Kenya - Kajiado - Poor People Density

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Title: Kenya - Kajiado - Poor People Density
Abstract:
The sublocation level poverty analysis in Kajiado district has been using the percentage of people below the poverty line per sublocation as a dependent variable so far. During a brainstorming session, however, it has been suggested that the actual number of poor people or poor people densities might be a useful lefthand-side variable as well.

The data set also includes the percentage of area within one hour walking distance of a permanent natural water source (boreholes, tanks, wells, spring, pans, dams, rain catchment and permanent rivers)

The coverage shows the active community groups in Kajiado district. They include Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Community Based Organisations (CBOs). The figure indicated show the total number of active community groups (CBOs) and (NGOs) operational within a sublocation.

This shapefile includes as well the distance from the shopping center in each sublocation to the nearest major towns by road, in kms.

Another indicator is the density of livestock expressed in TLU/km2 (total livestock units per km2)- from the original 5x5km dataset, an average livestock density for each sublocation was calculated. A lot of livestock might give a lot of pressure on the environment OR maybe it will be an indication of where there are a lot of resources so that livestock concentrates in these areas.

Supplemental_Information:
Since the poverty data (calculated by the CBS/World bank/ILRI initiative) describe RURAL poverty, calculating the number of poor people or poor-people-densities in areas that have both rural and urban populations is tricky. So, two things were done to account for rural/urban areas in the district: subtracting urban populations and areas from sub locations that host a township in Kajiado district (12 in total) and excluding sub locations for which no poverty data were available in the first place
  1. How should this data set be cited?

    International Livestock Research Institute, 20040115, Kenya - Kajiado - Poor People Density: ILRI, Nairobi.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details:
    Kristjanson, Patricia, Maren Radeny, Isabelle Baltenweck, Joseph Ogutu and An Notenbaert. 2005. Livelihood mapping and poverty correlates at a meso-level in Kenya. Food Policy. 30(5-6) :568-583.

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.997642
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.938702
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: -1.049265
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: -3.185297

  3. What does it look like?

    <http://gisweb.ciat.cgiar.org/metadata/gifs/kenya_poverty.gif> (GIF)
    Percent below Poverty Line (%) - Kenya

  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    Calendar_Date: 15-Jan-2004
    Time_of_Day: unknown
    Currentness_Reference: publication date

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):

      • G-polygon (121)

    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.000001. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.000001. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees.

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1927.
      The ellipsoid used is Clarke 1866.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.400000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.978698.

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    KenyaKajiadoCaseStudy
    Poor People Density (Source: P. Kristjanson; International Livestock Research Institute - ILRI)

    FID
    Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

    Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

    Shape
    Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

    Coordinates defining the features.

    FGT_0
    Headcount Index (Source: ILRI - International Livestock Research Institute)

    Enumerated Values

    AREA
    Area (Source: ESRI)

    Area Values

    PERIMETER
    Perimeter (Source: ESRI)

    Perimeter Values

    ADM4CODE
    Fourth-level code (Source: ILRI - International Livestock Research Institute)

    Sequential numbers for Fourth-level Administration Unit

    ADM4NAME
    Name of fourth-level division (Source: ILRI - International Livestock Research Institute)

    Fourth-level division Name

    ADM2NAME
    Name of secondt-level division (Source: ILRI - International Livestock Research Institute)

    Second-level division Name

    ADM3NAME
    Name of third-level division (Source: ILRI - International Livestock Research Institute)

    Third-level division Name

    FLIVDEN
    Density of livestock expressed in TLU/km2 (total livestock units per km2) (Source: ILRI - International Livestock Research Institute)

    Enumerated Values

    ACCWAT
    Percentage of area within one hour walking distance of a permanent natural water source (boreholes, tanks, wells, spring, pans, dams, rain catchment and permanent rivers) (Source: ILRI - International Livestock Research Institute)

    Enumerated Values

    NUMHH
    Number of households (Source: ILRI - International Livestock Research Institute)

    Enumerated Values

    NUMPER_H
    Total number of persons living in particular homes (Source: ILRI - International Livestock Research Institute)

    Enumerated Values

    PTOWNKM
    Distance from the shopping center in each sublocation to the nearest major towns by road, in kms. (Source: ILRI - International Livestock Research Institute)

    Enumerated Values

    NUMPER
    Number of persons (Source: ILRI - International Livestock Research Institute)

    Enumerated Values

    POORDENS
    Number of Poor People per Km2 (Source: ILRI - International Livestock Research Institute)

    Enumerated Values

    GROUPDENS
    This coverage shows the active community groups in Kajiado district. they include Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Community Based Organisations (CBOs). The figure indicated show the total number of active community groups (CBOs) and (NGOs) operational within a sublocation. (Source: ILRI - International Livestock Research Institute)

    Enumerated Values

    POORPER
    Number of Poor People (Source: ILRI - International Livestock Research Institute)

    Enumerated Values

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)

  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    Russ Krusker
    International Livestock Research Institute
    GIS Specialist
    P O Box 30907
    Nairobi, Nairobi 00100
    Kenya

    254 2 630743 (voice)
    254 2 631499 (FAX)
    r.krusker@cgiar.org

Why was the data set created?

Created in 2003 for a pilot study for the Food Insecurity and vulnerability Information and Mapping Syatems (FIVIMS) initiative for a FAO-Netherlands Patnership Programe aimed at developing and tesing new methodologies for identifying and characterising poor and vulnerable groups

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

    Date: 27-Jan-2006 (process 1 of 1)
    Dataset copied.

    Data sources used in this process:

    • \\Gis-pc155\work\poverty\CIESIN\Kenya\Final\KenyaKajiadoCaseStudy

  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

    International Liivestock Research Institute, 20040115, Poorpeopledensity_sublocation: ILRI, Nairobi.

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

    Complete for this purpose

  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

    None

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: Data available at ILRI at no cost
Use_Constraints: None

  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)

    Patricia Kristjanson
    International Livestock Research Institute
    PO Box 30709
    Nairobi, Nairobi 00100
    KENYA

    +254-20-422-3000 (voice)
    +254-20-422-3001 (FAX)
    p.kristjanson@cgiar.org

  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

    Downloadable Data

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

    None

  4. How can I download or order the data?

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 01-Mar-2006
Metadata author:
Vincent Oduor
International Livestock Research Institute
Research Technician
P O Box 30709
Nairobi, Nairobi 00100 GPO
Kenya

254 2 630743 (voice)
254 2 631499 (FAX)
v.oduor@cgiar.org

Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
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