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Managing resources holistically
Synonyms:
Integrated resource management
Implementation:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.
Broader:
Managing resources
Focusing on wholeness
Improving planning and management systems
Adopting integrated approaches to sustainable development
Narrower:
Stimulating renewable resources management
Using a city-wide approach to resources management
Adopting planning approaches serving multiple goals
Integrating indigenous knowledge on natural resources
Training integrative approaches to environmental management and planning
Facilitates:
Managing wetlands
Reducing risk of ecoaccidents
Facilitated by:
Remote sensing by satellite
Improving diagnosis of resource management issues
Problems:
Inadequate management of refuse
Lack of integrated energy resource management
Lack of integrated management of biodiversity
Lack of integrated marine resource management
Lack of integrated pollution control
Unethical practices in natural resource management
Values:
Integration
References:
Savory, Anne: Holistic Resource Management
Subjects:
Resources
→
Resources
Management
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Management
Type Classification:
C: Cross-sectoral strategies
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals: