Department/Unit: Department of Spatial and Environmental Planning
Qualifications: PhD under Environmental Policy Member of Environmental Institute of Kenya Lead Expert under National Environmental Management Authority
PhD Institution: Wageningen University
PhD dissertation title: Modernising Solid Waste management at Municipal Level: Institutional Arrangements in Urban Centres of East Africa
Current research interests and projects: Urban Service and infrastructure Provision Urban Planning Natural Resource Management Solar E-waste Governance
Selected publication 1: Amayi. M. K and Majale C. (2022) Voluntary approaches to water resource management among flower growing firms in Naivasha Sub County, Kenya. Current Research in Environmental Sustainability 4 (2022) 100140
Selected publication 2: Omedo, M.A., and Majale, C. (2022) Gender Dynamics and Human-Wildlife Conflicts in Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. East African Journal of Environment and Natural Resources, Volume 5, Issue 1, 2022
Selected publication 3: Nabango, H and Majale, C. (2022) Towards a Circular Economy: A Review on Asbestos Waste Management Regulations in Kenya. East African Journal of Environment and Natural Resources, Volume 5, Issue 1, 2022
Selected publication 4: Kinuthia H., Majale C. and Letema, S. (2021). Influence of public policy planning on peri-urban land speculation in (Greater) Eastern Bypass in Nairobi Metropolitan. Land Use Policy. 107 (2021) 105515
Selected publication 5: Mwangi, W., Kimani, E., Okong’o G. and Majale C. (2021). A gendered perspective of knowledge of domestic solid waste management within informal settlement: A case of Kiandutu Informal Settlement, Kiambu County, Kenya. Journal of African Studies and Ethnographic Research, Volume 3, Issue 3, 2021
Selected publication 6: Wekisa E. and Majale C. (2020). Spatial Distribution of Waste Collection Points and Their Implications on Quality of Life in Mombasa County, Kenya. Journal of Urban Management- Volume 9, Issue 2 ,Pp 250-260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jum.2020.02.003
Selected publication 7: Loki M.,Aloyo P., Majale C. and Kigondu S. (2020). The Typology of Public Open Spaces: Classification and Challenges from Machakos Municipality, Machakos County, Kenya. International Journal of Advanced Research, Vol. 8, Issue 12,pp241-255.
Selected publication 8: Majale C. Kitonga J. and Mugenya K. (2016). Waste Management Value Chain Mapping and Analysis in Low Income Neighborhoods- Nairobi, Kenya. Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management Vol. 42 No.4, pp278-286
Selected publication 9: Majale C. and Mireri, C. (2014). Cooperation among Small Urban Centres in the Lake Victoria basin as a Necessary Strategy for Managing Solid Waste: The Case of Kisii, Homa bay and Migori municipalities. International Journal of Environment and Waste Management Vol. 13, No.4, pp412-428.
Selected publication 10: Majale, C., Oosterveer, P. and Mireri, C. (2014). Urban Waste and Sanitation Services for Sustainable Development: Harnessing Social and Technical Diversity in East Africa.Eds. Van Vliet, B. Van Buren, J. and Mgana, S. 2014. Routledge Studies in Sustainable Development. ISBN 978-0-415-83377-6
Capstone assignment title: The Rhetoric of Publish or Perish: Self- Reflection
Capstone assignment abstract: Teaching, supervising, researching, publishing and still doing some consulting on the side- as one academic staff’s task- need to be appreciated and viewed differently from one who is working solely on research. The main criterion of good research should be whether it informs practice rather than whether it is published. Research outcomes should be primarily intended to influence policy and practice through various media, including discussion, presentations, or advocacy, rather than journal articles exclusively. Supportive policies and actions need to be implemented to create favorable conditions for research, including department-based seminars/workshops/ conferences, offering research training, establishing an incentive system of prizes and honors, creating opportunities for continuing professional development, and increasing financial support. There is more to research than publishing.
