Sustainability and Natural Resources

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Sustainability and Natural Resources

• By Falah Fakhri Post-doctoral
  Scholarfalah.fakhri_at_utu.fi https//www.researc
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• Department of Geography
  and Geology
• Day 17/11/2014 Time 1200 12 30
  MAANTIETEEN JA GEOLOGIAN LAITOS

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Overview

• What does mean Sustainability?
• What are the sustainability properties?
• What is the definition of natural resources?
• What is the classification of natural resources?
• Videos

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What does mean Sustainability? (1/4)

• The word sustainability has become a global
  buzzword as a potential solution
• For the many problems facing society today
• 1- International problems,
• 2- Regional problems,
• 3- Local problems,

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What does mean Sustainability? (2/4)

• As developing nations struggle with issues of
• 1- Overpopulation,
• 2- Disease,
• 3- Political conflict,
• 4- Developed
• countries,
• 5- Infrastructure
• deterioration,
• 6- Pollution,
• 7- Unlimited urban expansion with limited
  resources,

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What does mean Sustainability? (3/4)

• The word sustainable means able to be
  maintained.
• However, from the number of published books and
  articles in professional journals, there seem to
  be many contrasting views and opinions as to
  exactly what sustainability is,
• and how it can be achieved or in some cases,
  whether it is an elusive dream of attaining the
  so-called heaven on earth.

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What does mean Sustainability? (4/4)

• Basic concepts of Sustainable
• Three basic concepts are involved in sustainable
  measures
• 1- Living within certain limits of the earths
  capacity to maintain life,
• 2- Understanding the interconnections among
• Environment, Society, Economy,
• 3- Maintaining a fair distribution
• of resources and opportunity for
• this generation and the next.
• They have planted for us to eat,
• and we are planting for them to eat

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sustainability properties (1/2)

• In understanding its complexity, one popular
  framework shows sustainability issues as being
  classified into three categories
• 1- Environmental,
• 2- Social/political,
• 3- Economic issues,

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sustainability properties (2/2)
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Definition and classification of natural
resources (1/2)

• Traditionally, literature on natural resource
  management distinguishes between
• renewable and non-renewable resources.
• However, in a sense most natural resources are
  renewable.
• They are only distinguished by the length of time
  it takes for them to be reproduced.
• While shrimps can be reproduced
• by millions each year,
• oil takes billions of years to be reproduced
• by geological processes.
• Hence, time is a crucial factor in the analysis
• of natural resources.

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Definition and classification of natural
resources (2/2)

• A common classification of natural resources
  includes the following types of resources
• 1- non-renewable and non-recyclable resources,
  such as fossil fuels,
• 2- non-renewable but recyclable resources, such
  as minerals,
• 3- fast renewable resources, such as fish,
• 4- slowly renewable resources, such as forests,
  --- ? soil
• 5- environmental resources, such as air, water
  and soil,
• 6- flow resources, such as solar and wind energy,

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Videos
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References

• 1- Mensah M. A., Castro L. C., 2004. Sustainable
  resource use sustainable development a
  contradiction. Center for Development Research.
  University of Bonn, it is available
  http//www.zef.de/fileadmin/downloads/forum/docpro
  g/Termpapers/2004_3b_Mensah_Castro.pdf
• 2- European Commission DG, 2002. Environment
  Analysis of Selected Concepts on Resource
  Management A Study to Support the Development of
  a Thematic Community Strategy on the Sustainable
  Use of Resources, it is available
  http//ec.europa.eu/environment/natres/pdf/cowlstu
  dy.pdf
• 3- Zeeuw A. de., 2000. Resource management Do we
  need public policy Small study for Directorate,
  Environmental Instruments Directorate General
  Environment European Commission. Department of
  Economics CentER for Economic Research Tilburg
  University The Netherlands, it is available
  http//ec.europa.eu/environment/enveco/waste/pdf/z
  eeuw.pdf