Analysis Of Garret Hardin's Tragedy Of The Commons

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Garret Hardin’s “Tragedy of the Commons” is an article that identifies the nation’s current problems and predicaments that can’t be resolved through the use of technical solutions. Hardin’s work heavily focuses on overpopulation, a prominent and unceasing issue that significantly distorts and affects the stability of the Earth and the abundance of the planet’s resources. In his article, he mentioned some reasonable and important solutions to overpopulation, but he also explained its downside and how the said solutions may not be ideal and practical. “Tragedy of the Commons” revealed that the human population will continue to flourish and how it will be greatly detrimental to our society unless individuals get the education that they need and …show more content…

In my opinion, Hardin’s story intends to depict humans as creatures who prefer to acquire temporary rewards yet suffer in the long run than encounter a few nuisances and in the end gain more. Through Hardin’s work, people’s self-centeredness and their perspective of being the most supreme being in the universe or anthropocentrism were solidified and their role in destroying the planet was put into perspective. Based on the article, we can infer that humans have an innate behavior of acquiring more items than they need, simply put, individuals tend to be greedy. A person has a tendency to hoard supplies and goods without considering the possible consequences of her action. Moreover, the short narrative revealed that humans are more focused on obtaining their own desires than of considering the well-being and the needs of the society. In some individuals, their greediness influences the number of children they desire, thus they over breed to “secure its own aggrandizement.” As a result of this selfishness and greediness, there is now an imbalance in our resources, community, and …show more content…

As time passes, our population continues to increase and multiply; yet, on the other hand, our planet’s resources continue to decrease and deplete. As our population flourishes, human beings also increase their demands and clamor for the Earth’s natural products, yet are unable to sacrifice their surplus of the said resources. Garret Hardin’s work highlighted the reality that humans fail to remember that the Earth is finite and its resources are limited. Hardin’s article revealed that people are unable to fathom that we indeed have a moral obligation to our community and our natural habitat — that we are not our planet’s conquerors but its protectors. We fail to acknowledge and accept that we only have one Earth and that we must protect and treasure it at all costs. Despite all our attempts at annihilating the planet, the Earth will still be unrelenting — it will still continue to be present and powerful. Human beings must recognize that we need this planet more than it needs us and if we persist on being egocentric and covetous, in the end it is us who will

In this essay, the author

Analyzes how garret hardin's "tragedy of the commons" focuses on overpopulation, a prominent and unceasing issue that significantly distorts and affects the stability of earth.
Analyzes how hardin's story depicts humans as creatures who prefer to acquire temporary rewards but suffer in the long run than encounter a few nuisances.
Analyzes how "tragedy of the commons" depicted overpopulation as an incessant problem.

Analyzes how garret hardin's "tragedy of the commons" focuses on overpopulation, a prominent and unceasing issue that significantly distorts and affects the stability of earth.
Analyzes how hardin's story depicts humans as creatures who prefer to acquire temporary rewards but suffer in the long run than encounter a few nuisances.
Analyzes how "tragedy of the commons" depicted overpopulation as an incessant problem.
Opines that the issue of overpopulation never ceases since people lack education and are innately self-centered.
Explains that humans have been utilizing the planet's natural resources for millions of years without even having the decency to replace some resources that they availed. the excessive growth of the human population and our misuse and abuse of planet’s resources boil down to the lack of education and selfishness.

