NAIROBI’S ENVIRONMENT, AS the title suggests, is an overview of the environmental problems and issues facing Nairobi today with a view to planning and management recommendations for the future. The author argues that a detailed understanding of the natural environment of the area is essential for proper urban land use planning. The report offers a detailed description of Nairobi’s environment, outlining the wide range of environmental issues facing the city with details of the responses that have been and are currently being made to these issues as well as recommendations for future practice. The chapters include sections on the history of Nairobi, its land use and urban planning background, health and poverty issues, infrastructure and services, pollution and the effects of urbanization on the local geomorphology. The book gives a comprehensive overview of the present state of Nairobi’s environment and the reactions to associated problems, and recommends approaches for policy and planning in the future. There is an emphasis on the need for an improved information base for future environmental planning as well as specific actions such as waste management and flood control which urgently need to be undertaken