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4. Resources

Resource exploitation involves nature, technology, economy and society.

Resources evolve from the multiple interactions of nature, economy, knowledge and technology, and stakeholders in their cultural and political settings. In other words a resource (or natural resource) is a material with purpose and value, as defined in cultural, economic and ecological terms.

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Can you give examples of the key stages of exploitation of an environmental resource?