THE TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS

Is it possible that overfishing, super germs, and global warming are all caused by the same thing? In 1968, a man named Garrett Hardin sat down to write an essay about overpopulation. Within it, he discovered a pattern of human behavior that explains some of history’s biggest problems (ted.com). Do your research to discover what exactly this famous economic principle means and write an essay describing the problem, the causes and the solutions.
Refer to my second blog, The Essay Archive, for sample essays: https://theessayarchive.blogspot.com.tr/  

Familiarize yourself with the issue:

·         The tragedy of the commons https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/tragedy-of-the-commons.asp

Reading material to make notes on

·         If you can make notes on this text, you are ready for your freshman year: The tragedy of the commons http://science.sciencemag.org/content/162/3859/1243.full

·         10 Real life examples of the tragedy of the commons http://www.dummies.com/education/science/environmental-science/ten-real-life-examples-of-the-tragedy-of-the-commons/

·         Hardin’s tragedy of the commons revisited http://tragedy.sdsu.edu/     

Videos to take notes from

·         What it is: The tragedy of the commons https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-the-tragedy-of-the-commons-nicholas-amendolare?utm_source=TED-Ed+Subscribers&utm_campaign=c81ebd48fc-2013_09_219_19_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1aaccced48-c81ebd48fc-49528177&mc_cid=c81ebd48fc&mc_eid=346d4bbf04   

·          Solutions: The tragedy of the commons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs2P0wRod8U Make sure to click “practice questions” and answer the questions.