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Land tenure challenges in Kisumu City, Kenya
(Net Journal of Social Sciences, 2019)Rapid urbanization often results in land tenure conflicts commonly in urban fringe areas. Overly, this is attributed to lack or in some instance unclear urban planning schemes. Kisumu city, the third largest city in Kenya ... -
Learning from Community Dynamics in Kenya’s ‘Informal’ Livelihood and Housing Strategies
(Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019)his book is an introduction to the works of a collective of academics on social innovation and socio-political transformation. It offers a critique of the dominance of market-based logics and extractivism in the age of ... -
Legal and policy framework affecting the development of a market in Eldoret Municipality, Kenya
(Mistra urban futures, 11)Globally the UN Development Program estimates that 800 million people are involved in urban farming worldwide. Of these, 200 million produce food primarily for the market, providing 15 to 20 percent of the world’s food. ... -
Local Institutional landscapes and Information challenges as a crucial element for climate change adaptation: A case of Mara River Basin, Keny
(International Journal of Liberal Arts and Social Science, 2019)The paper reviews the local institutional landscape, information challenges and opportunities for climate change adaptation that institutions within the Mara River Basin can utilize to support communities. At the local ... -
Mapping the spatial dimension of food insecurity using GIS-based indicators: A case of Western Kenya
(Springer Netherlands, 2022)Food insecurity elimination is a major focus of the Sustainable Development Goals and addresses one of the most pressing needs in developing countries. With the increasing incidence of food insecurity, poverty, and ... -
Mapping the spatial dimension of food insecurity using GIS‑based indicators: A case of Western Kenya
(Springer, 2022)Food insecurity elimination is a major focus of the Sustainable Development Goals and addresses one of the most pressing needs in developing countries. With the increasing incidence of food insecurity, poverty, and ... -
Modalities of Space Production within Kenya's Rapidly Transforming Cities. Cases from Voi and Kisumu
(KU LEUVEN, 2019)This PhD research focuses on the social production of urban space within two rapidly transforming secondary cities of Kenya—Voi and Kisumu. The aim is to examine the conditions under which urban space is produced and used ... -
The paper reviews the local institutional landscape, information challenges and opportunities for climate change adaptation that institutions within the Mara River Basin can utilize to support communities. At the local level, government, civil society and private sector institutions are at the frontline in harmonizing adaptation practices towards resilience to climate change. Local institutions act as the bridge between the national institutional frameworks and facilitation of local adaptation practices. The socio-political institutional landscape at the local level and its linkages provide institutions with climate change adaptation governance frameworks to enable undertake adaptation. However, information is a major challenge that hampers smooth uptake of adaptation knowledge and skills. This includes scarcity of information; limited access to available information; technical presentation of information; the cost of information; and poor flow of information in institutions. There are information opportunities within the landscape which can enhance institutions’ internalization and application of adaptation practices.
(International Journal of Liberal Arts and Social Science, 2019)This study evaluates the institutional structures and their role in hindering or supporting adaptation to climate change. Structures are frameworks around which coordination, planning, management and logistics takes place ... -
Pushing Back the Frontiers of Property: Community Land Trusts and Low-Income Housing in Urban Kenya
(Pergamon, 2013)Property lies at the heart of the urban development process. While it creates the wealth needed to finance the urban economy, property can also be a source of disenfranchisement, especially among those unable to cope with ... -
(Re)Designing Land Tenure to Meet Housing Needs of The Urban Poor: Implementing Community Land Trusts In Kenya
(Planum Association, 2013)The sheer pace of urbanisation in Kenya today far outstrips the ability of the state to provide housing for the ever-expanding urban population. Implicated in this housing crisis are existing forms of land and housing ... -
The role of bicycles in rural transport: A case study of Ngware-ini of Nyando Division
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1996)The use of the motorised modes in rural area& .have been found to be low due to the fact that they are inaccessible to· the majority. The inaccessibility can be attributed to low 4ncome level and· iow surfaced roads ... -
The role of human resource development on the implementation of differential advantage approach in OVOP Projects, Kenya
(Journal of Geography and Regional Planning, 2018)The study seeks to fill an information gap of critical role of human resource development in the implementation of differential advantage approach in Kenya One Village One Product (OVOP) projects. It seems that Kenya ... -
The role of non-motorised mode of transportation: a case study of hand-carts operation in Kisumu Municipality, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1993)This study was carried out in Kisumu Municipality(KM), Kenya and its main objective was to find out the role of hand-carts as an urban transport mode. In order to understand the role of hand-carts, objectives were set for ... -
The role of non-motorised mode of transportation: a case study of hand-carts operation in Kisumu Municipality, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1993)This study was carried out in Kisumu Municipality(KM), Kenya and its main objective was to find out the role of hand-carts as an urban transport mode. In order to understand the role of hand-carts, objectives were set for ... -
The role of urban parks and socio-economic development: Case study of Kisumu Kenya
(Research Center in Public Administration and Public Services Academy of Economic Studies, 2009)Urban parks are now viewed as an important part of the broader structure of urban and neighborhood development rather than just recreation and leisure facilities. While most of the world has recognized the multifunctional ... -
Roles of Local Governance Institutions and Promotion of Urban Agriculture Practices in Western Kenya
(International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 2020)The role of local government institution and especially institutional structures and political culture often shape government performance including livelihood supporting activities such as Urban Agriculture (UA). The changing ... -
Rural livelihoods in changing, multifunctional landscapes
(ICRAF, 2011)The main argument in this section is that changing (or 'transforming') landscapes and lives are mutually dependent on each other, as they are closely linked in time and space. Within the landscape continuum, the roles of ... -
Rural women’s participation in Agro forestry and its implications on a sustainable environment in Nyando District
(University Of Nairobi, 2002)Poverty has led to a deterioration of the rural environment in Nyando District. This study set out to examine women’s participation in agroforestry as a land use approach that can contribute to a sustainable rural environment ... -
Securing Water for the Environment in the Mara River of Lake Victoria Catchment, Kenya and Tanzania
(2008)The Mara River basin encompasses some of the world’s most unique ecosystems and human communities, tightly linked by their dependence on water from the Mara River. From its headwaters in Kenya, the Mara River flows through ...