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Planning of informal settlements for sustainable urban housing: a case of Langas estate in Eldoret town, Kenya
(JOOUST School of Spatial Planning and Natural Resource Management, 2016-05)Planning is inevitable if provision of sustainable housing is to be achieved. However, the Eldoret town housing development as guided by the Physical Planning Act Cap 286 and other planning initiatives like the National ... -
Socio-Spatial Factors Influencing the Location of Economic Enterprises in Obunga Informal Settlement, Kisumu City
(JOOUST, 2020)The location of economic enterprises forms an essential part of planning as they transform settlements into sustainable nodes of growth and development. However, lack of or inefficient enforcement of planning regulations ... -
Tree planting trend and on-farm management practices for carbon sequestration in Karemo division in Siaya County: Kenya
(2016-05)Tree planting and on-farm management practices has been taking place annually in Karemo Division for several years, however, density, and the amount of carbon that trees can significantly sequesters and has not been ... -
Wetland Conversion to large-scale agricultural production; implications on the livelihoods of rural communities, Yala Swamp, Lake Victoria basin, Kenya.
(Diva enterprises pvt. ltd., 2008)Wetlands in most parts of the world are under threat of over-exploitation, loss and/or degradation partly due to agriculture and urban land uses. Yala swamp, the largest fresh water wetland in Kenya measuring about 17,500 ...