Community-based organizations are in the forefront of dealing with waste management in Nairobi's informal settlements, however, their interventions often fall short of becoming sustainable…
This post was cross-posted from Spatial Collective's blog. Informal settlements are often missing from geographic and statistical representation of their countries, and Nairobi’s informal…
This post was cross-posted from Spatial Collective's blog. In March and April 2014, following the household survey, Spatial Collective continued their research into informal waste…
This post was cross-posted from Spatial Collective's blog. In November 2013 Spatial Collective conducted a household survey of 1000 randomly-selected households in Mathare. The…
Spatial Collective in its aim to understand various ways groups organize themselves for the purpose of providing public goods in informal settlements initiated Mtaa…
This recent article on the spike of violence in Southeast Washington D.C. made me think of the book I recently read, Anacostia, The Death…
This post was cross-posted from Spatial Collective's blog. Removal and management of waste and human excreta are two of the most vital environmental services…
This post is cross-posted from Spatial Collective's blog. Spatial Collective recently undertook a campaign of tackling solid waste management in Mathare. Solid waste (waste)…
This blog post is cross-posted from Spatial Collective's blog. Garbage collection is a major problem in Mathare, a conclusion easily confirmed by even the…