Ressourcenknappheit

German

Etymology

Ressource (“resource”) +‎ Knappheit (“scarcity”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʁɛˈsʊʁsn̩ˌknaphaɪ̯t]
  • Hyphenation: Res‧sour‧cen‧knapp‧heit

Noun

Ressourcenknappheit f (genitive Ressourcenknappheit, plural Ressourcenknappheiten)

  1. (economics, ecology) resource scarcity, scarcity of resources (a situation where the demand for a resource exceeds its available supply)
    Die zunehmende Ressourcenknappheit bei seltenen Erden verteuert die Produktion von Smartphones.
    The increasing resource scarcity of rare earths makes the production of smartphones more expensive.

Declension

Declension of Ressourcenknappheit [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Ressourcenknappheit die Ressourcenknappheiten
genitive einer der Ressourcenknappheit der Ressourcenknappheiten
dative einer der Ressourcenknappheit den Ressourcenknappheiten
accusative eine die Ressourcenknappheit die Ressourcenknappheiten

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • Überfluss (abundance, plenty)
  • Ressourcenreichtum (wealth of resources)

Coordinate terms

  • Rohstoffgewinnung (the extraction used to mitigate scarcity)
  • Nachhaltigkeit (sustainability; a strategy to manage scarcity)
  • Preistreiber (price driver; a consequence of scarcity)
  • Strukturwandel (often triggered when key resources become too scarce or expensive)
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