Glossary R

The Environmental Glossary. Letter R +++ Popular Articles: 'Range', 'Regulation', 'Region'

A Resistance flow (R) is the ratio of the flow-resistive components of pressure to simultaneous flow, in cm H2O/liter per sec.

Deutsch: Auflösung / Español: Resolución / Português: Resolução / Français: Résolution / Italiano: Risoluzione /

A resolution is a formal statement from Congress. Other definitions are following:

Deutsch: Ressource / Español: Recurso / Português: Recurso / Français: Ressource / Italiano: Risorsa /

A resource is (in EMAP) an ecological entity that is identified as a target of sampling and is a group of general, broad ecosystem types or ecological entities sharing certain basic characteristics.

- Resource assessment (See : - resource assessment (See : A resource assessment (See is assessment.

A resource class is a subdivision of a resource; examples include small lakes, oak-hickory forests, emergent estuarine wetlands, field cropland, small estuaries, and sagebrush dominated desert scrub.

- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) : A Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) is a Federal law that authorizes EPA to set standards for

A resource domain is the areal extent of a resource; the region occupied by a resource.

A resource group is In EMAP's Resource Monitoring and Research section, a group of scientific and administrative personnel, headed by a technical director (TD), responsible for research, monitoring, and assessments for a given EMAP resource.

Deutsch: Ressourcenmanagement / Español: Gestión de recursos / Português: Gestão de recursos / Français: Gestion des ressources / Italiano: Gestione delle risorse

Resource management in the environmental context involves the sustainable utilisation, conservation, and regulation of natural resources, such as water, minerals, forests, and energy, to ensure their availability for present and future generations. It focuses on balancing human needs with environmental protection by implementing strategies that minimise waste, reduce environmental impact, and promote efficient use of resources.

A resource unit is a unit of a discrete resource, for example, a lake. A population of such a resource will be an explicit set of resource units.