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.
