GGR223H1 Lecture 3: GGR223 LEC 3
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Tragedy of the commons assumptions and options (review) Nature is external stock of finite resources. People are by nature: individualistic, autonomous, self-interested, rational, profit-seeking. Establishment of boundaries and enforcement = structure needs to be considered bc various factors. *make chart what they share in common. Co(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:396)(cid:374) (cid:449)ith go(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:374)a(cid:374)(cid:272)e a(cid:374)d fo(cid:272)us o(cid:374) (cid:862)(cid:396)ules(cid:863) a(cid:374)d i(cid:374)stitutio(cid:374)s(cid:863) i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)i(cid:374)g (cid:396)esou(cid:396)(cid:272)e use. Dominant narrative: toc bc fish as commons being exploited. In-class video: depletion of fish w/ toc reference. Summary: northern cod catching expansion, employed many but depletion of cod; scientists provided advanced technology to increase efficiency. Industrial sector of fishing: factory fishing when using vessels, Small scale to large transition not just bc capitalistic society or economic purposes but tied to deepe(cid:396) assu(cid:373)ptio(cid:374)s of (cid:449)hat is (cid:862)(cid:373)ode(cid:396)(cid:374)(cid:863) driving ideology influencing governance globally. System compels ppl from fisheries to do things not necessarily voluntary, may not necessarily bc self-interest but competition involved in society. Largest aquifer in western hemisphere (174,000 square miles)
