University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Valuation of forest benefits: The perception of communities adjacent to Mount Kenya Forest
(University Of Nairobi, 2007-11)The purpose of this study was to explore the full range of benefits that Mount Kenya forest provides to the forest-adjacent' communities and the linkage of these benefits to their perception of the value of the forest. A ... -
11 Years Of Experience In Vitreoretinal Surgery Training In Nairobi, Kenya, From 2000 To 2010
(University of Nairobi, 2013-08)Design Time series over 11 years. Participants 685 operations were performed over 11 years. Methods After the 1998 al-Qaeda bomb assault on the U.S. embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, the Ludwig-Maximilians-University München ... -
Current state-of he rt, problems and preliminary results of seismic hazard assessment in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Planning and Conservation Strategy of Karura Forest, the City of Nairobi, Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2004-07)The purpose of the study was to investigate the practice of Urban Forestry. This was necessitated by the revelation, from the press and other members of public that the allocation of forest land for other land uses was ... -
Evaluation of Environmental Impacts of Large Coffee Enterprises in Kiambaa: a Political Economy Approach
(University Of Nairobi, 1993)It is necessary for development to be undertaken on sustainable basis. Such a development process should take from the environment as much and as fast as the environment is able to renew itself. It should be fitted ... -
Towards a Better Production of Sugar Cane by Outgrower Farmers' of Webuye Division, Bungoma District
(University Of Nairobi, 1993)Agriculture is the mainstay of Kenya's economy. The general agricultural policy has been guided by an overall strategy of meeting the objective of trying to maintain a position of broad self-sufficiency in foodstuffs ... -
The Impact of sugarcane farming on household food security in Belgut Division
(University Of Nairobi, 1993-06)Agricultural sector plays an important role in the economy of Kenya. This sector has been developed with the aims of attaining economic growth, assuring equity in such growth and stability of farm incomes as well as a ... -
Contemporary attitudes to the visual arts in East Africa: An analysis of questions asked on the visual arts
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Elitism in Soyinka's The Interpreters
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A Sub-urban shopping centre at Karen area in Nairobi Kenya
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An Investigation into the practice of agriculture in Sub-urban areas: A Case study of Karen in Nairobi
(University Of Nairobi, 1999-02)The study sought to investigate the practice of agriculture in sub-urban areas. This was necessitated by the revelation, from other studies, that the activity was largely practiced by the urban poor as a survival strategy. ... -
Management of natural resources by small scale farmers: A Case study of agricultural land in Central Division of Machakos District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1992)Most development undertaking in Kenya focuses on rural areas. A significant segment of Kenyans in these areas derive their livelihood directly from land where agricultural related activities dominant. Land use policies ... -
The Satellite-Kawangware area An urban design intervention
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Towards a strategy for the reduction of urban traffic congestion: A Case study of Nairobi Central Business District.
(University Of Nairobi, 2002-07)Traffic congestion refers to the incremental costs resulting from interference among road users. These impacts are most severe during peak hours when traffic volumes approach a road's capacity. The resulting congestion ... -
Going Gentle into that Good Night: Indigenous Therapy on Death in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-02)Through personal resonance with texts written on explicit and implicit indigenous therapeutic interventions on death and bereavement primarily on Kenya, this paper examines indigenous therapy on death and bereavement before ... -
Planning for non-motorized urban public transport in Kisumu City, the case of boda-boda
(University Of Nairobi, 2009-10)The significance of the urban transport system lies in their provision of linkages between points of residence and employment, their contribution to economies of scale and specialization of urban based activities ... -
National Housing Corporation Programmes: The case of kibera housing schemes.
(University of Nairobi, 2001-10)The aim of this research was to explore if the designers' intentions were met in housing schemes done by the National Housing Corporation (NHC). The study basically used NHC housing schemes in Kibera as case studies ... -
Approaches applied by church organisations in management of real property in Nairobi
(University Of Nairobi, 2004-07)This study has been devoted to assessing the property management approaches practiced by the church organizations with special reference to the Presbyterian Church of East Africa, Anglican Church of Kenya, All Africa ... -
Constraints to agricultural development and their implications to rural planning: A Case study of Meita Division, South Nyanza District, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1980-06)This study was prompted by the low level of agricultural production and development in Mbita Division in South Nyanza District. The average net farm income in the division is only about KShs.I,545 per annum. This level ...
