GLOBAL RESOURCES AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Resources

Essential elements in our lives and in the world around us that we use to fulfill our needs whether basic or complex

• Natural

• Human made

• Human

Types of Resources

Natural Resources

Material or substances that occurs in nature and can be used for economic benefit or to satisfy human needs

Human Made Resources

Items created by humans using natural resources providing utility and value such as buildings, machinery, tools, and infrastructure

Human Resources

Knowledge, skills, and labor that people contribute to work

• Utility

• Functionality

• Serviceability

• Acceptability

• Demand

• Obsolescence

• Limitations

• Accessability/Feasability

• Eco-friendliness

• Ability to preserve biosphere

Important Characteristics of Resource

• On the basis of origin

• Exhaustability

• Ownership

• The status of development

• Distribution

Classification of Resources

On the Basis of Origin

• Biotic Resources

• Abiotic Resources

Biotic Resources

All living organisms in our environment

Ex: animals, plants, insects

Abiotic Resources

All non-living things present in our environment

Ex: rock, metals, water

On the Basis of Exhaustability

• Renewable Resources

• Non-renewable Resources

Renewable Resources

Can be replenished after a short period of time

Ex: wind, water, sunlight

Non-renewable Resources

Are formed for a substantially long geological time

Ex: metals, fossil fuels

On the Basis of Ownership

• Individual Resources

• Community Resources

• National Resources

• International Resources

Individual Resources

Owned privately by individuals

Community Resources

Resources that are accessible to all member of the community

National Resources

Resources that belong to the nation

International Resources

Resources regulated by international bodies

On the Basis of the State Development

• Potential Resources

• Developed Resources

• Stock

• Reserves

Potential Resources

Found ij a particular region but not yet used properly

Developed Resources

Developed and surveyed for utilization and are being used in present time

Stock

Resources that are available but we don't have proper technology to use them

Reserves

Resources which are available and people know how to use them but they are yet to be used

On the Basis of Distribution

• Ubiquitous Resources

• Localized Resources

Ubiquitous Resources

Resources that are widely available

Localized Resources

Resources that are found only on certain parts of the world