The challenges in the sustainable use of resources involve the following; Human behaviour, Human population and consumption level, Economic growth. Human Behavior Human behaviours have… Read More »Challenges in Sustainable Use of Resources and Economic growth
Environmental/Ecological sustainability is the process of making sure current processes of interaction with the environment are pursued with the idea of keeping the environment as… Read More »Environmental/Ecological Sustainability and Environmental Management
Resource sustainability principles are as follows; Reduced dependence upon fossil fuels, underground metals, and minerals. Reduced dependence upon synthetic chemicals and other unnatural substances. Reduced… Read More »Principles and Goals of Resource Sustainability
This article will mainly focus on the environmental or ecological sustainability that comprises of the environmental factors such as atmosphere, freshwater and ocean, and land… Read More »Historical Development of Resources Sustainability
Natural environment is of crucial importance for social and economic life. In this respect, the diversity of nature not only offers man a vast power… Read More »Human Impact on the Natural Environment
1. Lithosphere The Lithosphere or the earth’s crust (figure 2.0) is the outermost solid surface of the planet and is chemically and mechanically different from… Read More »Six (6) Components of the Natural Environment
Humans play a great role in the natural environment in which they find themselves. Today, however, human pressure on natural environment is greater than before… Read More »Earth as the Natural Environment
Some examples of natural resources include the following: Atmosphere which include air, wind; Animals which comprises of wildlife, game reserves; Land that comprises of Coal,… Read More »The Nature of Natural Resources
The numerous types of natural resources are grouped under four headings which are water resources, sun energy resources, land resources, rock and mineral resources, and… Read More »Types and Classification of Natural Resources
In this article we are going to look at how we can conserve our soils (soil conservation) and make them useful to us. Therefore, be… Read More »Soil Conservation: Meaning, Categories and Soil Management Practices
The major process that robs soil of its fertility quickly is soil erosion. Therefore, we are going to see what soil erosion is, its types… Read More »Soil Erosion: Meaning, Types and Factors of Soil Erosion
Do you know that opinion is still widely divided among pedologists and soil scientists as to which of the traditional systems of soil classification is… Read More »Integrative Soil Classification Systems
In this article, our focus will be the traditional soil classification systems. Do you know that soil classification is a way of organizing soils in… Read More »Traditional Soil Classification Systems
In this article we will consider soil types of the world under three broad groups. These are azonal soils, intra-zonal soils and zonal soils types… Read More »The Three (3) Major Soil Types of the World
You will recall that there are two types of processes of soil formation. These are the simple and complex processes of soil formation. In this… Read More »The Four (4) Forms of Complex Processes of Soil Formation
Do you know that the lump of soil you hold does not result from weather rocks alone? In this article, you will find out that… Read More »5 Factors of Soil Formation and Composition of Factors
Soil chemical properties (chemical properties of soil) are sometimes referred to as the soil nutrients. These are nutrients absorbed in solution by roots of plants.… Read More »The Five (5) Chemical Properties of Soil
The properties of soil can be broadly divided into physical and chemical domains. In this article, you will learn about the physical properties of soil.… Read More »The Six (6) Physical Properties of Soil
