The title to this post is apt, because although this is just the start
of my blog it is a long way into the story of the subject. Natural resources
have been exploited by humans for many thousands of years; wood is a renewable resource that even our caveman ancestors were harnessing for fire. Since the
industrial revolution however, the speed at which we have been using our finite
natural resources has risen exponentially, which leads to the question: how has
this affected our planet?
I am going to explore the way in which our globe has changed and will
continue to alter in relation to our use of resources both renewable and non-renewable.
This will be done with a mixture of literature reviews, news articles and a few
random musings thrown in along the way! As a geologist I will be focusing on
the physical science side of the matter but will look at the social and
political side of the story too.
So check back in a couple of days for the first proper post, but for now
I shall leave you with the definition of a natural resource, just so we all start on the same page...!
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