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The Impact of Export Processing Zone Development on Employment Creation in Kenya
(WILEY, 2002-12-19)This paper examines the contribution of Export Processing Zones (EPZ) to employment creation in Kenya. The results suggest that employees in non-EPZ businesses are better paid than those in the EPZ. Firms in the EPZ employ ... -
The Impact of Initial Phase Principles on Project Performance within the Building Industry in Abuja, Nigeria
(Center for Promoting Ideas (CPI), 2015)The building industry is a key player of the Nigerian socio-economic development is saddled with the challenges of project management. The Nigerian Building Industry has adopted the traditional project management system ... -
The Impact of Land Use Activities on Vegetation Cover and Water Quality in the Lake Victoria Watershed
(Bentham Open, 2011)The impact of land use activities on loss of vegetation cover and water quality was assessed in three selected sites within the Lake Victoria Basin using remote sensing technologies and standard water quality analysis ... -
The impact of policy and procedural framework on project performance within the building industry in Abuja, Nigeria
(2014-05)The building industries in the developed and some emerging economies were able to effectively contribute to socio-economic development through the creation of employments, provisionof shelter to millions as well as ... -
Impact of Urban Forms on 3d Built-Up Intensity Expansion Rate from Aerial Stereo-Imagery
(The International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 2020)Urban areas have been cited to be contributors to changing climatic conditions. Conversion of vegetated areas to impervious surfaces causes an alteration of surface temperatures, where impervious surfaces absorb and store ... -
In-kind transfers of maize, commercialization and household consumption in Kenya
(Journal of Eastern African Studies, 201)This article discusses in-kind food transfers and whether such transfers should be interpreted as a sign of the failure of grain markets to meet the food demands of the poor. The article elucidates on aspects of both ... -
The Influence of Completion Phase Principles on Project Performance within the Building Industry in Abuja, Nigeria
(ESRSA Publication, 2014)The building industry continues to occupy an important position in the nation’s economy even though it contributes less than the manufacturing industries. It has continued to be a major player in the socio-economic ... -
The influence of implementation phase principles on project performance within the building industry in Abuja, Nigeria
(2014)The building industry contributes immensely to the development of any nation even though its contribution is less than the manufacturing industries; it is a major player in the socio-economic development of many countries ... -
Influence of Planning Phase Principles on Project Performance within the Building Industry in Abuja, Nigeria
(International Journal of Financial Services Management, 2014)The building industry continues to occupy an important position in the nation’s economy even though it contributes less than the manufacturing industries. It has continued to be a major player in the socio-economic ... -
Intensification of Agriculture as the Driving Force in the Degradation of Nzoia River Basin: the Challenges of Watershed Management.
(Catchment and Lake Research, 2012-04-13)The Lake Victoria riparian countries suffer from devastating effects of floods and droughts occasioned by severe weather related natural phenomena. The floods often follow prolonged droughts that have become a mark of ... -
Judgment under uncertainty; a probabilistic evaluation framework for decision-making about sanitation systems in low-income countries
(Elsevier, 2013)This paper introduces the probabilistic evaluation framework, to enable transparent and objective decision-making in technology selection for sanitation solutions in low-income countries. The probabilistic framework ... -
Morphological Structure and the Anthropogenic Dynamics in the Lake Naivasha Drainage Basin and its Implications to Water Flows
(Summer School 2005, )Throughout its length, the Kenyan Rift Valley is characterized by Quaternary volcanoes. At Lake Naivasha drainage basin, the Eburru (2830m) and Olkaria (2434m) volcanic complexes and Kipipiri (3349m), Il Kinangop (3906m) ... -
Predictors of change order rates in building projects under "due process" in Northern Nigeria
(Journal of international academic research for multidisciplinary, 2016-04)An investigation was conducted to examine the influence of project size and the difference between base estimate and initial contract sum in predicting change order rates. The study was conducted on historical data of 45 ... -
Public open spaces in Nairobi City, Kenya, under threat
(Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2011-10)The paper demonstrates that public open spaces in Nairobi City have been increasingly threatened by congestion and deterioration as result of the rapid rate of urbanisation (5–7.5%), poor planning, weak management and ... -
Reconsidering Urban Sewer and Treatment Facilities in East Africa as Interplay of Flows, Networks and Spaces
(Springerlink, 2009)Urbanization has brought about concentrations of people in densely populated settlements, resulting in the generation of waste water that needs to be disposed off in a hygienic way to avoid the outbreak of diseases. Decisions ...
