resource scarcity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofresourceandscarcity
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resource
noun
uk/rɪˈzɔːs/us/ˈriː.sɔːrs/
a useful or valuable possession or quality of a country, organization, ...
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scarcity
noun[U]
uk/ˈskeə.sə.ti/us/ˈsker.sə.t̬i/
a situation in which something is not easy to find ...
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(Definition ofresourceandscarcityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We leave it to future research to more fully investigate the link betweenresourcescarcity/relative distribution, conflicts, and herd mobility.
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In some recent theoretical work it has been proposed thatresourcescarcity, in turn, may affect fertility, and hence population growth rates.
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An additional challenge, especially in times ofresourcescarcity, is institutional priority setting.
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The influence would be expected to run the other way too, with growingresourcescarcitycontributing to political instability, as rival groups battle over resources.
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Localized vegetation patches: a self-organized response toresourcescarcity.
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Several alternative measures ofresourcescarcityare used, such as average distance traveled and time per trip for collecting water and fuelwood.
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Alternatively, interspecific competition may be more severe during periods ofresourcescarcity, determining an upper threshold on flock size and composition.
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In this now class work, the authors explored the importance of technological change and resource substitution in combatingresourcescarcity.
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To measureresourcescarcitywe use several different proxies, as explained below.
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The purpose here is to get a better perspective on the magnitude of impact ofresourcescarcityvariables.
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Since value for money is a central concern in health policy, several steps have been taken to adapt toresourcescarcity.
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For the entire rural sample, water scarcity was found to be significant only in the specification using water distance as the proxy forresourcescarcity.
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In the last column population relative to forest and commons is included as a measure ofresourcescarcity.
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Table 5 shows the correlation between these alternative measures ofresourcescarcity.
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In this framework indigenous knowledge is valued andresourcescarcityis attributed to the distribution of power, not population growth.
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The implicit theoretical framework here is based on economics and management:resourcescarcity, rational choice, the management of innovation, and biostatistics.
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Finally, setting out of sustainability criteria as well as an economic valuation of environmental andresourcescarcitycosts are not easy and not always complete.
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To measureresourcescarcity, we use several alternative measures such as average distance traveled and time per trip for collecting water and fuelwood.
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Gaining an accurate view of older people's material situation is essential for the development of policies that target the needs of older people in contexts ofresourcescarcity.
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