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Impact of Sedimentation on Water Seepage Capacity in Lake Nakuru, Kenya
(Hindawi, 2021-02-16)Accumulation and deposition of sediments in waterbody affect the seepage capacity that could lead to improper water balance and results in the water level rise. .is study analysed the influence of sedimentation on seepage ... -
Inclusive recycling movements: a green deep democracy from below
(International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), 2020)This paper examines the multiple strategies articulated by grassroots recycler networks to bring about socio environmental change. The paper shows how these networks are an emblematic case of grassroots governmentality, ... -
Inclusive Waste Governance and Grassroots Innovations for Social, Environmental and Economic Change: Report On First Research Outcomes of the Project Recycling Networks & Waste Governance
(Wiego, 2018)Participants of two research projects (Recycling Networks: Grassroots resilience tackling climate, environmental and poverty challenges (funded by the Swedish Research Council) and Mapping Waste Governance (funded by the ... -
Kachok Dumpsite Characteristics and Its Future – A Third Kenyan City Perspective
(International Journal of Waste Resources, 2018-01)47 Counties inclusive of Kisumu were created as regional administrative units by the Kenyan constitution 2010. The County Government immediately redirected Solid Wastes from other county’s townships to be disposed at ... -
Land use changes across river Nanyuki catchment, Kenya using CLASlite and envi
(International Journal of Advances in Engineering & Technology, 2014)Land use change is a significant factor in environmental conservation and climate change which may be positive or negative depending on how it occurs. The study aimed at examining the land use changes that took place across ... -
A modified tank model and applications in some river basins in Kenya
(Journal of japan hydrology and water resources, 1996)Modified Tank Model which explicitly simulates surface runoff is proposed in this paper. The surface flow as applied here refers to the flow which travels through surface layer. The surface layer is considered as very ... -
Multi-Criteria Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Treatment Technologies to Support Decision-Making in Kisumu, Kenya
(Elsevier, 2021-06-20)The directive to close the dumpsite in Kisumu, Kenya has made the search for alternative solid waste treatment and disposal technologies urgent. The aim of this research is to support the decision-making process by analyzing ... -
Organising Grassroots Infrastructure: The (In)Visible Work of Organizational (In)Completeness
(Urban Studies, 2022-02-01)In this article we build on the concept of incompleteness, as recently developed in both organisational and urban studies, to improve our understanding of the collective actions of grassroots organisations in creating and ... -
Organising Grassroots Initiatives for a More Inclusive Governance: Constructing the City from Below.
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Performance of selected organic wastes for available technologies for biogas, Kisumu City, Kenya
(International Journal of Renewable Energy Technology, 2021-04-22)Inadequate solid wastes disposal exists in Kenya, for unsightliness and health problems. This study determined that available digesters performance differed for size and bio-material. Larger fixed dome, flexible tubing and ... -
Probabilistic landslide risk assessment: Case study of Bujumbura
(2018)A spatial probabilistic landslide risk assessment and mapping model has been applied in a data scare region. The probabilistic model is based on a physical model based on Mohr coulomb failure criterion. A Monte Carlo ... -
Reduction of iron and manganese in groundwater through non-mechanical aeration and filtration method: Case study of Makueni county, Eastern Kenya. J. of International Academic for multi-displinary.
(JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC RESEARCH FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY, 2017-07-06)Makueni County borders Machakos, Kitui, Taita-Taveta and Kajiado Counties. This area falls in south -eastern Kenya, a semi-arid region characterised by erratic rainfall and inadequate surface water from a few rivers. ... -
Residents' Collective Strategies of Resistance in Global South Cities' Informal Settlements: Space, Scale and Knowledge
(Cities- International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning, 2022-03-24)This paper examines the strategies of resistance articulated by residents of informal settlements response to urban exclusion. Building upon resistance and urban social movements literature the paper is informed by the ... -
Seawater Intrusion Vulnerability Assessment of a Coastal Aquifer: North Coast Of Mombasa, Kenya as a Case Study
(International Journal of Engineering Research and Application, 2016-08)Groundwater pollution in the north coast of Mombasa is not only from surface sources but also from the intrusion of seawater via the Indian Ocean and creeks. This study assessed the vulnerability of the coastal aquifer to ... -
Simulation of Daily streamflows for hydrologically large catchments in drainage area 3, Kenya
(Journal of Japan hydrology and water resources, 1995)Tank Model found to be suitable for predicting daily discharges of tropical subbasins identified as having pronounced sluggish runoff response due to basin storage effect is presented in this paper. Runoff response in the ... -
Situation Based Solid Wastes Source Characterization: The Kibuye Market and Other Peri-urban Ward Units -Kisumu City (Kenya)
(International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, 2020-01)Solid Wastes managemeorigionant (SWs) characterization and 3Rs benefit is lacking and an integral problem of Kisumu city today, at best a scavenging level effort that needs a shift. The study characterized and quantified ... -
Socio-environmental entrepreneurship and the provision of critical services in informal settlements
(International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)., 2016-05)This paper contributes to the understanding of processes by which small-scale entrepreneurs who provide household waste collection in informal settlements succeed in formalized co-production of such services. The paper ... -
Urban Climate Resilience and Its Link to Global Sustainability Agendas
(Academia, 2021)This chapter examines urban climate resilience. It provides a conceptual introduction, followed by an explanation of how urban areas have been recognized in recent global agendas related to sustainability, climate change, ... -
Urban Qualities and Residents’ Strategies in Compact Global South Cities: The Case of Havana
(Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 2021-04-20)Research and policy argue for more compact cities to respond to sustainable development challenges. However, what actually needs to be made more compact and how, is under examined, particularly in global South cities where ... -
Use of downscaled tropical rainfall measuring mission data for meteorological drought monitoring: case study of Narumoru catchment
(International Journal of Advances in Engineering & Technology, 2014)Remotely sensed satellite rainfall data has gained popularity in the recent past, been especially attractive to ungauged catchments or poorly gauged catchments. Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) data is considered ...