“A Looming Cold Crunch” and the Contingencies of Transnational Air-Conditioning

This essay explores the technopolitical and sociotechnical contingencies of the transnational histories of air-conditioning in urban Asia. It interrogates the mainstream technocentric and technologically-determinist understanding of air-conditioning, energy use and climate change by challenging its...

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Main Author: Jiat-Hwee Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rosenberg & Sellier 2020-09-01
Series:Ardeth
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/ardeth/1228