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ONSHORE WIND POWER SYSTEMS (ONSWPS): A GIS-BASED
TOOL FOR PRELIMINARY SITE-SUITABILITY ANALYSIS
by
Jeffry D. Harrison
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF SCIENCE
(GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
August 2012
Copyright 2012 Jeffry D. Harrison
Object Description
| Title | Onshore wind power systems (ONSWPS): a GIS-based tool for preliminary site-suitability analysis |
| Author | Harrison, Jeffry D. |
| Author email | jeffryha@usc.edu;jeff.nwcascade@gmail.com |
| Degree | Master of Science |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Geographic Information Science and Technology |
| School | College of Letters, Arts And Sciences |
| Date defended/completed | 2012-06-21 |
| Date submitted | 2012-07-31 |
| Date approved | 2012-08-01 |
| Restricted until | 2012-08-01 |
| Date published | 2012-08-01 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Wilson, John P. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Swift, Jennifer N. Hastings, Jordan T. |
| Abstract | Wind energy was the fastest growing form of renewable energy in the world during the last decade and forecasts predict that this trend will continue. In the U.S., Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) and federal tax incentives drive this trend from a policy perspective, but despite its potential to reduce CO2 emissions and dependence on foreign fuel for electricity generation, wind energy development remains a contentious issue and siting of wind power systems remains problematic. This thesis presents a GIS-based tool for preliminary site suitability analysis for Onshore Wind Power Systems (ONSWPS) that can be used to address these issues from a planning perspective. This tool incorporates Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA) and the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) along with various forms of spatial and sensitivity analysis to provide quick visual access to ONSWPS site selection information through a series of suitability maps. |
| Keyword | GIS; beographic information systems; wind; wind energy; wind farm; wind power; onshore; alternative energy; renewable energy; GIS-based; site suitability; multi-criteria; MCA; analytical hierarchy process; AHP; suitability maps; spatial decision support systems; SDSS; spatial science |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
| Rights | Harrison, Jeffry D. |
| Access conditions | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@usc.edu |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume4/etd-HarrisonJe-1096.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Full text | ONSHORE WIND POWER SYSTEMS (ONSWPS): A GIS-BASED TOOL FOR PRELIMINARY SITE-SUITABILITY ANALYSIS by Jeffry D. Harrison A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF SCIENCE (GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) August 2012 Copyright 2012 Jeffry D. Harrison |
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