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Solar envelope zoning: application to the city planning process. Los Angeles case study

Description: Solar envelope zoning represents a promising approach to solar access protection. A solar envelope defines the volume within which a building will not shade adjacent lots or buildings. Other solar access protection techniques, such as privately negotiated easements, continue to be tested and implemented but none offer the degree of comprehensiveness evident in this approach. Here, the City of Los Angeles, through the Mayor's Energy Office, the City Planning Department, and the City Attorney's O… more
Date: June 1, 1980
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Report on the workshop on ecological impacts of solar energy conversion

Description: The first phase of the workshop was an attempt to prioritize the impact parameters and establish some form of research program to evaluate these impacts. The second phase was to establish priority research and program needs for monitoring the impacts of the planned Solar Thermal Power System to be constructed near Barstow, California. This monitoring and research program is to be designed to be applicable to other proposed solar powered systems and should include impacts of all phases of constr… more
Date: May 1978
Creator: Patten, Duncan T.
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Problems in the administration of state solar legislation

Description: Solar legislation may 1) stimulate research and development, 2) encourage solar installation by governmental incentives, or 3) contribute to the elimination of institutional barriers. Legislation that attempts to deal with a wide range of problems will touch many different departments and agencies in state government. Proper administration is essential to the effectiveness of such legislation. The Federal Government is also involved in extensive programs to foster the commercialization of solar… more
Date: July 1, 1979
Creator: Warren, M.
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Prototype environmental assessment of the impacts of siting and constructing a Satellite Power System (SPS) Ground Receiving Station (GRS)

Description: This report is a prototype assessment of the environmental and societal impacts of a Satellite Power System (SPS) Ground Receiving Station (GRS). (The term GRS here refers to the overall facility that includes the rectenna, which actually receives and rectifies the microwave energy, as well as support facilities, access roads, a buffer zone, etc. in addition to the rectenna itself.) The study objectives are: (1) to develop a comprehensive prototype assessment of the non-microwave-related impact… more
Date: August 1, 1980
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