Essence of Environmental Governance in Solid Waste Management: A Spatial Analysis of the unplanned Dumpsites in Nairobi County
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Date
2018
Authors
Ogutu, Florence Akinyi
Kimata, Dennis
Kweyu, Raphael
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Publisher
African Research Journal of Education and Social Sciences
Abstract
In Nairobi County, rapid urban settlement patterns have been on the increase and this
in turn results to stretching the existing resources. Due to this, the existing Solid Waste
Management systems have resulted to the mushrooming of unplanned dumpsites. Environmental
governance in solid waste management is becoming a key pillar in the proper waste management
strategies and dominates the development discourse. This has been a constant challenge since
public facilities such as dumpsites are not properly mapped by the relevant authorities. Most
Nairobi County residents are not conscious of proper and well-maintained waste management
systems. The purpose of this study was to explicate the essence of environmental governance in
Solid Waste Management using spatial analysis to study why unplanned dumpsites are on the
increase in Nairobi County. This study adopted a descriptive research design, and the study
areas were the two hundred and seventy seven unplanned dumpsites distributed across three
main areas of study namely: Lavington and its environs, Embakasi and its environs and Kibera
areas. Sampling was done through Spatial analysis, the data sources were mainly from
QuickBird images of 2003 and 2007, and WorldView-2 images of 2013 and 2017. Other
secondary data used were Nairobi County boundary shape-file, Kenya rivers shape-file, Kenya
roads shape-file and Kenya settlements shape-file they were all obtained from Survey of Kenya
databases. This paper however recommends that urban planners in Nairobi County should play
a key role in managing Solid Waste. This paper provides a platform for other researchers to
conduct further investigation on the essence of Environmental governance to promote solid
waste management in Nairobi County.
Description
A research article published in African Research Journal of Education and Social Sciences
Keywords
Solid Waste Management, Environmental governance, Unplanned dumpsites in Nairobi County, Environmental management spatial analysis, Solid waste management spatial analysis
Citation
Akinyi, O. F., Dennis, K., & Raphael, K. (2018). Essence of environmental governance in solid waste management: A spatial analysis of the unplanned dumpsites in Nairobi county.