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OPTIMIZATION OF MOBILE ANTENNA LOCATION USING GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNIQUES IN NANDI COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2014)
This study was conducted to optimize the location of mobile antennas to improve the strength of signal in Nandi County. Nandi County has been covered with dead zones in most areas for a long time despite the fact that the ...
IDENTIFICATION OF AN EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL IMPACT CRATER (ETIC): A CASE STUDY OF SILALI CRATER, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)
For years, extra-terrestrial impact cratering was esoteric. However, impacts have become very important currently, mainly because they have been identified as the likely immediate cause of dinosaur extinction. Impact ...
DISTRIBUTION, STRUCTURE, COMPOSITION, USES AND THREATS TO BAMBOO NATURAL STANDS IN MARIASHONI AND NJORO AREAS, MAU FOREST COMPLEX, NAKURU COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)
Increasing demand for bamboo products and clearing of bamboos for cultivation pose significant threats to indigenous bamboo forests in Mariashoni and Njoro forests. This study investigated bamboo distribution in Mariashoni ...
INFLUENCE OF DISTANCE ON FOREST UTILIZATION AND PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN CONSERVATION OF SOUTH WEST MAU FOREST, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2018)
Intensity of use of forest and involvement of neighboring communities in conservation is not uniform. It is suspected that they reduce as one is located away from forest edge. This study looked at how individual’s distance ...
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF RANDOM UTILITY MODEL AND CONTINGENT VALUATION ESTIMATES OF NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS’ INCOME IN SOUTH NANDI, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)
Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) provide a variety of economic benefits to forest-adjacent communities in rural economies. However, forest products exhibit non-competing consumption and lack market-driven excludability, ...
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA STRATEGY IN SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES, POVERTY REDUCTION AND IN THE MITIGATION OF HUMAN/WILDLIFE CONFLICTS: THE CASE OF MBOMIPA IN IRINGA, TANZANIA.
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
This study was carried out in MBOMIPA WMA to establish the effectiveness of the operative Wildlife Management Area (WMA) strategy to wildlife conservation, rural poverty alleviation and promoting local level stewardship ...
MODELING THE IMPACTS OF WATERSHED DYNAMICS ON ARROR RIVER DISCHARGE, ELGEYO MARAKWET COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2017)
The challenge to manage water resources in a watershed in a sustainable and appropriate manner is growing. Water scarcity is a serious problem worldwide and thus the need to understand the watershed dynamics and their ...
ECONOMIC VALUATION OF MOIBEN RIVER POLLUTION AND IMPROVED DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY IN ELGEYO MARAKWET COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2018)
As the demand for water in rural Kenya keep increasing due to high population growth, the quality of its supply is being compromised by agriculture related degradation. This study investigated the economic valuation of ...
INTEGRATING RESIDENTIAL HOUSING SATISFACTION ATTRIBUTES INTO NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING IN ELDORET MUNICIPALITY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2021)
Sustainable provision of good quality residential housing in urban environments has remained to be one of the major challenges facing urban planning today. Scarcity of land, lack of coordination between key stakeholders, ...
URBAN GREEN SPACES STATUS AND CHANGES OVER TIME: THE CASE OF KISUMU AND ELDORET TOWNS.
(University of Eldoret, 2021)
Despite their indispensability, green spaces especially in urban environments are under severe threat particularly from urbanization, non-operationalization of urban plans and socio-political factors. Unfortunately, not ...