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Acknowledgments
This research was supported under the Australian Research Council’s Discovery
scheme (Cool Living Heritage in Southeast Asia: Sustainable Alternatives to Air-
conditioned Cities, DP120102448). The author also thanks Toyah Horman for her
assistance in preparing this chapter for publication.
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