Resourceism
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A human tendency to regard the natural environment as a set of resources to be exploited. rare, uncountable
"David Suzuki would remind you that this is the language of "a planet for the taking," the terminology of "resourceism" in which all living things are viewed as raw materials for the service of mankind"
Example
More examples"David Suzuki would remind you that this is the language of "a planet for the taking," the terminology of "resourceism" in which all living things are viewed as raw materials for the service of mankind"
Etymology
From resource + -ism.
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