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Conceptual Categories |
Operationalized Variables
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Expected Relationship to
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Location | ||
| Place Characteristics | Elevation | - |
| Latitude | + | |
| Longitude | +/- | |
| Distance Relative to Freeze Mitigating Land Features | + | |
| Slope | - | |
Contexts |
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| Industrial Structure (Micro) | Crop Hardiness | - |
| Crop Health | - | |
| Growth Calendar of Crop | - | |
| Size of Orchard | +/- | |
| Age of Trees | -/+ | |
| Irrigation | - | |
| Type of Ownership | Private (+); Commercial (-) | |
| Type of Management | Private (+); Contract (-);
Corporate (-) | |
| Product of Crop | Juice (-); Fresh Fruit (+) | |
| Industrial Structure (Meso) | Distance to Market | + |
| Access to Labor | - | |
| Access to Support Services | - | |
| Industrial Structure (Macro) | National & International Shifts in Industry | + |
| Economics | Competing Land Uses | + |
| Prices of Crops | - | |
Perception |
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| Experience | Previous Freeze Experience | +/- |
| Frequency of Past Experience | +/- | |
| Perception of Future Experience | - | |
| Mitigation | Prophylactic Pre-Freeze Measures | - |
| Insurance | - | |
| Disaster Relief Sought | - | |
| Expertise Sought | - |
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