The Challenge of Resource Management Flashcards
What is Resource management
The control and monitoring of resource so that they do not become depleted or exhaused.
economic well-being
A measure of how much money people have to sustain their standard of living.
Social well-being
Is the social condition of an individual or group. Harder to measure than economic well-being
Why is food important to social and economic well-being?
-A country can develop economically if they can produce food.
-Lack of food and malnutrition causes bad social well-being.
-Famine puts pressure on health provision
How is energy important to social and economic well-being?
-Affordable and reliable energy causes higher quality of life
-If energy is expensive then families don’t spend their money locally.
How is water important to economic and social well-being
-Hygiene, clean water and hydration
-Water is essential
-Water is needed to irrigate crops
Why is global demand for energy increasing
-Population growth, more people to demand
-Growth of travel + tourism
-Greater range of technology
Why is global demand for resources water and food increasing?
Growing middle classes in NEEs
-Income inequality and poverty in LICs
-Climate change
-Population growth
What are current trends in UK food industry
-Plant based
-GM foods
-Cheaper alternatives
Benefits of importing food from abroad
-All year round the UK has access to diverse ingredients
-Produce is cheaper
-More flavourful food
Issues of importing food from abroad
-Food transport costs lots of high and is bad for environment
-Food may be contaminated or include high amounts of chemicals
-UK farmers have less demand as food from abroad
-Human exploitation
Define Food miles and carbon footprint
Food miles- the total number of miles food has travelled from producer to consumer
Carbon Footprint: The amount of CO2 produced by an activity.
3 Solutions to reduce food miles and carbon footprint
-Get local produce
-Produce your own food
-Only eat seasonal foods
Define Organic
Removing the use of chemicals in the production of food to benefit the environment and consumer health.
Why has agribusiness become a trend in the Uk
Smaller farms combining into one large farm reducing costs
-Intensive
-Machinery
-Chemicals
=Increasing yields.
Define water stress
Long term deficit of water
Define Water surplus
An area where water supply exceeds demand
sources to water pollution in UK freshwater
-Chemicals
-Untreated waste
-Sewage
-Littering
-Pollution from oil from boats
-Motorway run off
-Fertilisers
Issues caused by poor water quality
-Toxic waste can poison wildlife
-Increased water temperature
-Pesticides can kill parts of the ecosystem
Ways to manage water quality
-Pollution traps
-Local water treatment
-Legislation
Ways for transfer to maintain supplies
Pump water from areas of surplus and move to areas of deficit, underground or in pipes.
What is the changing energy mix in the UK?
Reliance on fossil fuels and growing significance of renewables
True or false: Domestic supplies of coal gas and oil have decreased
True
environmental issues with Fossil fuels
-The burning of fossil fuels creates greenhouse gases which may contribute to climate change
-Access roads and support industries can destroy wildlife habitats and impact on land
-Visual Pollution
