Urbanisation Challenges in Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorMireri, C.
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-05T12:43:41Z
dc.date.available2015-05-05T12:43:41Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.descriptionBook Chapteren_US
dc.description.abstractKenya has witnessed rapid rate of urbanisation (about 6%) since independence in 1963. The independence guaranteed people freedom of movement, which spurred high rate of rural urban migration. Against the rapid urban growth the country has registered deterioration of institutional and physical infrastructure. As a result, Kenyan urban centres are characterised with expansive informal settlements; poor water and sanitation infrastructure and services. Also, the 1990s ushered in increasing incidences of poverty, a situation that threatens to heighten in future. Currently, over 60% of Kenyans live below the poverty line (SID, 2005). Theurbanisation in Kenya is explained in large measure by the growth pole theory. Further, the urban development policies in the country are founded on the theory. Kenyan urban hierarchy is characterised with one metropole (Nairobi city) together with a limited number of major urban centres (Mombasa, Kisumu, Eldoret, Nakuru and Thika). The various strategies used by the government to catalyse urban development have largely failed. Therefore, there is need to rethink urban development strategies to arrest the inevitable crises that are likely to ensure following policy failures and strategies. This chapter explores the following issues: theoretical and policy perspective; demographic profile; planning, infrastructure and services and institutional framework. _en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Japan Society for the promotion of Science in collaboration with Kenyatta Universityen_US
dc.identifier.isbn9966-776-02-8
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/12573
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSchool of Environmental Studies and Human Sciences, Kenyatta Universityen_US
dc.titleUrbanisation Challenges in Kenyaen_US
dc.title.alternativeEnvironment and Sustainable Development A Guide for Tertiary Education in Kenya Volume I
dc.typeBook chapteren_US
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