Impacts from Human Activities

We are all aware of contamination in our environment and the resulting loss of goods and services.  However, pollution is not an intended consequence; nobody tried to pollute the waterways.  Nonetheless, good ideas and good intentions can still have unintended consequences.  Industries make things we use, but create waste products.  Cars that we drive create smog.  Homes that we build create impervious surfaces.  We must contend with these realities.  The best way is to include these consequences in our decision process, using a systems-based decision process.