With increasing population and rapid urbanization, developments can quickly become unsustainable if not all three- social, economic, and environmental, aspects are valued properly. Climate change is further posing great risks to sustainability. Without a comprehensive consideration of social, economic, and environmental aspects, development initiatives may fail to provide desired outcomes. Understanding the interrelations of these aspects with developments is of high significance for sustainable development. My research particularly focuses on the environmental aspect of sustainability. Using geospatial techniques I examine how development jeopardizes environmental sustainability. I identify hotspots of environmental degradation, analyze the factors responsible for degradation, and examine the implications.