Renewable Energy: Problems and Prospects in Coachella Valley, California

• Main Author: Pick, James B. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Geography,
• Subjects: Geography.; Renewable energy resources.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Economic geography.; Geographical information systems.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Sustainable development.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; Sustainable Development.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Economic Geography.

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 an...

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. .