Common Pool Resources (CPRs)
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Topics
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 | Hardin's "Tragedy of the Commons" |
| Policy options for overcoming the commons |
| Over population and unsustainable resource use |
| Consumption behavior |
| Affluence and Poverty |
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Readings
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| "Tragedy of the Commons" (Reserve) (in CPR
folder) |
| The New England Fisheries Crisis (Reserve) (in CPR
folder)
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| Lorax (Reserve) |
| Hemple: 226 – 248 |
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Lecture Notes
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Assignments
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Web Resources
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Movies that Might Be of Interest
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| Perfect Storm (2000) starring George Clooney and Mark
Wahlberg: While the book is better, the movie does give some insight into the life
of a fishermen and the exploitation of common pool resources. The swordfish is a
highly migratory species and preventing their overexploitation is a major challenge. |
| Dances With Wolves (19??) starring Kevin Costner: One of
the sub themes in the movie is the hunting of buffalo. The movie illustrates how the
Indians relied on the buffalo for their subsistence living while the settlers killed
buffalo for their own economic gain. The end result was the over harvesting
of this
common pool resource. The movie won an Academy Award for . . . |
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Book's that Might Be of Interest
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| Marc Reisner. Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water
(New York, NY: Penguin Books, 1993): The book gives a revealing account of
the relentless quest for the West's most precious resource - water. It illustrates the
political corruption and intrigue surrounding efforts to divert and dam rivers and the
billion dollar battle over water rights. It also describes the bitter rivalry between
the government's Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE). |
| Linda Greenlaw. The Hungry Ocean (New York, NY: Hyperion Books, 1999):
A New York Times national Best Seller, the book gives some insight into what drives a
swordfish captain and what it is like to fish the open seas harvesting common pool
resources. It also reveals insights on what it is like to be a women in a field
dominated by men. |
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