Conservation
conservation
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Definition
Glossary of "Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet (2nd ed.)" by Botkin & Keller (1998)
- With respect to resources such as energy refers to changing our patterns of use or simply getting by with less demand. In a pragmatic sense the term means adjusting our needs to minimize the use of a particular resource, such as energy.