strategy
Extracting natural resources
Synonyms:
Winning raw materialsUtilizing raw materials
Using natural resources
Encouraging exploitation of natural resources
Facilitating extraction of natural resources
Exploiting available natural resources
Claim:
With regard to subsoil resources, the world becomes ever more adept at discovering new reserves and exploiting old ones. Exploring for oil, for example, used to be a hit-or-miss proposition, resulting in a lot of dry holes. Today oil companies can use seismic waves to help them create precise computer images of the earth. New methods of extraction -- for example, using bacteria to leach metals from low-grade ores -- greatly increase resource recovery. Reserves of resources are actually functions of technology. The more advanced the technology, the more reserves become known and recoverable. Broader:
Increasing efficiencyManaging natural resourcesIncreasing use of resourcesUtilizing material resourcesWinningDepleting natural resourcesEnsuring development of natural resources Narrower:
MiningUtilizing landExtracting timberExploiting fish resourcesUsing natural energy resourcesUsing unused natural resourcesImproving natural resource useExtracting natural resources illegallyMaximizing use of local natural resourcesRefining mode of access to natural resourcesExploring alternative natural resource endowmentsExploiting global biological resources for new foodsStimulating exploitation of natural resources Constrains:
Preserving natural resourcesControlling use of natural resourcesDefining expendability of common resourcesRegulating job availability through resource availabilityRequiring particular knowledge before implementation of resource use Constrained by:
Sustaining basic reservesProviding basic work skillsDelineating needs for natural resourcesPlanning development of natural resourcesSetting conditions on usefulness of natural resourcesDiscovering new possibilities for use of natural resourcesReducing alternatives for development of natural resources Facilitates:
Providing common resourcesChannelling energy resourcesExpanding natural resource usesAssuring supply of natural resourcesProviding materials for inventivenessDemanding exploitation of common resourcesRequiring diversified output of common resourcesDemonstrating need for effective use of resources Facilitated by:
Using natural resource modelsResearching natural resourcesProviding seasonal natural resourcesRequiring natural resources for workUnderpinning search for natural resourcesDiscovering new sources of natural resourcesDeveloping tools for transportation of resourcesProviding structure for exploitation of natural resourcesEnsuring economical usage of natural resources by industryDiscovering new possibilities for use of natural resources Problems:
Exploitation of dependence on food aidGovernment financing tied to exploitation of non-renewable resources
Insufficient use of natural resources
Overexploitation of underground water resources
Unconstrained exploitation of natural resources
Underdeveloped potential of community basic resources
Unethical practices in natural resource management
Unsustainable exploitation of fish resources
Subjects:
Fundamental Sciences → MaterialResources → Resources
Industry → Manufacturing processes
Societal Problems → Maltreatment
Economics → Resource utilization
Type Classification:
C: Cross-sectoral strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
