The Repair Mindset
Available open access digitally under a CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
Solar power is a renewable technology with huge benefits for both the Global North and South, but it comes with an unavoidable byproduct: waste. The Repair Mindsetâthe first book to examine the off-grid solar industry in Kenyaâquestions the technology's sustainability. It is based on ethnographic fieldwork with the independent repair workers at the forefront 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'. This 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.
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Available open access digitally under a CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
Solar power is a renewable technology with huge benefits for both the Global North and South, but it comes with an unavoidable byproduct: waste. The Repair Mindsetâthe first book to examine the off-grid solar industry in Kenyaâquestions the technology's sustainability. It is based on ethnographic fieldwork with the independent repair workers at the forefront 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'. This 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.
