Problem
Underutilization of facilities due to daily or seasonal peaks
Other Names:
Seasonal resource use Nature:
Offices, factories, hotels, schools, transport systems and electrical power are designed to permit full utilization during normal working hours, and to cater for peak periods which may occur at certain times of the day or during certain seasons of the year. At other times such facilities are under-utilized or completely vacant. Despite this under-utilization, if the facilities are perceived to be inadequate during the normal hours, further facilities will be called for to take care of the load during those hours. It has not proved possible to stagger utilization to any great extent. Broader Problems:
Seasonal fluctuationsInefficient use of resourcesUnderutilized community facilities Related Problems:
Economic and industrial production instabilityUnderdeveloped potential of community basic resources Aggravates:
Seasonal unemploymentExcessive land usage by transport systemsEnvironmental degradation of inner city areas Strategies:
Utilizing facilities in off-peak periods Subject(s):
Climatology → Climatology Economics → Resource utilization
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST