Tragedy revisited

“Freedom in a commons brings ruin to all.” So argued ecologist Garrett Hardin in “The Tragedy of the Commons” in the 13 December 1968 issue of Science (1). Hardin questioned society's ability to manage shared resources and avoid an environmentally and socially calamitous free-for-all. In the 50 year...

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Main Authors: Boyd, R., Richerson, P. J., Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Moor, T. de, Jackson, M.O., Gjerde, K.M., Harden-Davies, Harriet, Frischmann, B.M., Madison, M.J., Strandburg, K.J., McLean, A.R., Dye, C.
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Language:Inglés
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101286
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author Boyd, R.
Richerson, P. J.
Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
Moor, T. de
Jackson, M.O.
Gjerde, K.M.
Harden-Davies, Harriet
Frischmann, B.M.
Madison, M.J.
Strandburg, K.J.
McLean, A.R.
Dye, C.
author_browse Boyd, R.
Dye, C.
Frischmann, B.M.
Gjerde, K.M.
Harden-Davies, Harriet
Jackson, M.O.
Madison, M.J.
McLean, A.R.
Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
Moor, T. de
Richerson, P. J.
Strandburg, K.J.
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Richerson, P. J.
Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
Moor, T. de
Jackson, M.O.
Gjerde, K.M.
Harden-Davies, Harriet
Frischmann, B.M.
Madison, M.J.
Strandburg, K.J.
McLean, A.R.
Dye, C.
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description “Freedom in a commons brings ruin to all.” So argued ecologist Garrett Hardin in “The Tragedy of the Commons” in the 13 December 1968 issue of Science (1). Hardin questioned society's ability to manage shared resources and avoid an environmentally and socially calamitous free-for-all. In the 50 years since, the essay has influenced discussions ranging from climate change (see page 1217) to evolution, from infectious disease to the internet, and has reached far beyond academic literature—but not without criticism. Considerable work, notably by Nobelist Elinor Ostrom (2), has challenged Hardin, particularly his emphasis on property rights and government regulatory leviathans as solutions. Instead, research has documented contexts, cases, and principles that reflect the ability of groups to collectively govern common resources. To mark this anniversary and celebrate the richness of research and practice around commons and cooperation, Science invited experts to share some contemporary views on such tragedies and how to avert them. —Brad Wible
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spelling CGSpace1012862025-11-12T04:46:18Z Tragedy revisited Boyd, R. Richerson, P. J. Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. Moor, T. de Jackson, M.O. Gjerde, K.M. Harden-Davies, Harriet Frischmann, B.M. Madison, M.J. Strandburg, K.J. McLean, A.R. Dye, C. resistance to antibiotics natural resources collective behaviour water commons natural resources management irrigation experimental design common lands resilience behavioral experiments “Freedom in a commons brings ruin to all.” So argued ecologist Garrett Hardin in “The Tragedy of the Commons” in the 13 December 1968 issue of Science (1). Hardin questioned society's ability to manage shared resources and avoid an environmentally and socially calamitous free-for-all. In the 50 years since, the essay has influenced discussions ranging from climate change (see page 1217) to evolution, from infectious disease to the internet, and has reached far beyond academic literature—but not without criticism. Considerable work, notably by Nobelist Elinor Ostrom (2), has challenged Hardin, particularly his emphasis on property rights and government regulatory leviathans as solutions. Instead, research has documented contexts, cases, and principles that reflect the ability of groups to collectively govern common resources. To mark this anniversary and celebrate the richness of research and practice around commons and cooperation, Science invited experts to share some contemporary views on such tragedies and how to avert them. —Brad Wible 2018-12-14 2019-05-16T15:38:10Z 2019-05-16T15:38:10Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101286 en Open Access application/pdf American Association for the Advancement of Science Boyd, R.; Richerson, P. J.; Meinzen-Dick, R.; De Moor, T.; Jackson, M. O.; Gjerde, K. M.; Harden-Davies, H.; Frischmann, B. M.; Madison, M. J.; Strandburg, K. J.; McLean, A. R.; Dye, C. 2018. Tragedy revisited. Science. 362:(6420)1236-1241 doi: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaw0911
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Richerson, P. J.
Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
Moor, T. de
Jackson, M.O.
Gjerde, K.M.
Harden-Davies, Harriet
Frischmann, B.M.
Madison, M.J.
Strandburg, K.J.
McLean, A.R.
Dye, C.
Tragedy revisited
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common lands
resilience
behavioral experiments
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