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Briquetting as a Means of Recovering Energy from Organic Market Waste
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2021-05-13)Municipal Solid Waste is causing pollution and health hazards in cities around the world. In Kenya, existing and emerging cities are experiencing increased populations with increase in organic market waste. Organic market ... -
Calibration and validation of EPA SWMM for stormwater runoffmodelling in Nyabugogo catchment, Rwanda
(Journal of Sustainable Research in Engineering, 2018)Rapid urbanization isknown to have several negative impacts towards hydrological cycle. Urban growth contributes to the increase of impervious area which increases stormwater runoff peak flows and volumes. Nyabugogo ... -
Characterizing Landscape Fragmentation of Koitobos River Sub-Basin-Trans-Nzoia, Kenya
(Heliyon, 2023-03-15)The changes of landscape structure and functioning due to unprecedented human interference is hastening across the globe and it is thus a compelling necessity to preserve and restore our ecosystems. This study aimed to ... -
Comparative assessment of landslide susceptibility by logistic regression and first order second moment method: Case study of Bujumbura Peri-Urban Area, Burundi.
(Journal of Engineering Research and Application, 2018-08)Several landslides incidents in the Bujumbura region are reported regularly by independent sources. However, few studies on the causes in the region have been conducted and no record of susceptibility map at a regional exists. ... -
Developing and testing the urban sustainable development goal’s targets and indicators – a five-city study
(2015-12-23)The campaign for the inclusion of a specifically urban goal within the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was challenging. Numerous divergent interests were involved, while urban areas worldwide are also ... -
The Effect of Climate Change on Loss of Lake Volume: Case of Sedimentation in Central Rift Valley Basin, Ethiopia
(2018-12-11)Evaluating the impact of climate change on sediment yield has become one of the major topics in climate research. The purpose of this study was to investigate sediment yield contribution to lake volume change under ... -
The effect of surface albedo and grain size distribution on eveporation losses in sand dams
(Journal of Agriculture, Science and Technology, 2011)Sand dams are very useful in arid and semi arid lands (ASALs) as facilities for water storage and conservation. Soils in ASALs are mainly sandy and major water loss is by evaporation and infiltration. This study investigated ... -
Energy recovery from municipal solid waste
(2017-10-20)Kisumu City is fast urbanizing. Implying that challenges posed by improper management of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) are increasing at both Kibuye market and Kachok dumpsite, within the City. This is a great hazard ... -
Engaging with and measuring informality in the proposed urban sustainable development goal
(Journal African Geographical Review, 2016-03-16)A unique project by Mistra Urban Futures to test the draft targets and indicators of the proposed Urban Sustainable Development Goal (Goal 11) in five diverse cities in Europe, Africa, and Asia revealed numerous complexities ... -
Evaluation of Irrigation System Operation and Management Using the MASSCOTE Approach: A Case Study of Bura Irrigation Scheme, Kenya
(International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2019-09-09)The main aim of this study has been to assess the performance of Bura Irrigation and Settlement Scheme using the MASSCOTE approach and advise on some improvement options for the Bura Irrigation & Settlement Scheme. ... -
Flow of materials in a market system: food security and environmental sustainability perspective
(Research Gate, 2018-01)Worldwide, there is a challenge of feeding growing population calling for discussions on flow of food materials in a market system. In Kenya, this discussion has been lacking that could aid in identification of opportunities ... -
Food Systems Sustainability: An Examination of Different Viewpoints on Food System Change
(MDPI, 2019-06-07)Global food insecurity levels remain stubbornly high. One of the surest ways to grasp the scale and consequence of global inequality is through a food systems lens. In a predominantly urban world, urban food systems present ... -
From community-based organization to socio-environmental entrepreneur. The case of household waste collection in Kisumu’s informal settlements
(2016-04-01)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 ... -
Generalized characteristics of intense rainfall and peak discharges in Athi basin, Kenya
(JSHWR Committee on Editorial and Publication Affairs, 1995)Presented in this paper is a study clarifying any distinctions or similarities in trends of extreme value statistics of rainfall and discharges recorded at stations sampled all over a basin traversing three distinct climatic ... -
Groundwater Mapping of Makueni County, Eastern Kenya Using Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS) Technologies
(JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC RESEARCH FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY, 2015-09-08)Occurrence of groundwater in the basement complex terrain of Makueni County, Eastern Kenya is controlled by secondary porosity developed through weathering, fracturing and cracking of the bed rocks. Makueni falls in ... -
Groundwater Quality Assessment and Water Quality Indexing: Case Study of Makueni County, Eastern Kenya
(2019-04-17)Makueni falls in South Eastern, semi-arid region of Kenya, that is characterised by erratic rainfall and inadequate surface water from a few rivers. One of the options to supply both human and animal population is groundwater. ... -
How did Kachok dumpsite in Kisumu City develop into a crisis?
(Springer Netherlands, 2018-08-24)Municipal solid waste management is one of Kenya’s most pressing environmental problems evidenced by the many overflowing dumpsites with their associated environmental and health hazards. Their growth is precipitated by ... -
Hydrogeochemical assessment of a coastal aquifer using statistical and geospatial techniques: case study of Mombasa North Coast, Kenya
(Journal Environmental Earth Science, 2017-06-16)Abstract The geochemistry of a coastal aquifer was assessed using statistical and geospatial analysis tools for the pre-monsoon, rainy and post-monsoon seasons. Data were obtained from both the field and laboratory ...