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‘Riparian’ and ‘Regeneration’ – The new words in Nairobi City

August 29, 2018 by Constant Leave a Comment

The City of Nairobi has recently undertaken a vigorous initiative aimed at  reclaiming wetlands. This is part of a wider city regeneration campaign by the Central Government. The campaign includes improving of the urban transport system, affordable housing and cleaning the Nairobi River basin. The strategy is well intentioned although critics disagree with the manner […]

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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