Population Growth, Affluence and Technology as Drivers of Change

What this note covers

1. 1. Framing the Three Drivers: An Interconnected System
2. 2. Population Growth: Scale, Pace and the Demand Imperative
3. 3. Increasing Affluence: The Consumption Multiplier
4. 4. Technological Advances: Extending Reach and Intensifying Impact
5. 5. Collective and Synergistic Effects: How the Three Drivers Amplify Each Other
6. 6. Spatial Extent of Land Cover Change Since Industrialisation
7. 7. Implications for Climate and the Feedback Loop

7 sections · 14 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes