Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-247) and index.
Contents
"There's no power on earth that can stop it!" -- Making the weather -- The air-conditioned dream -- Going mobile -- The business climate -- surviving the great indoors -- India : where "A/C" means "VIP" -- Inconspicuous consumption -- Coming out of the cold.
Summary
Cox argues that by reintroducing traditional cooling methods as well as putting newer technologies into practice--and by moving past industrial definitions of comfort--we can make ourselves comfortable and keep the planet comfortable, too. --from publisher description