everything is about solar energy 1.Economic Factors–How will changing costs impact resource us. 2.Health Risks–considering the impact on human health that goes along with resource use. 3. Political Economy–An analysis of who benefits and who suffers from current use of the resource base. 4.Sustainability– Are humans using resources in a sustainable, long term manner? 5.Science and technology–Scientific or technological advances which might change current behaviors, trends, or the size of the resource base.. 6. Politics–Political factors which impact the way the resource is exploited and which may threaten or improve its exploitation in the future.