Exploiting Natural Resources

Author : Katherine Potter
Publisher : Callisto Reference
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1641166126

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Natural Resources: Exploitation, Depletion and Conservation by Katherine Potter Pdf

The resources that exist naturally and without actions of humankind are known as natural resources. Some of the varied natural resources that are available on Earth are sunlight, water, land and atmosphere as well as all crops, vegetation and animal life. They can also exist in another form that needs to be processed to obtain the resource such as metal ores, petroleum, rare earth metals and various forms of energy. They can be classified in different ways such as origin and stage of development. On the basis of origin, they are classified as biotic and abiotic resources. They can also be categorized as potential resources, actual resources, reserve resources and stock resources, on the basis of their stage of development. Using natural resources for economic growth, generally at the cost of environmental degradation is referred to as exploitation of natural resources. The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished is known as depletion. The practices involved in the protection and restoration of natural resources are referred to as natural resource conservation. The topics included in this textbook on natural resources are of utmost significance and bound to provide incredible insights to readers. Some of the diverse topics covered in this book address the varied branches that fall under this category. It will provide comprehensive knowledge to the readers.

Author : Susan L. Cutter,William H. Renwick
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111805896

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Exploitation Conservation Preservation by Susan L. Cutter,William H. Renwick Pdf

Integrating physical, economic, social, and political perspectives, Cutter and Renwick's Fourth Edition presents readers with a wide range of opinions and interpretations of the major natural resource issues facing the world today.

Author : Edward B. Barbier
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 767 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010-12-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781139493468

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Scarcity and Frontiers by Edward B. Barbier Pdf

Throughout much of history, a critical driving force behind global economic development has been the response of society to the scarcity of key natural resources. Increasing scarcity raises the cost of exploiting existing natural resources and creates incentives in all economies to innovate and conserve more of these resources. However, economies have also responded to increasing scarcity by obtaining and developing more of these resources. Since the agricultural transition over 12,000 years ago, this exploitation of new 'frontiers' has often proved to be a pivotal human response to natural resource scarcity. This book provides a fascinating account of the contribution that natural resource exploitation has made to economic development in key eras of world history. This not only fills an important gap in the literature on economic history but also shows how we can draw lessons from these past epochs for attaining sustainable economic development in the world today.

Author : Philip A. Neher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:760344756

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Natural Resource Economics by Philip A. Neher Pdf

Author : William Ascher
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0801860962

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Why Governments Waste Natural Resources by William Ascher Pdf

Drawing on 16 case studies from Africa, Asia, and Latin America, reveals the complex political and programmatic reasons why government officials in developing countries often willfully adopt wasteful natural resource policies.

Author : Edward B. Barbier
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107179264

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Natural Resources and Economic Development by Edward B. Barbier Pdf

The second edition of this landmark book explores how natural resources contribute to development in poor economies.

Author : Fabio Tronchetti
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789047428794

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The Exploitation of Natural Resources of the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies by Fabio Tronchetti Pdf

The purpose of this book is to propose a legal regime to govern the exploitation of natural resources of the moon and other celestial bodies. Considering, on the one side, the interest shown by states and private operators to extract and use extraterrestrial natural resources and, on the other, the absence of specific rules dealing with such an option, the establishment of a legal framework to regulate the exploitation of natural resources of the moon and other celestial bodies is needed so as to ensure its peaceful, safe and orderly development.

Author : Jeanette B. Pauling
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Conservation of natural resources
ISBN : 1604569824

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Natural Resources by Jeanette B. Pauling Pdf

'Natural resources' are naturally occurring substances that are considered valuable in their relatively unmodified (natural) form. A natural resource's value rests in the amount of the material available and the demand for it. There are 2 types of natural resources: renewable and non-renewable. Natural Resources include soil, timber, oil, minerals, and other goods taken more or less from the Earth. Both extraction of the basic resource and refining it into a purer, directly usable form, (e.g., metals, refined oils) are generally considered natural-resource activities, even though the latter may not necessarily occur near the former. A nation's natural resources often determine its wealth in the world economic system. In recent years, the depletion of natural capital and attempts to move to sustainable development have been a major focus of development agencies. This is of particular concern in rainforest regions, which hold most of the Earth's natural biodiversity -- irreplaceable genetic natural capital. Conservation of natural resources is the major focus of natural capitalism, environmentalism, the ecology movement, and Green Parties. Some view this depletion as a major source of social unrest and conflicts in developing nations. This book gathers and presents important research in the field.

Author : Daniëlla Dam-de Jong
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-26
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107093836

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International Law and Governance of Natural Resources in Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations by Daniëlla Dam-de Jong Pdf

An assessment of the role of international law in preventing natural resources from fuelling armed conflict and improving their governance.

Author : Edward Barbier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 748 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 0511986904

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Scarcity and Frontiers by Edward Barbier Pdf

"Throughout much of history, a critical driving force behind global economic development has been the response of society to the scarcity of key natural resources. Increasing scarcity raises the cost of exploiting existing natural resources and creates incentives in all economies to innovate and conserve more of these resources. However, economies have also responded to increasing scarcity by obtaining and developing more of these resources. Since the agricultural transition over 12,000 years ago, this exploitation of new 'frontiers' has often proved to be a pivotal human response to natural resource scarcity. This book provides a fascinating account of the contribution that natural resource exploitation has made to economic development in key eras of world history. This not only fills an important gap in the literature on economic history but also shows how we can draw lessons from these past epochs for attaining sustainable economic development in the world today"--

Author : Susan L. Cutter,Hilary Lambert Renwick,William H. Renwick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1991-03-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015021834356

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Exploitation, Conservation, Preservation by Susan L. Cutter,Hilary Lambert Renwick,William H. Renwick Pdf

Using a geographic approach to the study of the environment and environmental policy, the authors have successfully integrated physical, economic, social and political considerations of the major natural resource issues facing the world today. Features many maps, photos and other visual materials to reinforce learning. New to this edition is material on toxic substances and land resources as well as a focus on current issues in the topic.

Author : Richard P. Cronin,Amit Pandya
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Natural resources
ISBN : MINN:31951D02797155G

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Exploiting Natural Resources by Richard P. Cronin,Amit Pandya Pdf

Presents views on the unsustainable exploitation of three key natural resources - forests, water, and extractable minerals - from the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia. The regional experts and Stimson analysts discuss the current patterns of resources exploitation in the form of forest clearing, hydropower dams, and mining operations that have implications for domestic and regional stability and human security.

Author : United Nations Environment Programme. International Resource Panel
Publisher : UNEP/Earthprint
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Nature
ISBN : 928073167X

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Decoupling Natural Resource Use and Environmental Impacts from Economic Growth by United Nations Environment Programme. International Resource Panel Pdf

By 2050, humanity could devour an estimated 140 billion tons of minerals, ores, fossil fuels and biomass per year three times its current appetite unless the economic growth rate is decoupled from the rate of natural resource consumption. Developed countries citizens consume an average of 16 tons of those four key resources per capita (ranging up to 40 or more tons per person in some developed countries). By comparison, the average person in India today consumes four tons per year. With the growth of both population and prosperity, especially in developing countries, the prospect of much higher resource consumption levels is far beyond what is likely sustainable if realised at all given finite world resources, warns this report by UNEP's International Resource Panel. Already the world is running out of cheap and high quality sources of some essential materials such as oil, copper and gold, the supplies of which, in turn, require ever-rising volumes of fossil fuels and freshwater to produce. Improving the rate of resource productivity (doing more with less) faster than the economic growth rate is the notion behind decoupling, the panel says. That goal, however, demands an urgent rethink of the links between resource use and economic prosperity, buttressed by a massive investment in technological, financial and social innovation, to at least freeze per capita consumption in wealthy countries and help developing nations follow a more sustainable path.

Author : Emma Gilberthorpe,Gavin Hilson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317089711

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Natural Resource Extraction and Indigenous Livelihoods by Emma Gilberthorpe,Gavin Hilson Pdf

This book provides an extended analysis of how resource extraction projects stimulate social, cultural and economic change in indigenous communities. Through a range of case studies, including open cast mining, artisanal mining, logging, deforestation, oil extraction and industrial fishing, the contributors explore the challenges highlighted in global debates on sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and climate change. The case studies are used to assess whether and how development processes might compete and conflict with the market objectives of multinational corporations and the organizational and moral principles of indigenous communities. Emphasizing the perspectives of directly-affected parties, the authors identify common patterns in the way in which extraction projects are conceptualized, implemented and perceived. The book provides a deeper understanding of the dynamics of the human environments where resource extraction takes place and its consequent impacts on local livelihoods. Its in-depth case studies underscore the need for increased social accountability in the planning and development of natural resource extraction projects.

Author : Jean-Marie Baland,Jean-Philippe Platteau
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Commons
ISBN : 9251037280

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Halting Degradation of Natural Resources by Jean-Marie Baland,Jean-Philippe Platteau Pdf

Stress is then laid on the global context within which user groups operate, including the nature and the forms of state intervention and the effects of increasing market integration. To date, this context has generally been uncongenial to community-based resource management; therefore, the authors recommend that, whenever a co-management approach is feasible, the concrete institutional form adopted is tailored to the specific features of local cultures.