Overview
- Offers a recent case study of renewable energy development in a small urban region of California
- Includes consideration of the geospatial aspects of renewable energy development, including mapping and map analysis of renewable energy locations and their proximity to transport, economic, and social features
- Presents policies for city governments, nonprofits, and businesses in the region, based on book findings, to expedite more development of renewables production, operations, and consumption
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Geography (BRIEFSGEOGRAPHY)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
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 theValley, 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.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. James Pick is professor in School of Business at University of Redlands, Redlands, California, USA. He is director of the university’s Center for Business GIS and Spatial Analysis, past chair of the Department of Management and Business, and past assembly chair of the School of Business. He is author or co-author of over 150 journal articles, book chapters, and peer-reviewed proceedings in information systems, GIS, population, and urban studies and author or co-author of thirteen books on these topics. He holds a B.A. from Northwestern University, M.S.Ed. from Northern Illinois University and Ph.D. from University of California Irvine.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Renewable Energy: Problems and Prospects in Coachella Valley, California
Authors: James B. Pick
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Geography
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51526-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-51525-0Published: 20 February 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-51526-7Published: 07 February 2017
Series ISSN: 2211-4165
Series E-ISSN: 2211-4173
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 210
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 63 illustrations in colour
Topics: Geographical Information Systems/Cartography, Renewable and Green Energy, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Sustainable Development, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Economic Geography