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Synopsis The dynamic character of resources in world environment and their availability for utilization to human beings have resulted in relationships between man and environment.  In the context of man's industrial and commercial activities, environment functions in the service of man.  Since functioning of environment depends on certain variable factors, nobody can say with absolute certainty and accuracy what are the resources available to man looking at present consumption.  Such a situation has made it necessary to frequently reappraise the availability of resources.  The present book is an attempt to evaluate the origin, sources, qualities, uses, geographical distribution, use in manufacturing the consumption and future trends of numerous natural resources - animate and inanimate power, aluminium, lead, water, coal, copper, cement, diamonds, gold, iron, and steel, magnesium, non-metallic minerals, petroleum, silver, tin and zinc along with numerous other resources together with their uses in various industries - power, manufacturing, agricultural machinery, automobiles, railways and locomotives, aircraft and shipbuilding, etc.  The book is of immense use to students, teachers, researchers and general readers.