and research centers that provide specific expertise on trends and innovation management. Globally, innovation labs have been used by governments, non-governmental organizations, ... -
Analysis of land use land cover change and its implication on peri-urban agriculture: Case study; Kiambu Sub-county in Kiambu county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)In the past few decades Africa has been experiencing a high population growth rate compared to other continents. The peri-urban areas have been noted to have a higher growth rate in population as the cities expands outward ... -
Design approaches for community development in Kenya. A case study of Wamunyu handicrafts community in Machakos County.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Design is increasingly becoming a very important vehicle for community development especially in the rural areas where resources are limited. This role is highly linked to the rich interaction between religion, art and ... -
Using GIS in Mapping and Evaluating the High School Infrastructure in Readiness for the Implementation of the New Curriculum. Case Study: Ugunja Sub-County, Siaya County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The Ministry of Education has intended to introduce a competency-based curriculum from the onset of 2018. This will be gradually carried out from the primary school level to senior school. However, the studies that have ... -
Application of forest fire detection index in forest fires: a case study of Aberdare forest
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Forest fire detection is an important step in wildfire pre-suppression process. Many organizations involved in forest monitoring and surveillance strive to achieve efficient and faster methods to detect forest fires. ... -
Evaluation of Pedestrian Walkways along Urban Roads: The Case of Komarock, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Walkways facilitate movement of people, and in this thesis a sidewalk includes any type of dedicated passage for pedestrian oriented activities. Even with pedestrians constituting a large proportion of trip makers along ... -
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 ... -
An investigation into the challenges facing investment in gated communities in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)As much as there are many new laws of land and effort being made in digitalizing the land transactions in Kenya, still there are a lot of challenges most people encounter when transacting in land business. Thus, this ... -
Evaluation of the african very long baseline interferometry network (AVN) for astronomy, geodesy and astrometry.
(2018-08)The African Very Long Baseline Interferometry, VLBI, Network (AVN) will be an African array of radio telescopes across Africa comprising of converted redundant satellite Earth-station antennas and new purpose-build radio ... -
Animal habitat suitability analysis: case of grevy’s zebra in Laikipia, Kenya
(2018-08)Habitat suitability maps have been used to provide information for environment resource planning and management. There are many causes of environmental degradation, natural and man-made. Wildlife has been especially affected ... -
A systems approach to housing delivery for the low and middle level public sector employees in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Accessibility to adequate and quality housing by low and middle-income public sector earners remains a major challenge world over particularly in developing countries. Kenya, for instance, has encountered hurdles in ... -
Open source web based spatial information system for monitoring and evaluating of development projects case study: North Maragoli ward, Vihiga county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Web based Geographic Information System has added a new dimension on how spatial information is shared, displayed, processed and disseminated in an easy and quick way which in turn assists different decision makers and ... -
Analysis of the correlation between Land Use Land Cover Changes and Urban Heat Island Effect using Geospatial Techniques; Case Study Kiambaa Sub-County, Kiambu County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Most studies on the Urban Heat Island (UHI) phenomenon in Nairobi have proved its presence, however, little is documented about its effect in the urban fringe, areas often characterised by rapid urbanization. Amongst them ... -
A framework for assessing readiness of adopting business intelligence in small and medium sized enterprises
(University of Nairobi, 2017)There has been a rise in complexity of making effective and timely business decisions in the current highly competitive markets. For this reason, Data-driven decision-making using Business Intelligence (BI) applications ... -
An Investigation On The Challenges Facing Construction Firms In Recruiting Skilled Artisans In Kenya
(2018-08)The purpose of the research was to explore the challenges facing construction firms in recruiting skilled artisans in Kenya. This investigation was steered by the ensuing particular research targets; to establish the ... -
Webgis parking management system for Voi town
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Urban transport faces several challenges, among the most important being the time-consuming challenge of finding and accessing parking spaces by automobile users. In Voi Town, the problems associated with parking include ... -
An investigation into the role of building information modelling in reducing cost and time overruns experienced in 2-dimensional based construction- a survey of construction practitioners in Nairobi County.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Construction is a costly and labor-intensive activity which requires efficient management of resources for successful delivery. This delivery is however hampered by cost and time overruns, a prevalent phenomenon evidenced ... -
Modeling trajectories of electrohydrodynamic atomization droplets in simple-jet mode: investigating impact of additional forces
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Electrohydrodynamic atomization, or Electrospraying, is a process of implementing electric stresses into a liquid breakup process by the application of a strong electric field (kV cm-1). For a certain spray geometric ... -
Provision and utilization of pedestrian footbridges in cities: a case study of Mombasa road corridor, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Footbridges and underpasses in urban areas are provided as part of pedestrian infrastructure and they are normally raised above ground or subdued in the sub-terrain. They are optimally designed to provide unhindered travel ... -
Application of geographic information systems in groundwater prospecting: a case study of Garissa County, Kenya.
(2018-03)Groundwater prospecting in Garissa County, Kenya, has been haphazard and expensive due to lack of information on the appropriate areas for hydro-geological exploration and subsequent drilling of boreholes. With no pre-analysis ...
