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Creating vibrant urban communities in large cities: Kilimani Project Foundation

December 19, 2017September 30, 2019 by Constant Leave a Comment

In the last decade, the pace of urbanization, especially in Africa and Asia, has been rapid. It is predicted that by 2050 about 64% of the developing world and 86% of the developed world will be urbanized. That is equivalent to approximately 3 billion urbanites by 2050. In many fast-growing cities in Africa, what constitutes an urban […]

Nairobi City: Moving Backwards in Mobility and Access?

October 18, 2017September 30, 2019 by Constant Leave a Comment

The City of Nairobi is believed to experience some of the longest personal travel time periods globally. This situation applies regardless of the means used; public, private or non motorized. The result is perennial delays in public and personal schedules, time wastage in transit, human stress and occasional accidents as road users try to force […]

Nairobi: Mixed Use Zones are Redefining the City

December 30, 2016August 30, 2018 by Constant Leave a Comment

Both Homer Hoyt’s Sector Theory of Urban Development and Ernest Burgess’ Concentric Zone Theory highlight how cities grow outward from a core district (the Central Business District) towards the periphery with distinct land use zones. Without good land use management, cities run the risk of growing too far out, a concept known as urban sprawl. Sprawl […]

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