N airobi
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23639395 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kefa M Otiso (0000-0003-2725-4118, Bowling Green State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Pages | 1-5 |
| Publication date | 2019-04-15 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118568446.eurs0211 |
| OpenAlex | W4251904738 |
| ISBN | 9781118568446 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Nairobi is the capital city of Kenya and one of Africa's premier financial, business, technology, transport, communications, diplomatic, NGO, and international institution capitals. For instance, its United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON) is the only UN headquarters in Africa and in the Global South. Because of Nairobi's rapid population growth and poor planning by colonial and postcolonial governments, the city's growth is somewhat haphazard and inimical to its ability to effectively and efficiently meet its residents' basic shelter, income, and infrastructure needs. In the last decade, the government has substantially improved the city's infrastructure and formulated plans to help guide its future growth. Thus, it is in a much better position to build a good future and to deal with its formidable challenges.
Business · Capital (architecture) · Capital city · Colonialism · Development economics · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Geography · Government (linguistics) · Institution · Political science · Population · Population growth · Position (finance) · Sociology · Finance · Global Urban Networks and Dynamics · Law · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Urban Planning and Governance
| Highly cited | No |
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