Effects of informal settlement on the surrounding environment at Majengo Slums, Narok County (eBook, PDF)

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Bachelor Thesis from the year 2020 in the subject Earth Science / Geography - Geopolitics, , language: English, abstract: The study was guided by the following specific objectives: To establish the extent of informal settlement in Majengo Slums, Narok County, to find out the causes of informal settlement, to assess the effects of informal settlement on the environment in the Slums and to determine the policy measures to reduce informal settlements. The study will be of great value to the government in the formulation of policies and strategies for controlling informal settlement and in addition researchers and scholars will use the study to provide the basis of future studies. To provide the basis of the study findings, the researcher relied on the following theories: Malthusian Theory of Population Growth, The Optimum Theory and Theory of Demographic Transition. Data was collected using questionnaires and guides from 96 household heads obtained through cluster sampling in Majengo Slum and 5 key informants purposively selected. It was then analyzed using Microsoft Excel Package presented in tables percentages. People residing in informal settlements face challenges of service delivery. This is mainly due to the fact that land was occupied illegally, thus impacting negatively on the environment. It was in the background of the above problem, that this study sought to establish the influence of informal settlement on the surrounding environment.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: GRIN Verlag
• Seitenzahl: 43
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783346334770
• Artikelnr.: 60992729