dc.contributor.author | George M Onyango, Lillian A Omondi | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-27T12:59:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-08-27T12:59:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-06-30 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.maseno.ac.ke/handle/123456789/2482 | |
dc.description.abstract | Current statistics show that urban growth rates are relatively higher in the Small and
Intermediate urban centres in Kenya. This study sought to analyze the impacts of
urbanization driven land use changes within the Mara river basin. Selected towns (Silibwet,
Bomet, Longisa, Singiroi and Sigor) falling in the Small and Intermediate urban centres
category were used in the analyis. The study used both primary and secondary sources of
information collected through structured questionnaires administered to over 400
households, Key informant interviews, transect survey and observations. The findings
indicate that the urban population growth rates within the basin are almost twice as much as
the average national urban population growth rates. Most towns lack adequate institutional
capacity to plan their physical/spatial growth thus leading to urban sprawl manifested by
increased land cover changes dominated by the urban built environment. A better
understanding of the spatial and temporal dynamics of the urban centers growth, provided
by this study, forms a basis for better planning and effective spatial organization of urban
activities for future growth and development of towns within the Mara River Basin with
possibility of replicating best practices in other towns. | en_US |
dc.publisher | Maseno University | en_US |
dc.subject | Urbanization, Water resources, Land use-land cover change, Small and Intermediate Urban centres. | en_US |
dc.title | Village Elites and Community Development in Kenya | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |