POL 203 Lecture 2: Week 2

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Politics and Public Administration
• Course: POL 203
• Professor: Adam Thorn

Document Summary

Pol203 week 2 2hr class notes (09/18/2015) Problem: why are environmental problems so difficult to resolve, climate change, water shed management, endangered species, air pollution, all distinct but share characteristics that make them resistant to solutions. Pol203 week 2 2hr class notes (09/18/2015: the atmosphere is hitting its capacity of receiving carbon dioxide, thus the climate change. Tragedy of the commons https://www. youtube. com/watch?v: actions of individuals are rational but lead to irrational outcome. Cod https://www. youtube. com/watch?v: cannot look at a one size fits all scheme to environmental problems. Characteristics of the commons: managing a commons (like most collective action situations) always means facing a set of problems, excludability and the free rider problem, commitment problems and conflict (trust) The state: use of state power to set limits on use of the commons, rules on auto emissions, limits to water extractions, overcome problems of trust and exclusion, compliance and monitoring still problem but significant state resources.