A classroom/laboratory activity to understand tragedy of the commons through case studies and discuss global warming as a tragedy of the commons.
Students will examine past environmental problems to understand the concept of the tragedy of the commons. Then, they will discuss “Earth’s atmosphere” as a commons and “global warming” as a tragedy, and propose economic solutions to solve this tragedy-of-the-commons problem.
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| About Tool | |
| Tool Name | Introducing the economic concept of ‘tragedy of the commons’ using global warming |
| Discipline | Economics |
| Topic(s) in Discipline | Climate Change Economics, Tragedy of the Commons |
| Climate Topic | Climate Economics |
| Type of tool | Classroom/Laboratory Activity |
| Grade Level | Undergraduate |
| Location | Global |
| Language | English |
| Translation | – |
| Developed by | Laura Triplett, Gustavus Adolphus College |
| Hosted at | InTeGrate at Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College |
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| Access | Online/Offline Introducing the economic concept of ‘tragedy of the commons’ using global warming |
| Computer Skills | Basic |
