CRP 0807 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Garrett Hardin
24 Oct 2016
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The tragedy and the tyranny: completing of the essential trilogy. Tragedy of the commons: presented by ecologist garrett hardin (1968, key points: Finite world can only support a finite population . Optimum population is, then, less than the maximum. Definable areas that include land, air, and water all reflect a natural capability to sustain a certain degree of use: therefore: All definable locations possess a carrying capacity to how much use or development they can take without destruction of their natural system to maintain itself. If the natural system is overdeveloped or if its carrying capacity is exceeded, then that natural system will collapse. This leads to the tragedy of the commons . 1 person decides to build a house along the river. A second person decides to do the same thing then a few more people. And a few more, until the river is lined up with houses.
