Search for dissertations about: "nairobi"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 swedish dissertations containing the word nairobi.
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1. Air pollution in Nairobi slums : sources, levels and lay perceptions
Abstract : BackgroundAir quality in Africa has remained a relatively under-researched field. Most of the African population is dependent on biomass for cooking and heating, with most of the combustion happening in low efficiency stoves in unvented kitchens. READ MORE
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2. Voicing the Slum : Youth, Community Media and Social Change in Nairobi
Abstract : Since late 2006, several small media projects have emerged in the slums of Nairobi with the aim to counterbalance the ignorance from mainstream media, provide the slums residents with news, information and an opportunity to voice their needs and discuss relevant issues. These media are best labelled community media, since their main concern is to serve the interests of the community, in this context the slums. READ MORE
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3. Isotopic and Molecular Characterization of Incomplete Combustion Products in sub-Saharan Africa
Abstract : Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is a global hotspot for incomplete combustion emissions from large-scale savanna fires, agricultural burning and growing city emissions. However, air pollution is understudied in the SSA region, resulting in a gap in the scientific understanding of regional emissions, source contributions, and impacts of air pollutants on regional climate and health. READ MORE
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4. People, Climate, and Inclusive Infrastructure : A thesis on design and planning in underserved neighbourhoods
Abstract : This thesis is concerned with the processes of design and planning of infrastructure in rapidly urbanising cities that can lead to a more just and sustainable trajectory of urban development in the context of a changing climate. The thesis draws on case studies, panel surveys, interviews, and participant-observation of both top-down and bottom-up planning processes for infrastructure development and flood risk management in the context of urban informal areas, with a particular focus on the large informal neighbourhood of Kibera in central Nairobi, Kenya. READ MORE
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5. Studies of atmospheric aerosols and development of an Energy Dispersive X-ray Flourescence spectrometer in Kenya
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