Resource Security Key Concepts Flashcards
EIA
Environmental Impact Assessment - Tool used to assess the potential impacts of a project or development proposal
McKelvey Box
Difference Between Resources and Reserves -Box showing undiscovered and discovered resources and the percent of these that are usable reserves - Impacted by: Geology, Access and Economy
Types of Resources/Reserves
Possible - Resources that are potentially there based on limited knowledge/estimates
Inferred - Resources that are thought to be there but not proven to be there
Indicated - Reserves that are probable, most likely there but with less thorough measurement
Measured - Reserves that are definitely there with detailed measured quantity, knowledge and understanding
Resource Peak
The point at which the quantity of specific resource has reached its maximum efficiency/usage/exploitation rate - Production forced to decrease
Resource Frontier
A newly discovered area to have accessible usable resources
Water Demand>Supply = ?
Water Stress
Factors Impacting Water Availabilty
Drainage, Climate, Geology
How to increase water supply?
Desalination (Israel/Namibia)
Water Storage (Aswan Dam)
Diversion + Transfer (China)
+ Blackwater (Namibia)
How to reduce water demand?
Laws, eg: Limitations, Hose Pipe Bans etc (Capetown Local Example)
Household Water Metres - Track usage (UK National Example)
Spanish Strawberry’s (??)
Water Conflicts
Chilean Avocados
Israel Vs Palestine
Ethiopia
Egypt
Water Future Sustainability?
Namibia (seems to be main goal for a sustainable future, despite controversy - Blackwater)
Energy Mix
The energy available/accessible/usable specific to each country
Impacts on Energy Mix
- Physical Geography and Geology, eg: Iceland volcanoes
- Geopolitics
- Components of Demand - Energy Rich Vs Energy Poor
- Where do we get energy? - TNCs Vs Governments (Tar Sands Pipelines)
- Environmental Problems (Tar Sands) - Deforestation, Water Contamination, CO2 Generation/Release, Nuclear Waste, Acid Rain - (Uk - Greendeal, Angel Square, Boris Bikes)
Energy Demand VS Supply
Renewables Vs Nuclear Vs Fossil Fuels - China and UK
Mineral Security - Copper (Factors Impacting)
Where? - Physical Geography, Tectonics, Geology
End Uses?
Components of Demand?
Role of Copper in Industry/Commerce?
+ Geopolitics
