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Upper Hill, Nairobi: Growing as Africa’s Financial Capital!

September 18, 2017September 2, 2018 by Constant Leave a Comment

Nairobis Upper Hill District is a slightly elevated highland area in Nairobi that borders the hot and dry Kapiti plains. In the early 20th Century, it was established as a serene residential area, then known as “The Hill area, for senior railway staff. As the city has grown and expanded, Upper Hill has gradually transformed […]

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 […]

Is Nairobi Central Business District DEAD?

November 16, 2016August 29, 2018 by Constant Leave a Comment

The Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) has undergone a gradual transformation in the last few years that has seen it turn into a large bus yard and parking area for public transit vehicles (towards the east), a queuing zone for authorized buses (around the centre) and a large taxi park (towards the west). Retail stores […]

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