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  schema location: http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
  title info:
    title: Renewable Energy: Problems and Prospects in Coachella Valley, California
  name:
    name part: Pick, James B.
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: SpringerLink (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: gw
    date issued: 2017
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: electronic
    form: electronic resource
    reformatting quality: access
    form: remote
    extent: XIV, 210 p. 67 illus., 63 illus. in color. online resource.
  abstract: The book analyzes the problems and potential of renewable energy development for the Coachella Valley of California and provides a useful case study for renewable energy feasibility assessments for other areas. A conceptual model, Integrated Policy Assessment Theory for Renewable Energy, is given and justified for renewable energy development in the Valley. Further, Central Place Theory, well known in urban geography, is discussed and it is seen to be very relevant to the understanding the Coachella Valley’s city sizes and renewable energy markets, compared to the greater Los Angeles region. The book’s research methods include geospatial mapping and analysis and interviews leaders in small innovative firms, government agencies, and nonprofits. The many findings of the book include evaluation of how the Valley’s socioeconomic and transportation features influence renewable energy development, the scope of markets for solar and wind energy in the Valley, spatial confluences of renewable energy facilities with other features, and the future potential of ground-source heat pumps. Benchmark comparison of the Coachella Valley is done with two leading wind and solar regions elsewhere in the country, to assess the Valley’s evolution and opportunities in renewable energy. The book concludes by evaluating the prospects and problems for the growth of renewable entrepreneurship, manufacturing, assembly, and operations in Coachella Valley. This leads to policy recommendations grounded in the book’s research findings, which are intended for use by governments, businesses, and nonprofits. The hope is that many of the developmental experiences from the Coachella Valley will be helpful not only within the Valley but to other communities nationwide and worldwide. .
  table of contents: Introduction -- Renewable Energy Features of Coachella Valley -- Conceptual Models and Methods -- Socioeconomic and Urban Profile of Coachella Valley -- Benchmark Comparisons of Leading Wind and Solar Areas with Coachella Valley: Implications -- Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Renewable Energy: Case Studies from the Coachella Valley -- Prospects and Problems for Growth of Renewable Manufacturing, Assembly, and Operations in Coachella Valley. .
  note: by James B. Pick.
  subject:
    topic: Geography
  subject:
    topic: Renewable energy resources
  subject:
    topic: Energy policy
  subject:
    topic: Energy and state
  subject:
    topic: Economic geography
  subject:
    topic: Geographical information systems
  subject:
    topic: Regional planning
  subject:
    topic: Urban planning
  subject:
    topic: Renewable energy sources
  subject:
    topic: Alternate energy sources
  subject:
    topic: Green energy industries
  subject:
    topic: Sustainable development
  subject:
    topic: Geography
  subject:
    topic: Geographical Information Systems/Cartography
  subject:
    topic: Renewable and Green Energy
  subject:
    topic: Energy Policy, Economics and Management
  subject:
    topic: Sustainable Development
  subject:
    topic: Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning
  subject:
    topic: Economic Geography
  classification: GA1-1776
  classification: 910.285
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    title info:
      title: Springer eBooks
  related item:
    title info:
      title: SpringerBriefs in Geography
  identifier: 9783319515267
  identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51526-7
  record info:
    record creation date: 170209
    record change date: 20170331141340.0
    record identifier: 978-3-319-51526-7