Keeping Cool in Southeast Asia [electronic resource] : Energy Consumption and Urban Air-Conditioning /
Sahakian, M.author.
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.
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Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Glossary of Tagalog; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgments; Maps; Prologue; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Consumption patterns, practices and policies; 1.2 Research study and sites; 1.3 Apprehending 'consumption'; 1.4 'Sustainable consumption' research and policy space; 1.5 Organization of the book; 2 Energy Consumption and Cooling in Southeast Asia; 2.1 Energy consumption in Southeast Asia; 2.2 Growth, energy and emissions in Southeast Asia: Four case studies; 2.3 Cooling the city: Cooling degree days and air-conditioning
2.4 History and organization of the electricity sector: Example of the Philippines2.5 Renewable energy: Comparing the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand; 2.6 Summary; 3 Cooling Histories, Habits and Variations; 3.1 The history of air-conditioning: Cooling from west to east; 3.2 Indoor air comfort: Bodily dispositions, standards and norms; 3.3 Air-conditioning artifacts and how they are used; 3.4 Air-conditioning usage by different socio-economic groups; 3.5 The challenge of promoting more 'efficient' machines; 3.6 Energy poverty and 'locking-in' the need for cooling; 3.7 Summary
4 Cooling Our Colliding Practices4.1 Air-conditioning for sleeping better at night; 4.2 Air-conditioning for health and safety; 4.3 Air-conditioning and preparing and caring for a child; 4.4 Air-conditioning for personal cleanliness; 4.5 Air-conditioning as a status symbol; 4.6 Air-conditioning and fashion; 4.7 Air-conditioning and the world of work; 4.8 Air-conditioning from public to private spaces; 4.9 Summary; 5 When 'West Is Best' for Housing; 5.1 A history of housing in Southeast Asia: Example of the Philippines; 5.2 Current housing trends: When 'West is best' in Metro Manila
5.3 Policies and practices towards building efficiency in Southeast Asia5.4 Efforts towards 'green' buildings in the Philippines; 5.5 Beyond 'green': Towards 'sustainable' housing in the Philippines; 5.6 Competing interests for building 'sustainably' in the Philippines; 6 Opportunities for Change through Social Learning; 6.1 Being 'framed': The individual as responsible for change; 6.2 The learning proposition: Environmentalism in Metro Manila; 6.3 Perceptions of private sector involvement in 'green' initiatives; 6.4 Trust relationships and Filipino elected officials
6.5 Insights into social capital in Metro Manila6.6 Summary; 7 Conclusion: 'The Future Is Already Here'; 7.1 The material dimension: Changing electricity production and consumption; 7.2 Bringing norms and values out of the cold into heated debates; 7.3 Activating 'trusted' people and contexts of action; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Environmental economics.
Economic sociology.
Ethnology—Asia.
Sociology.
Environment.
Sustainable development.
Environmental Economics.
Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.
Asian Culture.
Sociology, general.
Environment, general.
Sustainable Development.