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  1. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2019
    Kenya

    The current study seeks to assess sustainability of agricultural land use by identifying the effect of land use change on soil quality using cross-sectional data collected through a household survey among 525 farm households in densely populated areas of Kenya. Soil samples were collected, analyzed and compared across three land use types: undisturbed, semi-disturbed and cultivated. To achieve these objectives, descriptive, Nutrient Index approach and Classification and Regression Tree (CART) analysis methods were used.

  2. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2009
    Kenya

    This paper presents data on diversity and abundance of soil macrofauna of various land use systems in Embu, Kenya (natural forest, plantation forest, fallow, coffee, tea, napier, and maize). Each was sampled for macrofauna using three sampling methods (monolith,
    transect and pitfall traps). Thirty four (34) genera/species of soil macrofauna were recorded, the highest number (27) being observed in napier. Majority of these genera/species being Coleoptera. Rényi diversity profile indicated that in terms of

  3. Library Resource
    December, 2014
    Kenya

    Suitable location and influx of immigrants have made pastoral peri-urban Kajiado County a centre of two conflicting interests; urban sprawl and agricultural intensification. To understand the resulting trends over the period 1984-2010 satellite image based analysis of land use cover changes and interviews with landowners were conducted. Interviews focused on the changes and trends in land use, their causes and future forecasts. Percentage changes in land use and land cover types for the years 1984 to 2004, 2004 to 2010 and 1984 to 2010 were determined.

  4. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2018
    Kenya

    The Thika Superhighway is perhaps the most massive infrastructural project in the East African region, save for perhaps the standard gauge railway (SGR) project. It was anticipated by the business community, leading to the change of use of land along it, manifested in the development of malls and housing estates. This land use change is continuing despite the road having been completed in February of the year 2012. The road was built with the aim of easing the traffic congestion problem, but traffic congestion persists.

  5. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 1984
    Kenya

    The future of wildlife in our conserved
    ecosystem depends largely on the future planning for
    land use in the adjacent areas. All National Parks
    and game reserves in Kenya, as they now exist, are in
    some degree or other dependent on the relationship
    between land use changes and wildlife in the areas
    sorrounding them. If the surrounding lands deteriorate
    through misuse, or if, in the management no consideration
    is given to wildlife, the national parks and game
    reserves will suffer, or,even be destroyed. Nairobi

  6. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2018
    Kenya

    The objective of the study was to detect and identify land cover changes in Laikipia County of Kenya that have occurred during the last three decades. The land use types of study area are six, of which three are the main and the other three are the minor. The main three, forest, shrub or bush land and grassland, changed during the period, of which grasslands reduced by 5864 ha (40%), forest by 3071 ha (24%) and shrub and bush land increased by 8912 ha (43%).

  7. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2019
    Kenya

    Global land acquisition and lease investments in developing countries by foreign companies have elicited a lot of controversy and interest in recent literature. Well-structured foreign land leases and investments might offer development benefits to the host countries including opportunities for employment, provision of capital for improvement of infrastructure and stabilization of food prices. However, most foreign land lease deals in Africa are often characterized by secret negotiations and lack of local stakeholder consultations.

  8. Library Resource
    December, 2004
    Kenya

    This study was conducted in the northern part of Kenya, in Kakuma division, Turkana district. Kakuma is a semi-
    arid area under nomadic pastoralism as the main activity. The presence of a refugee camp has attracted many people from within
    the Turkana community and also the outside community. The study aimed at documenting the effects of emergent land use
    changes on vegetation resources and the socio-economic environment in Kakuma. Data on vegetation density and cover was

  9. Library Resource

    Estructura de la comunidad de la macrofauna del suelo en diversos sistemas de usos de suelo de Taita, Kenia

    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2009
    Kenya

    This paper presents data on diversity and abundance of soil macrofauna in various land use systems in Taita (natural forest, plantation forest, fallow, coffee, napier, and maize, Horticulture. Each was sampled for macrofauna using three sampling methods (monolith,
    transect and pitfall trapping). Seventy eight (78) genera/species were recorded across the different land use systems of Taita. Rényi diversity profile indicated no significant differences in species richness across land use systems as reflected by the very close

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