Waste of resources | World Problems & Global Issues

Waste of resources ... Nature: In a society in which a high standard of living demands particularly rapid consumption of new goods, many perfectly ... TheEncyclopediaofWorldProblems&HumanPotential SearchProblems YouarehereHome ProblemWasteofresources Experimentalvisualizationofnarrowerproblems OtherNames:UnproductiveuseofresourcesUncontrolledwasteUnrecycledwasteResourcewastage Nature:Inasocietyinwhichahighstandardoflivingdemandsparticularlyrapidconsumptionofnewgoods,manyperfectlyusablegoodsmaybescrappedorgoodsmaybemadewithabuilt-inobsolescence.Thematerialsconsumedinthiskindofproductionareunlikelytoberecoveredinfull,andareoftennotevenpartiallysalvaged;pollutioniscreatedbythisoverproductionoffactorywaste,scrap,andrefuse,butfastprofit-makingindustriestendtobelessconcernedwithanti-pollutionprecautions.Asmachineryisdevelopedtoreplacemanpower(sinceitcanproducemoreatafasterrate),sohumanresourcesarealsowasted.Thedemocraticcapitalistidealofprovidinguniversaleducationalsowastesresources,byeducatingtechniciansorprofessionalsforwhomtheremaybenoworkeithercurrentlyorinthefuture. BroaderProblems:MisuseofresourcesWorldwidemisallocationofresources NarrowerProblems:UnusedlandWastewatersSolidwastesFoodwastageDumpingradioactivesubstancesLiquidwastesHazardouswastesWastefulindustriesGaseousairpollutantsChemicalindustrywastesIndustrialairemissionsInadequatewastetreatmentResource-intensivepackagingInefficientuseofresourcesSocialcostsofsubstanceabuseWasteofnon-renewableresourcesUnderutilizedagriculturalwastesDumpingofconsumerwasteproductsUnproductivesubsistenceagricultureNon-destructiblecontainersandpackagingSeepagewaterlossesfromirrigationsystemsWasteofresourcesinvestedinobsoletearmamentsExcessivegovernmentalspendingExcessiveuseofresourcesonexpensivemedicaltechniques RelatedProblems:Underemployment Aggravates:PollutionResourcedepletionUninvestigatedresourceuseProhibitivecostofbasicservicesIndiscriminateeconomicdevelopment Strategies:ReducingwasteRecyclingindustrialwastesRecyclingbuildingmaterialsRecyclingoilsRecyclingglassExtendingproducerresponsibilityDevelopingnewrecyclingtechnologiesDesigningproductsforrecyclabilityMarketingcompostMaximizingwastereuseCreatingdomesticwasterecyclingschemesMaximizinguseoflocalnaturalresourcesPlanningdevelopmentofnaturalresourcesImprovinghazardouswastemanagementManagingresourcesRecyclingmaterialsEncouragingwasteIncreasingproductivityofresourcesRecyclingmetals Values:AbuseCounterproductivityUncontrollabilityUnderuseUnproductivityUnrecycledUnusedWastage References:Spooner,HenryJandLordLeverhulme:WealthfromWaste:Eliminationofwaste,aworldproblemYoung,JohnE:DiscardingtheThrowawaySociety Subject(s):Cybernetics→ControlEconomics→ProductivityEconomics→ResourceutilizationResources→ResourcesSocietalProblems→Waste RelatedUNSustainableDevelopmentGoals: ProblemType:A:AbstractFundamentalProblems Dateoflastupdate15.04.2019–16:04CEST AbouttheEncyclopedia TheEncyclopediaofWorldProblemsandHumanPotentialisaunique,experimentalresearchworkoftheUnionofInternationalAssociations.Itiscurrentlypublishedasasearchableonlineplatformwithprofilesofworldproblems,actionstrategies,andhumanvaluesthatareinterlinkedinnovelandinnovativeways.Theseconnectionsarebasedonarangeofrelationshipssuchasbroaderandnarrowerscope,aggravation,relatednessandmore.Byconcentratingontheselinksandrelationships,theEncyclopediaisuniquelypositionedtobringfocustothecomplexandexpansivesphereofglobalissuesandtheirinterconnectednature.TheinitialcontentfortheEncyclopediawasseededfromUIA’sYearbookofInternationalOrganizations.UIA’sdecadesofcollecteddataontheenormousvarietyofassociationlifeprovidedabroadinitialperspectiveonthemyriadproblemsofhumanity.Recognizingthatinternationalassociationsaregenerallyconfrontingworldproblemsanddevelopingactionstrategiesbasedonparticularvalues,theinitialcontentwasbasedonthedescriptions,aims,titlesandprofilesofinternationalassociations. AboutUIA TheUnionofInternationalAssociations(UIA)isaresearchinstituteanddocumentationcentre,basedinBrussels.It was established in1907,by HenrilaFontaine (NobelPeacePrizelaureateof1913),and PaulOtlet,afoundingfatherofwhatisnow calledinformationscience. Non-profit,apolitical,independent,andnon-governmentalinnature,theUIAhasbeenapioneerintheresearch,monitoringandprovisionofinformationoninternational organizations,internationalassociationsandtheirglobalchallengessince1907.www.uia.org