Integrated resource management |
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| Authors: | Martin Florin Erhard Gabriel |
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| Institution: | (1) Institute of Applied Economic Geography, Carstenseck 5, D-2070 Ahrensburg, Germany |
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| Abstract: | Food, energy and mineral resources appeared to be available in limitless quantities. The accelerated growth in global population during recent centuries brought about a new situation. We reached the resource limits of  Spaceship Earth . This, along with the dawning awareness of the extent of environmental damage to date, have made it necessary to turn to new attitudes as to the use of renewable and non-renewable resources.IRM (Integrated Resource Management) is proposed as a way to rationally balance the use and conservation of natural resources. A databank based on the Geographic Information System (GIS) concept, bringing together all relevant resources of a nation, is the centerpiece of IRM and will make it possible to establish strategies to optimize the long term use of resources, including all relevant environmental factors. |
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