Format:
1 Online-Ressource (197 pages)
ISBN:
9783031140068
Series Statement:
Palgrave Studies in Climate Resilient Societies Series
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Decarbonising African Cities in a Carbon-Constrained World -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Chapter Highlights -- 1.3 Summary -- References -- Part I: Decarbonising African Cities: Strategies and Applications -- Chapter 2: Solar Urban Planning in African Cities: Challenges and Prospects -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 Context -- 2.1.2 Conceptualising Solar Urban Planning -- 2.2 Methods -- 2.3 Results and Discussion -- 2.3.1 Characteristics of the Selected Documents -- 2.3.2 Prospects of Solar Urban Planning in Africa -- 2.3.2.1 Huge Solar Energy Potentials in Cities -- 2.3.2.2 Declining Costs of Solar PV Technologies -- 2.3.2.3 Formalised Urban Planning Processes -- 2.3.2.4 Government and International Efforts/Support -- 2.3.2.5 Rising Awareness and User Acceptance of Solar PV Applications -- 2.3.3 Challenges of Solar Urban Planning in African Cities -- 2.3.3.1 Urban Morphology and Land Use Challenges -- 2.3.3.2 Techno-economic Challenges -- 2.3.3.3 Legal and Regulatory Challenges -- 2.3.3.4 Environmental Challenges -- 2.3.3.5 SWOT Analysis -- 2.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Contextualising Waste Management Operations Towards Low-Carbon African Cities -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Waste Management Governance and Policies in Africa -- 3.2.1 International Conventions -- 3.2.2 Regional Policies -- 3.3 Solid Waste and Recycling Practices in Africa -- 3.3.1 State of Solid Waste Management in African Cities -- 3.3.2 Roles/Contributions of the Informal Sector in Waste Management -- 3.3.3 Social and Economic Opportunities Created by Recycling Economic Opportunities -- 3.3.4 Environment and Social Impact of Solid Waste Mismanagement -- 3.4 Waste Management and Carbon Emissions in Africa.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783031140051
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783031140051
Language:
English
