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(a) Utilizing food requires the ability of a person to be able to hygienically store,
preserve, refrigerate and prepare a variety of foods and consume them in a
manner that provides them with both sufficient energy for their age, gender,
weight and activity level, and to receive sufficient nutrition to develop
healthily and/or maintain appropriate body weight.
(b) Utilizing energy requires the ability to obtain energy services through the
use of machines, vehicles, devices such as clean cooking equipment.
(c) Utilizing water requires the capability to use it in a manner that prevents the
spread of waterborne diseases and to produce food, energy, and other goods
and services with the water. This includes such factors as having piping to
bring water to the user or the ability to keep the water clean, soap for hygiene,
and toilets, or other systems to remove waste.
It is important to recognize that utilization is not just about having the
necessary equipment but also about having the necessary knowledge and/or
culture to utilize a resource healthily and efficiently that maximizes its benefits.
4. Stability and Reliability refer to the short-term preservation of availability
under shocks and stresses. These bring a focus on the following issues:
(a) Vulnerability to disaster events such as droughts, storms, earthquakes, and
flooding.
(b) Political or military conflict.
(c) Economic instability such as loss of income and volatility of prices.
(d) Reliability of systems that produce and deliver the resource.
Sustainability refers to the long-term preservation of security as time passes.
Sustainability brings a focus on the following issues:
(a) Infrastructure deterioration.
(b) Climate change.
(c) Social capital and well-being.
(d) Efficiency of consumption and impact.
(e) Resource stock depletion or resource scarcity.
(f) Degrading ecosystem services.
5. Resilience thinking is beginning to replace and supersede sustainability thinking
because resilience emphasizes our ability to prevent, recover from, adapt to, and
thrive under both short term and long-term shocks and stresses. There are at least
four schools of thought about resilience in a FEW systems context:
(a) Emergency Management, emphasizing quick recovery of function after
disruptions.
(b) Engineering, emphasizing prevention of disruptions through redundancy,
buffering, armoring, and control.
(c) Ecological, emphasizing adaptation of structure and connections (especially
green infrastructure) to preserve function.
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(a) Utilizing food requires the ability of a person to be able to hygienically store,
preserve, refrigerate and prepare a variety of foods and consume them in a
manner that provides them with both sufficient energy for their age, gender,
weight and activity level, and to receive sufficient nutrition to develop
healthily and/or maintain appropriate body weight.
(b) Utilizing energy requires the ability to obtain energy services through the
use of machines, vehicles, devices such as clean cooking equipment.
(c) Utilizing water requires the capability to use it in a manner that prevents the
spread of waterborne diseases and to produce food, energy, and other goods
and services with the water. This includes such factors as having piping to
bring water to the user or the ability to keep the water clean, soap for hygiene,
and toilets, or other systems to remove waste.
It is important to recognize that utilization is not just about having the
necessary equipment but also about having the necessary knowledge and/or
culture to utilize a resource healthily and efficiently that maximizes its benefits.
4. Stability and Reliability refer to the short-term preservation of availability
under shocks and stresses. These bring a focus on the following issues:
(a) Vulnerability to disaster events such as droughts, storms, earthquakes, and
flooding.
(b) Political or military conflict.
(c) Economic instability such as loss of income and volatility of prices.
(d) Reliability of systems that produce and deliver the resource.
Sustainability refers to the long-term preservation of security as time passes.
Sustainability brings a focus on the following issues:
(a) Infrastructure deterioration.
(b) Climate change.
(c) Social capital and well-being.
(d) Efficiency of consumption and impact.
(e) Resource stock depletion or resource scarcity.
(f) Degrading ecosystem services.
5. Resilience thinking is beginning to replace and supersede sustainability thinking
because resilience emphasizes our ability to prevent, recover from, adapt to, and
thrive under both short term and long-term shocks and stresses. There are at least
four schools of thought about resilience in a FEW systems context:
(a) Emergency Management, emphasizing quick recovery of function after
disruptions.
(b) Engineering, emphasizing prevention of disruptions through redundancy,
buffering, armoring, and control.
(c) Ecological, emphasizing adaptation of structure and connections (especially
green infrastructure) to preserve function.
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