Decarbonisation pathways for African cities.

Abstract

This book examines the pathways to decarbonising African cities, structured around strategies and applications in renewable energy, waste management, healthcare, telecommunication, education and governance reconfigurations for Petro-cities. Throughout the book the authors highlight infrastructural, governance and policy approaches to drive decarbonisation. Opening with chapters focused on propositions for solar urban planning and scope for decarbonisation in waste management the book then moves on to examine innovative strategies for a low-carbon healthcare sector. The authors then discuss the use of hybrid power systems at remote telecommunication sites, their deployment on university campuses, and how this can be optimised to reduce carbon emissions. Further chapters explore government, private sector and civil society actions for decarbonising Kenyan cities and an overview of the political economic choices for decarbonising Petro-cities. Finally, closing chapters propose mechanisms for translating COP26 takeaways to decarbonisation policies and a low-carbon framework for African cities.

Citation

AZUBUIKE, S.I., ASEKOMEH, A. and GERSHON, O. (eds.) 2022. Decarbonisation pathways for African cities. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14006-8

• Book Type: Edited Book
• Acceptance Date: Aug 30, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Dec 16, 2022
• Publication Date: Dec 31, 2022
• Deposit Date: Mar 16, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 17, 2024
• Publisher: Springer
• Series Title: Palgrave studies in climate resilient societies (PSCRS)
• Series ISSN: 2523-8124; 2523-8132
• ISBN: 9783031140051
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14006-8
• Keywords: Decarbonisation; Climate resilience; African cities; Energy policy; Communication technology; Climate resilient frameworks; Multidisciplinary decarbonisdation agendas; Transport policy; Africa
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1764010
• Additional Information: The file accompanying this record represents an example chapter extracted from the book, which can be purchased from the publishers website: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14006-8. In addition to editing the book as a whole Ayodele Asekomeh also (co-)authored the following specific chapters:; - AZUBUIKE, S.I., GERSHON, O. and ASEKOMEH, A. "Introduction: decarbonising African cities in a carbon-constrained world", pages 1-11.; - ASEKOMEH, A., GERSHON, O. and AZUBUIKE, S.I. "To opt-in or to cop out: COP26 and the policy dynamics of decarbonising African cities", pages 157-178. [Used as the example chapter in the accompanying file.] ; - GERSHON, O., AZUBUIKE, S.I. and ASEKOMEH, A. "Conclusion: towards a decarbonisation framework for African cities", pages 179-185.