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Unbridled competition for scarce resources

Visualization of narrower problems
Name(s): 
Competition for non-renewable resources
Competition for sources of energy
Conflicts over shared resources
Broader 
Unbridled competition
Lack of integrated energy resource management
Conflicts arising from depletion of renewable resources
Narrower 
Eco-fascism
Conflicting uses of water
Unbridled competition for land
Competition for scarce patients
Conflicting claims to shared inland water resources
This problem is a member of 39 aggravating loops
Aggravates 
War [in 13 loops]
Man-made disasters [in 4 loops]
Intranational competition
Polarization of local conflicts [in 4 loops]
Unethical practices in natural resource management [in 30 loops]
Aggravated by 
Scarce resources
Shortage of natural resources
Unbridled economic competition
Inequitable access to natural resources
Strategy(ies) 
Competing for scarce resources
Reducing intensity of competition for scarce resources
Providing sufficient natural resources
Reference(s) 
Khan, A M and Hoelzl, A: Evolution of Future Energy Demands Till 2030 in Different World Regions: an assessment made for the two IIASA scenarios
Chandler, William U: Energy Productivity: key to environmental protection and economic progress
Type 
(C) Cross-sectoral problems

About the Encyclopedia

The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

The initial content for the Encyclopedia was seeded from UIA’s Yearbook of International Organizations. UIA’s decades of collected data on the enormous variety of association life provided a broad initial perspective on the myriad problems of humanity. Recognizing that international associations are generally confronting world problems and developing action strategies based on particular values, the initial content was based on the descriptions, aims, titles and profiles of international associations.

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