Sustainable Management of Natural Resources

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Sustainable Management of Natural Resources

Aided by technological development

E.g.: use of solar power reduces the use of fossil fuels to generate energy

Sustainable management

HOW: 4Rs

Recover: Turn waste into useful materials

Recycle: Turn used resources/materials into new ones

Reuse: Use a resource again

Reduce: Use less of a resource

DEFINE: Use of resources in such a way that the needs of current and future generations are met.

Natural Resources

DEFINE: Useful materials produced by natural processes

2 types

Non-renewable-- resources that may not be replenished or if they are, process of replenishment occurs over a very long period of time; limited

Examples: coal, crude oil,

Renewable - resources that are replenished naturally within same time period they are used; limitless

Examples: solar energy, tidal energy, wood,

Can become non-renewable - it is used faster than it can be replenished. E.g. trees in tropical rainforests are cut down faster than the trees can regrow.

Due to human-centred view in which the physical environment is deemed important because of its usefulness to people