Land & Water Use

It increases biodiversity by allowing new species to occupy empty niches.

It limits available energy for higher trophic levels, reducing their biomass as well.

It promotes greater primary productivity due to decreased competition for sunlight.

It enhances nutrient cycling efficiency through faster decomposition rates.

Alters natural water flow and disrupts habitats for aquatic species downstream.

Decreases competition among fish species by expanding available habitat range.

Increases sediment deposition upstream benefiting certain freshwater species.

Enhances nutrient cycling within the river system through controlled water release.

Decrease in vector lifespans due to higher temperatures reducing transmission

Expansion of disease vectors' geographic range increasing exposure risks

Introduction of new predators controlling disease vector populations

Greater cold snaps decimating insect population carrying diseases

The total global population

The impact of extraction on the environment

The scarcity of the resource

The demand for alternative resources

The need for artificial lighting only.

The number of windows used in design.

The cost of construction only.

Energy consumption and waste production.

Drastically decreasing water allocations to essential services like firefighting and sanitation to avoid shortages.

Implementing efficient water-saving technologies within municipal supply systems.

Building extensive dam networks regardless of complex ecosystem disruptions they might cause.

Eliminating agricultural irrigation to prioritize domestic and commercial uses despite potential food security issues.

CO2 concentrations

Food production

Increased human population levels

Resource consumption

It ensures a consistent supply of the resource

It maximizes short-term economic gains

It increases the demand for alternative resources

It leads to the eradication of fish populations

Clear-cutting forests to expand farmland.

Excessive use of chemical fertilizers.

Crop rotation to maintain soil fertility.

Intensive irrigation leading to salinization.

Expanding suburban development to reduce population density in urban centers.

Implementing green building standards and enhancing public transportation efficiency.

Increasing the reliance on fossil fuels for energy to support industrial growth.

Promoting policies that encourage consumption-based economic growth models.