Problem
Nationalistically determined development of natural resources
Other Names:
Parochial planning for natural resource extraction Nature:
There tends to be a feeling of helplessness when faced with the complexity of an increasingly unbalanced ecological system, and little capability of creating an equitable distribution of basic raw materials. Little research is being done in the area of developing access to resources, which tends to be determined by nationalistic, short-term plans with no regard for local community considerations or global requirements. The result is an overemphasis on profits, leading to uneven resource development and extraction.
Broader Problems:
Local control of resourcesNon-global priorities for use of world resourcesNatural resources used for national self-interest Narrower Problems:
Short-term profit maximizationInequitable access to natural resourcesLack of faith in solutions to ecological issuesOver-emphasis on immediate solutions in resource development research Related Problems:
Irredeemably disadvantaged regionsLimited access to natural resource use decisionsProfit-motivated utilization of construction technologyUndervaluation of nature in planning and decision making Reduced By:
Foreign control of natural resourcesStrategies:
Promoting indigenous developmentPlanning development of natural resourcesControlling use of natural resources Subject(s):
Development → Development Government → Nation state
Industry → Manufacturing processes
Management → Planning
Policy-making → Policy
Resources → Resources
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST