Renewable resource

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  • renewable resource
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  • Resources capable of being continuously renewed or replaced through such processes as organic reproduction and cultivation such as those practiced in agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry and fisheries.
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Abstract from DBPedia
    A renewable resource, also known as a flow resource, is a natural resource which will replenish to replace the portion depleted by usage and consumption, either through natural reproduction or other recurring processes in a finite amount of time in a human time scale. When the recovery rate of resources is unlikely to ever exceed a human time scale, these are called perpetual resources. Renewable resources are a part of Earth's natural environment and the largest components of its ecosphere. A positive life-cycle assessment is a key indicator of a resource's sustainability. Definitions of renewable resources may also include agricultural production, as in agricultural products and to an extent water resources. In 1962, Paul Alfred Weiss defined renewable resources as: "The total range of living organisms providing man with life, fibres, etc...". Another type of renewable resources is renewable energy resources. Common sources of renewable energy include solar, geothermal and wind power, which are all categorized as renewable resources. Fresh water is an example of renewable resources.

    再生可能資源(さいせいかのうしげん)とは、自然のプロセスにより、人間などの消費速度以上に補給される天然資源のことである。 太陽光線、潮汐、風といった永続的な資源は、利用可能量以上に使用してしまう危険はない。一方で再生可能資源には、酸素、淡水、木材、バイオマスも含まれている。しかし、これらは環境の補給能力以上に使用すれば再生不可能燃料となりうる。例えば地下水は、持続可能な使用量以上に使用することがありうる。

    (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Renewable_resource)