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James B. Pick

Renewable Energy: Problems and Prospects in Coachella Valley, California 123

SpringerBriefs in Geography

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James B. Pick

Renewable Energy: Problems and Prospects in Coachella Valley, California

James B. Pick School of Business University of Redlands Redlands, CA, USA

ISSN 2211-4165     ISSN 2211-4173 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Geography ISBN 978-3-319-51525-0    ISBN 978-3-319-51526-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-51526-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016962213 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

To my wife, Dr. Rosalyn M. Laudati, for her patience and continual support and encouragement during the project, and in loving memory of her mother Edythe Laudati.

Acknowledgments

This book would not have been possible without the valued cooperation of many people and agencies. Special appreciation is given to Monica Perry and Jessica Rosales, for their outstanding collaboration on the federally funded research project in which groundwork of the present book project took place. Dr. Perry provided marketing and business strategy expertise and is co-author of Chap. 6 of this book. Jessica Rosales, then a graduate student and now at Esri Inc., provided outstanding research assistance and GIS expertise, and she is also thanked for her role in helping to proof and correct the final book manuscript. Thanks are expressed to Lisa Benvenuti, spatial resources manager at the University of Redlands, for her superb work on producing the finished maps that appear in the book. Appreciation is expres