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Understanding air-conditioned lives: qualitative insights from Doha

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|Feb 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.155 | Journal eISSN: 2632-6655
Language: English
Submitted on: Sep 11, 2021
Accepted on: Feb 1, 2022
Published on: Feb 16, 2022
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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