Urban Design Factors that Influence Women’s Choice of Route of Movement: The Case of Nairobi Central Business District

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dc.contributor.author Bhoyyo, Brenda Maiba
dc.date.accessioned 2014-12-10T10:10:46Z
dc.date.available 2014-12-10T10:10:46Z
dc.date.issued 2014-12-10
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1524
dc.description A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment for the degree of Master of Urban Design in the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology 2012 en_US
dc.description.abstract Little consideration has been given to the issues of women in the urban environment. With the lack of provision of women friendly streets and street elements, poorly lit and unsafe streets, Nairobi Central Business District’s (C.B.D) streets disregard women’s needs. The research sought to establish the Urban Design factors that influence women’s choice of route of movement in Nairobi C.B.D. The research was designed as a survey, using observation and interview methods. The study found that women’s choice of route of movement is a product of mix of land uses, the social environment on the street, visibility of buildings along a route and transparency of spaces from the street. To a lesser degree, openness of the street, length of route and a street’s complexity, are important variables determining choice of route of movement. In order to integrate women in the streets, it is desirable to incorporate building uses that generate street activity, improve visual connectedness between the street and the building as well as remedy areas where visibility is impaired. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Dr. Francis M. Mburu (Deceased) J.K.U.A.T, Kenya Signature…………………………………. Date…………………….... Prof. Bernard O. Moirongo J.K.U.A.T, Kenya en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Msc. Urban Design;2012
dc.subject Nairobi, en_US
dc.subject women en_US
dc.subject route of movement en_US
dc.subject Urban design factors en_US
dc.title Urban Design Factors that Influence Women’s Choice of Route of Movement: The Case of Nairobi Central Business District en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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