The common tragedy explains the unfortunate events occurring due to our negligence, ignorance and lack of interest to the issue. This theory claims that if all share a source and is there for the common use it would take no time to become a rare resource. Therefore, to avoid such a situation our moral values are to be altered so the society can benefit overall and not just one party or the other.
Pastures
The video explains how the farms which are located near the rivers and its tributaries, which includes the nutrients and fertilizers in it, mixes in the farm water and pollute the land on which eatable goods are being grown they basically create a system where the ecosystem can’t recover and living creatures aren’t able to survive how intensely the small quantity of nutrients and chemicals affects the lands, which results in unbearable loss.
This is a natural tragedy, which has no technical solutions.
Fisheries:
There was an immense supply of fishes in the sea, but advanced technology in fishing encourages fishers to catch more and more fishes to earn maximum revenue. So many people start to come towards these businesses in seeking of high revenues. Thus, the fish population of various species starts to fall down drastically and becomes an extremely rare.
The effective laws and moral values of people can help the issue be solved, if people do not only seek their own benefit but the society’s and consider the negative externalities too the problem could be mitigated.
Atmosphere:
In this video, it is discussed that the greenhouse gasses and rising air pollution created from various industries and vehicles cause an unimaginable damage to this great source of value, which is a shared resource. The importance of atmosphere is not realized everybody seeks for his own betterment and continues to do it increasing greenhouse gas emissions and global climate from warming.
The solution that the society has tried to mitigate is that the access to fisheries should be restricted, and that there should be more effective implementation of laws, heavy fines and shut down of those industries, which are contributing to the issue of pollution. (Youtube, 2014)
References
YouTube,. (2014). Tragedy of the commons. Retrieved 4 December 2014, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNhr2RNhw5w&feature=related
