Publication Type
Blog Post
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
6-2020
Abstract
Heat is a ubiquitous part of tropical living. During the nineteenth century consumers and writers of travel literature, explorers and colonists became increasingly familiar with the endless, languid summers of tropical climates where continued, unrelenting heat and humidity created a daunting climate for the European.
Keywords
Urban heat, history, Straits Settlements
Discipline
Asian Studies | Environmental Sciences | Place and Environment
Research Areas
Humanities
Publication
Historical Climatology
First Page
1
Last Page
3
Publisher
HistoricalClimatology.com
Citation
WILLIAMSON, Fiona, "The science of stifling heat: Recognising urban climate change in the Straits Settlements" (2020). Research Collection School of Social Sciences. Paper 3248.
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3248
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3248
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Authors
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