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Role of GIS as a Toolfor Environmental Planning and Management
(International Journal of Research in Environmental Science(IJRES), 2019)
A Geographic Information System is a computer based system for handling spatially referenced data and information. Its versatility has made it to find applications in a number of disciplines. ...
POTENTIALS OF LAND USE PLANNING IN RESOLVING LAND USE CONFLICTS AROUND PROTECTED AREAS IN KENYA –THE CASE OF NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK
(University of Eldoret, 2019)
Although land cover and land use changes are important processes that affect the
ecological integrity of conservation areas, there are still gaps on how their planning is
implemented so as to address the endless land-use ...
ECOSYSTEM-BASED ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE: A CASE OF MOUNT ELGON FOREST ECOSYSTEM, TRANS-NZOIA COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2019)
Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) is a nature- based and cost effective strategy that uses
biodiversity and ecosystem services to adapt to climate change impacts. While there is
some evidence of climate change and its ...
MODELING OPTIMAL YIELD OF MAIZE UNDER DEFICIT IRRIGATION AND NUTRIENTS LEVELS IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA.
(University of Eldoret, 2019)
Agriculture uses the largest volume of water which is a scarce natural resource and
equally demanded for both industrial and domestic requirements. Increasing demand in
agricultural production for food and industrial ...
EFFECTS OF HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS ON URBAN WATER USE IN ITEN TOWN, ELGEYO MARAKWET COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2019)
Urban areas of the world are already or almost facing unprecedented water scarcity due
to increased demand from the ever-growing urban population without an equivalent
growth in the development of water supplies. ...
SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF FACTORS INFLUENCING ACCESS TO PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL, KIMUMU WARD- UASIN GISHU COUNTY.
(University of Eldoret, 2019)
Planning guidelines in Kenya recommends a school for a specified population.
With regard to primary schools, it provides that pupils should attend a school
close to their homes within a distance not exceeding 2 km. It ...
LEAD AND ARSENIC INADVERTENT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT IN INSTRUCTIONAL LABORATORIES IN MOI UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF ELDORET, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2019)
Settled surface indoor dust is of environmental importance since it can act as a medium
of human exposure to heavy metals. Universities laboratories are involved in varied
activities some of which may expose arsenic ...
POTENTIAL OF SELECTED MACROPHYTES IN REMEDIATING UNIVERSITY OF ELDORET WASTEWATER USING MULTISTAGE TECHNIQUE
(University of Eldoret, 2019)
Treatment of wastewater is a challenge that has afflicted man ever since he discovered
that unsafe management and disposal of wastewater into aquatic ecosystems is
detrimental to environment. This research was carried ...
ROLE OF FOREST ECOSYSTEM RESOURCES IN ALLEVIATING HOUSEHOLD POVERTY IN EASTERN MAU, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2019)
The role played by forest ecosystem resources is critical to forest-fringe rural households
who depend on it to sustain their livelihood outcomes like alleviating household poverty
and reducing household income inequality. ...
Assessment of water demand dynamics in Arror watershed in Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya
(Journal of Water and Climate Change, 2019)
Water scarcity is a serious problem worldwide, which heightens the need to understand watershed
dynamics and their impact on water quantity. The study examined water demand using the WEAP
(Water Evaluation and Planning) ...