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Environmental Systems Analysis, Modeling And Monitoring Question Paper

Environmental Systems Analysis, Modeling And Monitoring

Course:Bachelor Of Environmental Planning And Management

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
EPM 332: ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, MODELING AND MONITORING

DATE: Wednesday 9th September, 2009 TIME: 11.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer question ONE and TWO other questions.

1.
a)
Define the term Environmental planning.

[3 marks]

b)
Discuss the importance of environmental planning for a city like Nairobi.

[14 marks]
c)
Discuss the important disciplines that an Environmental planner and
manager ought to be conversant with to competently handle the emerging
complex environmental planning issues in our cities.
[13 marks]

2.
Geo-spatial data is very important Environmental planning and management.
There are many sources of such data, each of which comes at different costs,
accuracy and require different instrumentation to input in our computer systems.
a)
Discuss any five (5) different sources of such data with respect to the
underlined words in the preceding statement.

[18 marks]
b)
Comment on what environmental planners do when the desired spatial
data is unobtainable for a particular planning assignment. [2 marks]

3.
a)
Discuss the sources of air pollution in Nairobi.

[6 marks]

b)
Briefly outline the impact of this pollution on the populace. [6 marks]
c)
If you were to model air pollution in Nairobi, what specific steps would
you follow?

[8 marks]

4.
Monitoring our natural resources is an important activity that would help a
country audit its performance in as far as the sustainability of systems is
concerned. Kenya is said to consist less than the recommended percentage cover
of forestry. Incase you were accessible to time series satellite data (eg. Landsat)
for a certain period of time, explain how you would design a methodology to
monitor forest cover change in a nation such as Kenya.

[20 marks]

5.
a)
Discuss the importance of modeling environmental phenomena in EPM.

[8 marks]

b)
Outline the steps commonly used in modeling exercises.
[8 marks]
c)
How can the accuracy of designed models be verified and possibly be

improved?

[4 marks]
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