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Foundations And Development Of Environmentalism Question Paper

Foundations And Development Of Environmentalism

Course:Bachelor Of Environmental Studies

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT)
ECD 103: FUNDAMENTALS OF SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DATE: Monday 23rd December, 2009 TIME: 8.00 a.m – 10.00 a.m
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer question ONE, and any other TWO.
1.a)Define the following terms and concepts.
i)Community development (2½ marks)
ii)Community (2½ marks)
iii)Community development Catalyst (2½ marks)
iv)Community cohesion (2½ marks)
b)Briefly discuss the following Principles of sustainable living (2½ marks)
i)Respect and Care for Community of life. (5 marks)
ii)Improvement of the quality of human life (5 marks)
iii)Conservation of the earth’s vitality and diversity (5 marks)
iv)Enabling communities to care for their own environments. (5marks)

2.Discuss the role of community development in realizing the social pillar of
Kenya’s Vision 2030. (20 marks)

3.Define Public Participation and discuss its role in sustainable community
development

4.Citing practical examples briefly discuss
i)Role of catalysts in Community development (10 marks)
ii)Salient features of an ideal community development catalyst. ( 10 marks)

5. Critically examine the preconditions necessary for an effective community
development process. ( 20 marks)