2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2014.11.010
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Turning hustlers into entrepreneurs, and social needs into market demands: Corporate–community encounters in Nairobi, Kenya

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“…Kenya has an estimated population of 43 million people and the rate of urbanization (annual population growth rate) will be 3.8% by 2050 (Cobbinah et al 2015;KNBS 2015). Nairobi is Kenya's capital city and has an estimated population of 4-5 million people (Thieme 2015). During colonial times, Nairobi became the administrative centre because of its exclusively conducive natural conditions (free from malaria-causing mosquitoes, fertile agricultural soils and plenty of freshwater) and the availability of human labour force (Makachia 2011).…”
Section: Study Areamentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Kenya has an estimated population of 43 million people and the rate of urbanization (annual population growth rate) will be 3.8% by 2050 (Cobbinah et al 2015;KNBS 2015). Nairobi is Kenya's capital city and has an estimated population of 4-5 million people (Thieme 2015). During colonial times, Nairobi became the administrative centre because of its exclusively conducive natural conditions (free from malaria-causing mosquitoes, fertile agricultural soils and plenty of freshwater) and the availability of human labour force (Makachia 2011).…”
Section: Study Areamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Specifically, ES studies in urban areas exemplify reduction of urban heat island effect and air pollution, promotion of ecosystem and human health, enriching ecological knowledge and raising public awareness on sustainable urban development paths (Haase et al 2014). Nairobi city has a population density of 59 persons per hectare (K'Akumu and Olima 2007;Thieme 2015; and this is a 'high population density'. The high population density in urban and peri-urban areas are causing dramatic LULC change and influences ES supply that ultimately influences the wellbeing of urban and peri-urban residents (Cilliers et al 2013).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…relates to gross domestic product (GDP) and employment. At micro-level many single case studies on specific examples of informal economy have been conducted (for instance, Boels, 2014;Mahdavi, 2013;Thieme, 2015), but the attempts to compare several case studies are rare. This article contributes to the growing body of studies on micro-characteristics of informal work, developing a dialogue between two case studies on waste pickers' activities in two different cities (Accra and Porto Alegre).…”
Section: Waste Pickers In Accra (Ghana)mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Nairobi is the capital city of Kenya with an estimated population of 4-5 million people (Thieme 2015). Ngong forest (www.ngongforest.org, 24.02.2017), Karura forest (www.friendsofkarura.org/thekarura-forest-researve, 24.02.2017) and the Nairobi National park (www.kws.go.ke/parks/nairobinational-park, 24.02.2017) surround Nairobi city.…”
Section: Case Study Nairobi Kenyamentioning
confidence: 99%