Intensifying existing resource use
- Increasing materials intensity
- Improving efficiency of resource use
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.
Claim
Economic activity is closely tied to consumption of materials. Cutting back on one can only be accomplished by cutting back on the other. However, many other opportunities exist for increasing the productivity of materials and energy use without sacrificing real human welfare.
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Metadata
Database
Global strategies
Type
(C) Cross-sectoral strategies
Subject
Fundamental sciences » Material
Cybernetics » Cybernetics
Economics » Resource utilization
Development » Reform
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Language
English
Last update
Dec 3, 2024