3.3 Resource stewardship

Unit Contents

• 3.3.1 Divergent thinking
• 3.3.2 The circular economy
• 3.3.3 Resource stewardship and the UN SDGs

3.3 Resource stewardship is part of the core — Global change (Paper 2). The geographic inquiry for this sub-topic is: possibilities for managing resources sustainably and power over the decision-making process

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Geographic inquiry: Possibilities for managing resources sustainably and power over the decision-making process

• Divergent thinking about population and resource consumption trends:
  • pessimistic views, including neo-Malthusian views
  • optimistic views, including Boserup
  • balanced views, including resource stewardship
• Resource stewardship strategies, including:
  • the value of the circular economy as a systems approach for effective cycling of materials and energy
  • the role of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and progress made toward meeting them

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