Natural Resource Economics

  1. Resource Classification and Characteristics
    1. Non-Renewable Resources
      1. Stock Resources
        1. Fixed Supply Characteristics
          1. Depletion Over Time
            1. Irreversibility of Extraction
            2. Recyclable Resources
              1. Characteristics of Recyclable Materials
                1. Recycling Processes
                  1. Limitations of Recycling
                    1. Economic Factors in Recycling
                    2. Non-Recyclable Resources
                      1. Single-Use Characteristics
                        1. Disposal Issues
                        2. Fossil Fuels
                          1. Oil Resources
                            1. Crude Oil Types
                              1. Extraction Methods
                                1. Refining Processes
                                2. Coal Resources
                                  1. Coal Types and Grades
                                    1. Mining Methods
                                      1. Environmental Impacts
                                      2. Natural Gas Resources
                                        1. Conventional Gas
                                          1. Unconventional Gas
                                            1. Extraction Technologies
                                          2. Mineral Resources
                                            1. Metallic Minerals
                                              1. Precious Metals
                                                1. Base Metals
                                                  1. Strategic Metals
                                                  2. Non-Metallic Minerals
                                                    1. Industrial Minerals
                                                      1. Construction Materials
                                                        1. Chemical Minerals
                                                    2. Renewable Resources
                                                      1. Flow Resources
                                                        1. Continuous Availability
                                                          1. Solar Energy
                                                            1. Wind Energy
                                                              1. Hydroelectric Power
                                                                1. Geothermal Energy
                                                                2. Stock-Flow Resources
                                                                  1. Biological Regeneration
                                                                    1. Growth and Reproduction
                                                                      1. Sustainable Yield Concepts
                                                                      2. Biological Resources
                                                                        1. Fisheries
                                                                          1. Marine Fisheries
                                                                            1. Freshwater Fisheries
                                                                              1. Aquaculture
                                                                              2. Forests
                                                                                1. Timber Resources
                                                                                  1. Non-Timber Forest Products
                                                                                    1. Forest Ecosystem Services
                                                                                    2. Agricultural Resources
                                                                                      1. Cropland
                                                                                        1. Rangeland
                                                                                          1. Soil Resources
                                                                                        2. Water Resources
                                                                                          1. Surface Water
                                                                                            1. Rivers and Streams
                                                                                              1. Lakes and Reservoirs
                                                                                              2. Groundwater
                                                                                                1. Aquifer Systems
                                                                                                  1. Recharge and Discharge
                                                                                                    1. Water Quality Issues

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