Talk:Resource

Rewording necessary under "Types of values attatched to resources"
This section seems very unspecific and somewhat opinionated (for lack of a better word). I think the section is important to the article but it needs extensive rewording to be of a fact-based, encylopedic quality. Noz92 (talk) 20:26, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

Requested move
This page is a good start to cover the facts which are applicable to resources in general. Therefore the confusing (types and developments) should go. Inwind (talk) 21:40, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
 * This page has been moved from "Resource (types and developments)" to Resource as the result of a move proposal listed at Requested moves. Dekimasu よ! 07:18, 4 December 2007 (UTC) 

Reserve vs resource. Importance
In Norwegian, both in economy and ecology, we distinguishes between “ressurs” (resource) and “reserve” (reserve) for non-renewable resources.

“Ressurs” (resource) is the total resources of the actual item – actual plus potential resources in terms of the article.

 “Reserve” (reserve)  is the known part of the resource that at the given moment also is economically exploitable. This means of course that the mount of reserves not are fixed, as abiotic resources are, reserves varies with prospecting, extraction and production costs and prices of the product.

For non-renewable resources (fossil fuels, minerals e.g.) on often use the R/P-rate (reserve by production per period) which gives the number of periods the reserve will last, prices, production costs and resources fixed.

Does one not have the same terminology in English, or should this article be amended with the definitions above?

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I mean that the importance of the term in ecology is "mid" (or may be "high"). For environmental and economical issues, I mean it is very important and should be rated high. That it is rated "mid" in economy, maybe reflects that economists seems to forget that, basically, the economy is dependent of natural resources? But it may ned more depth first, may be?

Carl S. Bj (talk) 13:28, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Resource use
It can be mentioned that 20% of the world's population consumes 80% of its resources ref= http://www.unep.fr/shared/publications/other/DTIx0601xPA/docs/en/Module2%20-%20Session1.ppt

Ok Shake skyway (talk) 03:49, 16 September 2016 (UTC)

Good Shake skyway (talk) 03:50, 16 September 2016 (UTC)

basic definition of resource
disagree with the initial basic definition "A resource is any physical or virtual entity of limited availability that needs to be consumed to obtain a benefit from it."
 * 1) surely resources can provide benefit without (the resource) being consumed
 * 2) the definition of 'consumption' is in contradiction with later paragraph of same article where value of resources is discussed (eg. beauty of natural resources)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.29.7.87 (talk) 20:16, 4 April 2011 (UTC)

I disagree too. Seems more parsimonious to say that a resource is just something available for use, something that can be used to some benefit. That agrees better with, say, Webster, and with resources like tools or land area or RAM. Certainly some resources like time do get used up, but this is not criterial. Jar354 (talk) 15:53, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Add reference to Planetary boundaries?
Add reference to Planetary boundaries. 99.181.159.67 (talk) 01:15, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

Use of the word spicy
The opening paragraph, reads "A resource is a spicy or supply". I'm not a native speaker but I'm not aware of any meaning of the word spicy, that fits here. Is this an error? Dictionary.com doesn't give any meaning either. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.230.16.186 (talk) 14:12, 10 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Apparently the term "source" was replaced with "spicy" in vandalism that was reverted. Please place new discussion at the end and sign your comments.  TheProfessor (talk) 11:19, 30 July 2014 (UTC)

Social
National resources is required for the development of the nation .why? 49.126.192.199 (talk) 13:31, 21 December 2021 (UTC)

Definition of Recourses geography
Give defination of geographers, economist 2409:4043:2D8C:6FB3:0:0:3F4B:7507 (talk) 14:33, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

On Potential Resources
These are the resources which we do not have sufficient knowledge at present.these resources may be used in future. 49.37.69.197 (talk) 13:00, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

History
Make notes on renewable sources 41.57.95.184 (talk) 17:22, 19 October 2022 (UTC)