A resource is any physical or virtual entity of limited availability, or anything used to help one earn a living. In most cases, commercial or even ethic factors require resource allocation through resource management.

Types of values attached to resources

As resources are very useful, we attach some information value to them. Resources help to produce goods so they have economic value. Natural resources like forests, mountains etc. are considered beautiful so they have aesthetic value. Gifts of nature such as water also have a legal value because it is our right to consume them. On the other hand, resources have an ethical value as well because it is our moral duty to protect and conserve them for the future generations.

Characteristics of resources

Resources have three main characteristics: utility, quantity (often in terms of availability), and use in producing other resources. However, this definition is not accepted by some, for example deep ecologists who believe that non-human elements are independent of human values.

The quantity of a resource refers to the total amount of a given raw material, rather than reserve, which is an economic term. Bottlenecks may form, making some resources unavailable, producing supply shocks. Resource prices are prone to increases as speculators add commodity value to a resource or when risk, such as from geopolitical issues, are seen as an influencing factor in relation to the security of resource supply.

Resources are those things that can be physically combined to produce goods.

See also: Infrastructure

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Sun Feb 21 10:18:28 2010

How many natural resources do we have?
Q. I was just wondering what natural resources we could use to power the earth once all of the oil is gone, and I know about: 1. Solar Power 2. Hydroelectric Power 3. Wind Power (although this one may take some conservation) But that's it...I'm no environmentalist, but I still know that we have (and possibly need) other resources, but what are they?
Asked by SmartMoron - Sat Jun 7 04:16:10 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. to be completely honest you cant really list them all cause one product might be compiled of others (and if able to tap into those so called Sub-products) ex: hydrogen in water, or harnessing the release of energy after protons and electrons do their thing or the latter... but if i had to make a quick list off the top of my head... i couldn't there are too many (or too little that) use google buddy.. but if you create a product by conserving energy on a molecular level (i want 1st dibbs on your stock)
Answered by Vega - Sat Jun 7 04:22:44 2008

If you had unlimited resources and could start any type of buisness?
Q. If you could do anything at all and had unlimited resources (money, man power, etc.) then what sort of product would you sell, what buisness would you run? Even if it is totally unrealistic, what would be the ideal buisness to you?
Asked by Mayalelie - Sat Jul 19 15:52:41 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Ahh excellent question. I would open a series of private booths in all major malls all over America. The purpose of these booths would be to tell people when they shouldn't wear the things they are wearing, or that they need a new haircut, or that they need to wear their hat like a normal person, or to pull up their pants, things like that. The mall itself should pay me for my services, because their mall will look better, and people walking around the mall wont look terrible.
Answered by Broken but Hopeful... - Sat Jul 19 22:02:10 2008

What are some good resources for information on medical transcription?
Q. I am interested in learning more about the medical transcription field. What are some good resources where I could find information regarding training courses, job outlook--things of that nature?
Asked by Cold Hard BEUFP - Sun Dec 14 16:48:26 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The 2 best websites for this are your state's Department of Labor website, and a website called O*NET (Occupational Information Network). They both have info about average wages nationally and state-by-state, job responsibilities, personality requirements, etc. I have looked up Medical Transcription on both websites and they are pretty good. If you don't find anything on your state's DOL website, go onto your state's Unemployment website - they normally have a section with info about training programs for careers. Since Medical Transcription is in demand, it will be there, with info about local schools that offer the program, how much it costs, requirements, etc. Good luck!
Answered by whoknewthecolorcouldbeblue - Sun Dec 14 22:19:21 2008

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