Tragedy of the Commons Reflection Questions, environmental science homework help

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Tragedy of the Commons

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  1. What does Hardin mean by a commons?
  2. What is the tragedy in the “Tragedy of the Commons?”
  3. What does Hardin mean by “freedom in a commons brings ruin to all?”
  4. Hardin argues that controlling the breeding freedom of humans cannot be done by an appeal to conscience. Do you agree?
  5. What does Hardin mean by “mutual coercion mutually agreed upon?”

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Running head: TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS REFLECTION QUESTIONS

Tragedy of the Commons Reflection Questions
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Question 1
According to Hardin, a commons is a natural resource that is shared by many
individuals and whereby in this case no individual owns the entire resource but benefits from
it in one way or another.
Question 2
The tragedy in the Tragedy of the Commons is economical and whereby and whereby
each person tries to utilize as much as one can on a given resource. The result of this high
demand for the resource overwhelms the supply and every person who consumes more than
the allocated amount affe...


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