Keeping Cool in Southeast Asia

Energy Consumption and Urban Air-Conditioning
2014. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-349-45618-5
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 237 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 304 g

Reihe: Energy, Climate and the Environment

Against the backdrop of the environmental impact of household electricity consumption and the history of cooling practices, Marlyne Sahakian considers how people keep cool, from Metro Manila to other mega-cities in Southeast Asia.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sahakian, M.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Energy Consumption and Cooling in Southeast Asia 3. Cooling Histories, Habits and Variations 4. Cooling our Colliding Practices 5. When 'West is Best' for Housing 6. Opportunities for Change through Social Learning 7. Conclusion: 'The Future is Already Here'

Über Autor(innen)

Marlyne Sahakian is a Research Associate in the Industrial Ecology Group at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. She has carried out research primarily in the Philippines, with a focus on sustainable consumption practices and patterns. She has published on consumption, development, energy use and the solidarity economy.