Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD): Recent submissions
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Real Estate Sub-markets
(1993)The idea that location is important in real estate economics is not new. However, the spatial dimension of real estate data is not always taken into account in traditional real estate models. Spatial econometrics is a tool ... -
Characteristics of Real Property
(1993)This article examines how corporate decisions about the location for a new manufacturing plant in the U.S. are influenced by unionization, taxes, and other characteristics of states. The conditional logit model is used ... -
Implications of the European Market on Africa Economies and the Emergence of a United States of Africa
(1995)For a capatalist economy to function, its labor force must be maintained; that is, workers must receive a historically determined minimal day-to-day subsistence. It must also be renewed; that is, vacancies must be filled. ... -
Security of Tenure Among the Low Income People in the Next Millennium
(1999)This paper introduces a special issue of Habitat International on land tenure and property rights. It sets the scene for case studies carried out in countries around the world commissioned by the author as part of a research ... -
Farmers Information Matrix:
(2009)For over a decade Information Communications Techno logy (ICT) has come to dominate daily life around the globe. Whether it is for financial information, markets, news, general knowledge or simply entertainment, the ... -
Sustainability of Research and Development:
(2009)We share our experience on how to establish sustain able research and development based on successful collaborative research between the Local Language Speech Technology Initiative of UK and Kenyan partner - Teknobyte ... -
A review of current accessibility Legislation in Kenya
(1992)Excerpt) The aim of this paper is to review the current accessibility legislation on the built environment in Kenya and document the current situation in the light of persons with disabilities. The paper will briefly explain ... -
The Management of Residential Property Under the Sectional Properties Act in Kenya
(2001)This paper takes forward the findings of an earlier study (Community Land Trusts and other tenure innovations in Kenya. In: Payne, G. (Ed.), Land, Rights and Innovation: Improving Tenure Security for the Urban Poor, ITDG ... -
The Role of Women in Rural Land Management and the Impact of HIV/AIDS
(2006)Recent research conducted in Lesotho, Kenya and South Africa has revealed that HIV/Aids will seriously impact on a range of land issues as a direct result of very high infection rates in these countries. HIV/Aids will ... -
An Investigation into the process of Compulsory Acquisition and suggestions on the choice of valuation methodology in making claims for compensation for land for various infrastructure
(2008)Over the last six years there has been a tremendous development of infrastructure projects in virtually all corners of Kenya. This has taken the form of Road Improvement Project, Water and sewerage improvement project and ... -
Preliminary Suggestions on the implementation of the Land Section of Chapter five of the Constitution of Kenya through Research and Training
(2009)The New Constitution of Kenya, Chapter five states that land in Kenya will be held, used and managed in a manner that is equitable, efficient, productive and sustainable. The construction also sets out a number of principles, ... -
Some Mechanical properties of sisal fibre concrete
(1997)Sisal fibre is a promising reinforcement for use in composites on account of its low cost, low density, high specific strength and modulus, no health risk, easy availability in some countries and renewability. In recent ... -
Proposes Log-MAP and SOVA based timing recovery methods in wireless channels.
(2006)The radio interface EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution) is currently being standardized as an evolutionary path from GSM and TDMA-IS136 for third-generation high-speed data wireless systems. For the EDGE system ... -
Geodetic Measurements to investigate the crystal movements in the Kenya Rift System
(1988)Forward numerical models are used to investigate the effect of deformation regime on the development of olivine lattice-preferred orientations (LPO) and associated seismic anisotropy within continental deformation zones. ... -
Path reduction factor modelling for terrestrial links based on rain cell growth
(2011)A new path length reduction factor that accounts for the growth and occurrence of multiple rain cells along a propagation path of a given terrestrial link is introduced in this work. In addition, the mathematical and ... -
Rain cell sizing for the design of high capacity radio link systems in South Africa
(2011)This paper investigates the influence of critical raindrop diameters on the specific rain attenuation in Durban (29°52'S, 30°58'E), South Africa. The total rainfall attenuation is evaluated by integrating over all the ... -
Optimized hybrid green power model for remote telecom sites
(2012)In the light of past attempts to provide universal access to telephony and data connectivity, this paper outlines a new telecom architecture tailored to the needs of rural India, the Micro Telecom technology. It presents ... -
Land Settlements, Land Reforms And The Historical Causes Of Land grievances in Kenya
(1991)This chapter inquires into the efficiency and equity consequences of rental and sales markets for agricultural land in the developing world. Most of the work on the relationship between farm size and productivity strongly ... -
Evaluating Community/Self-help Water Management Systems In Arid And Semi-Arid Districts In Kenya
(1991)Given the squeeze on national budgets and the need for priorities over investment choices in education, many governments have turned to communities in the search for alternative sources of revenue. In Kenya, there is a ...
