International Journal of
Peace and Development Studies

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Peace and Dev. Stud
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6621
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPDS
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 103

Full Length Research Paper

The effects of communal land sub-division and land use changes on household waste production in the Southern rangelands of Kenya

Ekisa T. George
  • Ekisa T. George
  • University of Eldoret, School of Environmental Studies (Applied Environmental Social Sciences), P.O BOX 1125-30100 Eldoret, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 01 April 2014
  •  Accepted: 27 January 2015
  •  Published: 28 February 2015

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