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Integrated resource management

The answer to a socio-economic problem

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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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  1. Institute of Applied Economic Geography, Carstenseck 5, D-2070, Ahrensburg, Germany

    Florin Martin (Dr.) & Gabriel Erhard (Prof. Dr.)

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Florin, M., Gabriel, E. Integrated resource management. GeoJournal 25, 109–113 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00179777

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