The Repair Mindset: How to Fix Off-grid Solar Power in Kenya - Couverture souple

Murray, Declan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1529250870 ISBN 13 : 9781529250879

Editeur : Bristol University Press, 2026

Synopsis

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.

Solar power is a renewable technology with huge benefits for both the Global North and South - but with an unavoidable byproduct: waste. This book - the first to examine the off-grid solar industry in Kenya - questions the technology's sustainability and is based on ethnographic fieldwork with the independent repair workers at the sharp end of the solar revolution.

Declan Murray proposes that, rather than imposing an external blueprint, energy development projects in the Global South should adopt the approach of the 'bricoleur' - which means learning from past experiences, drawing on resources at hand and prioritising function over form. He concludes with realistic and practical solutions to the problems of solar product breakdown, disposal, repair and recycling.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Declan Murray is Research Associate in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Manchester. He previously worked as a consultant in the off-grid solar industry.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bristol University Press
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1529250870
• ISBN 13: 9781529250879
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible