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Equitable Use of Resources For Sustainable Lifestyles
Equitable Use of Resources For Sustainable Lifestyles
Scarcity of resources is the burning problem of modern technology. The twenty-first century
will see growing human needs for resources since many parts of the world are using natural
resources at a rate faster than the natural processes can replenish it.
Natural resources are limited. For example, the existing water sources are being subjected to
heavy pollution. Global climatic changes are altering the quality of fresh water sources as a
development, planning and other associated aspects. In the light of self-defeating current
mode of development and recurrent natural calamities, people are urged to ponder over the
It is essential to sustain the natural resources. We should conserve natural resources so that it
may yield sustainable benefit to the present generation while maintaining its potential to meet
the needs of the future generation. There are three specific objectives to conserve living
resources:
Resource management should be less energy-intensive, suitable to local ecology and needs of
the people, less cost-intensive and more viable in terms of economy, ecology and culture. The
Srilankan team, for example studied traditional paddy irrigation systems as a model for water
management.
Its reports note that from the 5th century B.C. through the 12th century A.D., Sri Lanka
conservation and irrigation. Water users were collectively and individually responsible for
maintenance of the irrigation systems and customary laws, known as Sirit, were established
Similarly, the italics system is a system of farmer-managed canal irrigation, which has been
in operation for more than 300 years in Dhule, and Nasik district of northwestern
Maharashtra.
the quantity and quality of our stock of natural resources (like forests) and integrity of
biogeochemical cycles (like climate) are sustainable and passes on to the future generation
associated with sustainable development are the concepts of carrying capacity and green
accounting.
Carrying Capacity:
a species that it can sustain. In case of human beings, it is rather a complex situation, wherein
the region/system has not only to bear the load of his basic needs but also all other associated
natural base and environmental quality. The carrying capacity can be divided into two parts
that can be discharged without violating the best designated use of these basic components of
environment.
The carrying capacity of a region/system thus gets affected if we use resource base beyond
Green Accounting:
Green accounting is a widely prevalent concept both in developed and developing countries.
development and carrying capacity i.e. use of natural resources base in planned and judicious
environment quality as against the conventional accounting in terms of GDP (Gross Domestic
Product). It precisely gives us a uniform level by converting both natural resource base and
environmental quality in monetary terms, therefore, making the task easier for planners and