Conditioning Modernity : Air-Conditioning in Singapore; From Luxury to Necessity
Institution: | University of Oslo |
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Year: | 1000 |
Keywords: | VDP::200 |
Record ID: | 1283081 |
Full text PDF: | http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-20567 https://www.duo.uio.no/handle/10852/32704 https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/32704/1/EVH.pdf |
The thesis explores social, cultural and historical factors behind the increase in use of air-con in Singapore since the1960s. It questions how and why Singapore has ended up as an almost entirely air-conditioned city-state. It also explores some of the implications the use of air-con has in Singaporeans everyday life.