Everything available in our environment which can be used to satisfy our needs, provided, it is Technologically accessible, Economically feasible,

and Culturally acceptable can be termed as "Resource.

Resources are further classified into following waysOn the basis of ORIGIN On the basis of EXHAUSTIBILITY On the basis of OWNRESHIP On the basis of STATUS of DEVELOPMENT

These are further classified.

BIOTIC Resource

These are obtained from biosphere and have life such as Human Beings, Flora and Fauna, Fisheries, Life stokes, etc.
ABIOTIC Resource

These are those things which are composed of Non-Living things like Rocks and Metals.

Renewable resource

The resources which can be renewed or reproduced by physical chemical and mechanical processes are known as RENEWABLE or Replenishable Resources. Non-renewable resource These occur over a very long geological time. Minerals and fossil fuels are examples of such Resources. Fossil fuels cant be recycled.

Individual resource

These are owned privately by individuals.

Community owned resource

These are that resource which are accessible to all the members of the community.
National resource

These resource belong to the nation.

International resource

These resources are controlled by the International Institutions.

These is also another classification of Resource. This divided into four parts Potential resource

These are the resources which are found in a region, but have not been utilised.
Developed resource

These are the resource which are surveyed and their quantity and quality have been determined for utilisation.
Stock

Materials in the environment which the potential to satisfy human needs, but human beings dont have the appropriate technology to access these.
Reserves

These are the subset of the stock, which can put into use with the help of existing technical Know-how, but their use has not been started

sustainable economic development means development should take place without damaging the environment, and development in the present should not compromise with the needs of the future development.
Rio De Janerio Earth Summit, 1992

In June 1992, more than 100 heads of states met in rio de Janerio in brazil, for the first international earth summit.

It is the declaration signed by world leaders in 1992 at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), which took place at Rio De Janerio, Brazil . It aims at achieving global sustainable development. On major objective of the Agenda 21 is that every local government should have their own local Agenda 21.

Judicious and wise use of resources is termed as Resource Planning. India has Nemours diversity in the availability of resources which is very necessary to have resource planning in India. Some regions in India have rich in certain type of resources, but different in some other resources .

Relief features
Plains Mountains Plateaue

Human activities such as deforestation over grazing and mining are resulted for land degradation in India. Mining results a abandoned after execration work is complete in leaving deep scares and traces of burdening.

Soil is the most renewable natural resource. It is the medium of plant growth and supports different types of living organism on the Earth. The soil is a living system. It takes millions of years to form soil up to few cm in depth. Relief, parent rock, climate, vegetation and other forms of life and time are important factors in the formation of soil.

Soils are further classified into six different types of soil. They arealluvial Soils Black soils Red and yellow soils Laterite soils Arid soil

The Alluvial soil consist of various proportions of sand, salt and clay. Soil particles appear some what bigger in size from island towards the river valley. Alluvial soil as a whole are very fertile. Mostly these soils contain proportions of potash, phosphoric acid and lime which are ideal for the growth of sugarcane, paddy, wheat, etc.

These soils are black in colour and are also known as Regur soil. It is ideal for growing cotton and is also known as Black Cotton Soil. It is believed that climatic condition along with parent rock material are the important factor for the formation of black soil.

These soil develops on crystalline igneous rock in areas of low rainfall in the southern part of the Deccan plateau. These soils develop a reddish colour due to diffusion of Iron in crystalline and metamorphic rocks. It looks yellow when it occurs in a hydrated form.

These soil develops in areas with high temperature and heavy rain fall. This is the result of intense leaching due to heavy rain. Humus content of the soil is low because most of the microorganisms, particularly the decomposers, like bacteria, get destroyed due to high temperature.

Arid soil range from red to brown in colour. They are generally sandy in texture and saline in nature. In some areas sand content is very high and common salt is obtained by evaporating the water. Due to the dry climate, high temperature evaporation is faster and soil lacks humus and moisture. The lower horizons of the soil are occupied Kankar because of increasing calcium content downwards.

The soil texture varies according to the mountain environment where the are formed. They are loamy and silty in valley sides and coarse grained in the upper slopes. The snow covered areas of Himalayas, these soils experience denudation and are acidic with low content of humus.

It is a new alluvial soil. It has fine particles and is more fertile. They are found in the low areas of valley which are flooded over year.

It is a old alluvial soil. It has copiers particles. They are found in the higher region about 30m above the land.

denudation of the soil cover and subsequent washing down is described as soil erosion, or the removal of top soil due to the various reasons are also known as soil erosion. There are other factor of soil erosion. They areGullies Bad land Sheet erosion Wind erosion

The running water cuts through the clayey soil and makes deep channels as gullies.

When these running water makes Gullies, it makes the land unfit for cultivation and are known as bad land.

When water flows over a large area down a slope, the top soil is washed away. This is known as Sheet Erosion.

Wind blows loose soil off flat or sloping land known as wind erosion.

There are different methods to conserve soilContour Ploughing

This means ploughing along the contour lines can decelerate the flow of water down the slopes.
Terraces

Steps can be cut out on the slopes making terraces. This restrict erosion.
Strip Cropping

Strips of grass are left to grow between the crops. This breaks upon the force of the wind.
Shelter Belts

Planting trees in rows are called Shelter Belts.