Ressourcenknappheit

German Etymology de :af Ressource<t:resource> Knappheit<t:scarcity> de Ressource Knappheit resource scarcity Pronunciation de [ʁɛˈsʊʁsn̩ˌknaphaɪ̯t] de De-Ressourcenknappheit.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de Res sour cen knapp heit Noun f de economics ecology resource scarcity, scarcity of resources a situation where the demand for a resource exceeds its available supply de 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 f Synonyms de Mangel shortage, lack de Verknappung the process of becoming scarce de Engpass bottleneck Antonyms de Überfluss abundance, plenty de Ressourcenreichtum wealth of resources Coordinate terms de Rohstoffgewinnung the extraction used to mitigate scarcity de Nachhaltigkeit sustainability; a strategy to manage scarcity de Preistreiber price driver; a consequence of scarcity de Strukturwandel often triggered when key resources become too scarce or expensive Related terms de knapp scarce, tight de bewirtschaften to manage/allocate scarce resources