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Tragedy of the Commons

Here are some resources for teaching the concepts in the classic tragedy of the commons.

Land Diagram:

Non-linear behaviors:

Tragedy of the Commons Causal Loop Diagrams

Interactive Tragedy of the Commons Using the CLD viewer

Solutions Tragedy of the Commons

  1. Educating about sustainability and how to monitor
  2. Enforcing laws limiting use of a resource Privatizing the resource so that each participant must pay for the the direct impact of his/her actions

References