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This chapter introduces and explains the conceptual models for the book, the Integrated Policy Assessment for Local/Regional Renewal Energy Development (IPALRED) and Central Place Theory (CPT). IPALRED considers the influences of the factors, (a) federal and state conditions and (b) renewable site-specific characteristics, on (c) renewable policies for local and regional political systems. The detailed components of these factors are described and several renewable site-specific characteristics for which GIS is applied are identified, such as the geographic environment, and demographic, social, and economic characteristics. GIS could not be applied to some model components because relevant spatial data were not available. The IPALRED model forms the conceptual backbone of the overall study, and is examined based on qualitative and quantitative data. The book’s exploratory research methods are described, which include descriptive statistics, GIS, and interview techniques; and the sources of data are described. The second conceptual model, Central Place Theory (Christaller, 1933; Berry and Garrison, 1958) provides the background to understand the relationship of Coachella Valley to Los Angeles in being able to support markets for renewables, as well as in understanding relative maturity stages for renewables in the Valley’s market compared to leading metropolitan markets. CPT is not tested formally in this book, with only the single Coachella Valley case, but is recommended for testing in broader, more data-intensive future studies.
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Pick, J.B. (2017). Conceptual Models and Methods. In: Renewable Energy: Problems and Prospects in Coachella Valley, California. SpringerBriefs in Geography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51526-7_3
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