Feb 28, 2011 14:55
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English term
backstop resource
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English to Croatian
Science
Environment & Ecology
Definition from
AmosWEB:
A sustainable, renewable natural resource that is used in place of, and as a substitute for, finite, exhaustible natural resources that have been exhausted. A sustainable resource is one in which the amount used today cannot reduce the amount available tomorrow.The best example is solar energy. No matter how much solar energy we use today, the same amount reaches the planet every day in the future. A backstop resource is then a sustainable resource, like solar energy, that society uses after finite resources, like fossil fuels, have been exhausted. In fact, solar energy is often considered THE backstop energy resource. It represents THE "safety net" that's available when fossil fuels are depleted.
Example sentences:
The backstop resource is on the flat part of its exploitation curve, so that the price of the resource is blocked and production ceases. (mpch mainz)
The optimal price will “deplete the resource at a rate which smoothly permits the transition from the existing resource to a backstop resource” (To Ere is human)
A backstop resource is one that is available in essentially unlimited quantities - for example, energy produced from fusion, fresh water derived from seawater, and optical fibers made from common sand. (Toward a new Iron Age?)
Proposed translations
(Croatian)
| 4 | zamjenski održivi izvor |
Nikola Bubić
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Proposed translations
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Nikola Bubić
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Native in: Croatian
Works in: English to Croatian, Croatian to English, Serbian to English, and 2 more.
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zamjenski održivi izvor
Mislim da je ispravnije koristiti "izvor". Drugi je izbor "resurs".
Definition from
own experience or research:
Zamjenski održivi izvor znači da zamjenjuje gotovo iscrpljene neobnovljive ili sporo obnovljive izvore, a važno je naglasiti da je održiv, odnosno da današnje korištenje izvora ne ugrožava sutrašnje.
Example sentences:
Takvi zamjenski održivi materijali uključuju trosku - proizvodni otpad iz visokih peći za proizvodnju željeza, kao i leteći pepeo iz termoelektrana. (Internet)
Odjel za održivi razvoj nadležan je za razne poslove u vezi s koordinacijom, izradom i provedbom strateških dokumenata, izvješća i stručnih podloga vezanih za zaštitu okoliša i održivi razvoj. Odjel se brine o provedbi plana dodjele znaka zaštite okoliša 'Prijatelj okoliša' te obavlja administrativne poslove za Savjet za održivi razvoj i zaštitu okoliša. (Internet)
Smatram da su u tome uspjeli, i da je izvješće čitko i pristupačno, čak i u stručnim opisima, npr. Proizvodnja cementa, zamjenska goriva ili emisije u zrak. Njihova se volja, predanost i ozbiljnost možda najbolje može isčitati iz pitanja koje postaljaju: “Ukoliko ne uspijevamo poslovati na održiv način, trebamo li uopće poslovati?!“. (Internet)
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