Eunice Nthambi Jimmy, Autor bei Urbanet

About Eunice Nthambi Jimmy

Eunice Nthambi Jimmy is a PhD student at Gran Sasso Science Institute and an urban planner in training and profession. She previously worked in a planning consulting firm in Kenya where she participated in preparing plans at county, city, and neighbourhood levels. She is interested in providing sustainable solutions to issues affecting urban areas, particularly on social and spatial inequalities and informalities. She holds MSc degree in Geo-Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation for Urban Planning & Management.

Spatial Fragmentation in Nairobi City; the Elephant in the Room

Spatial Fragmentation in Nairobi City; the Elephant in the Room

By Eunice Nthambi Jimmy|2024-01-04T14:21:19+01:00April 29th 2021|

Nairobi is recognised to be among the rapidly urbanising and growing economies in East and Central Africa. Eunice Jimmy reviews the city's spatial, economic, and social structure, uncovering its dual nature of formal/informal, planned/unplanned, and connected/disconnected fragments, hence Nairobi's spatial fragmentation.