MIND

Resources and Development

Resources

They are present in physical environment and satisfy our needs

Type of Resources

On the Basis On the Basis On the Basis On the Basis of Status

of Origin of Exhaustibility of Ownership of Development

Biotic Abiotic Renewable Non-renewable Potential Developed

Resources that Resources That can be That cannot be Resources not been Quantity, quality
have life e.g. composed renewed renewed utilised so far known and
flora, livestock of non-living e.g.-water, e.g. coal, petrol e.g. solar energy utilisation started
things sunlight in Gujarat e.g. coal
e.g. minerals

Individual Resources Community Owned National Resources International Resources

Owned by private Resources Under the control Owned and regulated by
individuals e.g. tea Owned by of a state or country international institutions
plantation owned community e.g. national parks e.g. ocean beyond 200
privately e.g. public parks nautical miles

Sustainable Development

Development that do not damage the environment

Possible through Resource Planning

Steps of Resource Planning

Identification and Planning for Match utilisation with

listing of resources utilisation of resources national development plans

Land Resources

Distribution in India Land Use Pattern

Mountains Plains Plateaus Net sown Forests Land under non- Wasteland Land for
30% 43% 27% area 46.2% 22.7% farm use 8.6% 5.5% grazing 3.3%