Resources

Resource refers to all the materials available in our environment which are technologically accessible, economically feasible and culturally sustainable and help us to satisfy our needs and wants.

A natural resource is anything obtained from the environment to satisfy human needs and wants.^[1] From a broader biological or ecological perspective, a resource satisfies the needs of a living organism (see biological resource).^[2]

1. ↑ WanaGopa - NyawakanMiller, G.T.; S. Spoolman (2011). Living in the Environment: Principles, Connections, and Solutions (17th ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks-Cole. ISBN 978-0-538-73534-6.
2. ↑ Ricklefs, R.E. (2005). The Economy of Nature (6th ed.). New York, NY: WH Freeman. ISBN 0-7167-8697-4.