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Critical Analysis Of Garrett Hardin's The Tragedy Of The Commons
analytical essay
‘The Tragedy of the Commons’ written by Garrett Hardin is an article that is highly pessimistic in its approach. It mainly talks about the problems of the “commons” because of overpopulation, keeping the Malthusian theory as the central argument. Malthus had concluded after observing the continuous growth in the population of the northern states of America that, if unchecked, the population had the tendency to double itself in every twenty-five year period. He proposed that the population would increase in a geometrical fashion (1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 …) and on the other hand, the food supply could increase in an arithmetic progression (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7…). For Malthus, the main reason for this was that since the supply of food is fixed, in accordance with the law
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes garrett hardin's article 'the tragedy of the commons', which is pessimistic in its approach. malthus concluded that if unchecked, the population had the tendency to double itself in every twenty-five years.
- Analyzes hardin's criticism of the individual herder, who keeps increasing his herd for his own gain, as the net negative effect is borne by the society at large.
- Concludes that such views about the commons emerge from an inequitable view of the society.
- Analyzes garrett hardin's article 'the tragedy of the commons', which is pessimistic in its approach. malthus concluded that if unchecked, the population had the tendency to double itself in every twenty-five years.
- Analyzes hardin's criticism of the individual herder, who keeps increasing his herd for his own gain, as the net negative effect is borne by the society at large.
- Concludes that such views about the commons emerge from an inequitable view of the society.
- Compares hardin's view with the malthusian theory. the positive growth rate is taken as evidence that the population is below its optimum.
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explanatory essay
In today’s society that we live in, there are countless of environmental problems that we face, such as global warming, fishing, pollution, and many other topics of that matter. These issues have affected our environment for the worse and have caused problems physically and economically. Yet, out of all the issues that effects our world on a daily basis, it is shown that overpopulation is one if not, is our biggest issue in our environment that is only getting worse due time, especially due to the rapid growth of the human population and the limited resources that are left on earth that we absolutely need to tend to our growing population. Even Dr. Charles A. Hall, who is a systems ecologist, states that, “Overpopulation is the only problem, If we had 100 million people on Earth or better yet 10 million, no others would be a problem.” Which helps prove that overpopulation is a major issue that we must act upon if we want to save our world.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that acid rain eats away anything it lands on, contaminates lakes and even drinkable water, and can negatively affect humans and our environment. overpopulation has also increased industrial development.
- Explains that more people on earth equals fewer resources to be left which contributes to creating waste in our environment.
- Explains that the world's population is growing at a ridiculous rate, and the odds of slowing down the growth rate do not seem probable.
- Explains that acid rain eats away anything it lands on, contaminates lakes and even drinkable water, and can negatively affect humans and our environment. overpopulation has also increased industrial development.
- Explains that more people on earth equals fewer resources to be left which contributes to creating waste in our environment.
- Explains that the world's population is growing at a ridiculous rate, and the odds of slowing down the growth rate do not seem probable.
- Explains that the correlation between the death rate and birth rate shows that births are more frequent and happen twice as often as deaths in the world.
- Explains that a lot of people in the world are having unprotected sex which is an easy cause for worsening the overpopulation issue.
- Opines that there is still hope to be able to solve the overpopulation issue by promoting safe sex in schools, entertainment, and billboards.
- Explains that overpopulation is a major issue that we must act upon if we want to save our world.
- Opines that minimizing the number of children in a family would eliminate the possibility of multiple families having 5, 6, or even 7 kids. overpopulation is an issue that increases to worsen by every year, month, day, hour, minute and second.
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Air Pollution In Garret Hardin's The Tragedy Of The Commons
analytical essay
In his 1968 essay, The Tragedy of the Commons, Garret Hardin addresses the problem with overpopulation and it’s eventual toll on our planet’s resources in a scenario where the individual interest clashes with the collective interest. Self-interest only serves the good of an individual while collective interest is meant to serve the good of everyone in the society. In his essay, he describes overpopulation as a tragedy of the commons because as population grows exponentially, resources only grow statically, and this will result in the depletion of our resources. When a resourc...
In this essay, the author
- Argues that hardin's solution to the overpopulation problem is to give up our freedom to breed and establish a system of mutual coercion mutually agreed upon.
- Explains that the central valley's low air quality is due to geography and the development of fresno county.
- Explains that the central valley can't be engineered out of three mountain ranges. the california government is encouraging cleaner development as a form of mutual coercion.
- Argues that hardin's solution to the overpopulation problem is to give up our freedom to breed and establish a system of mutual coercion mutually agreed upon.
- Explains that the central valley's low air quality is due to geography and the development of fresno county.
- Explains that the central valley can't be engineered out of three mountain ranges. the california government is encouraging cleaner development as a form of mutual coercion.
- Explains that epa and arb have taken various actions to improve air quality, such as adopting rules to reduce emissions in existing sources and developing transportation control measures.
- Explains that the san joaquin valley air pollution control district hosted outreach programs at business summits, hosted healthy air living chats in the central valley communities, and launched an advertising campaign to encourage better air quality decisions.
- Explains that the central valley is offering grant programs such as the medium and heavy duty engine emission reduction incentive program to encourage more developers to use cleaner emission machines.
- Opines that the central valley in california can't get better with just a purely technical solution, mainly due to its geography. a system of mutual coercion and educating the public has been put in place to decrease air pollution.
- Explains hardin, g., the tragedy of the commons: science, new series, vol. 162, no. 3859, pp. 1243-1248.
- Explains why california's central valley has such bad air pollution.
- Cites cone, t., "california dirty air kills more than car crashes: usa today."
- Describes san joaquin valley air control district's frequently asked questions.
- Analyzes marshall, c., "bauers in central valley of california may face air pollution fees" in the new york times.
- Analyzes how garret hardin's essay, the tragedy of the commons, addresses the problem of overpopulation and its eventual toll on our planet’s resources.
- Explains that air pollution in central valley, california, exceeds federal standards, causing heart disease, lung cancer, asthma, and other respiratory issues.
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Thomas Malthuss overpopulation theory
analytical essay
A little over two hundred years ago a man by the name of Thomas Malthus wrote a document entitled “An Essay on the Principle of Population” which essentially stated that there is an imbalance between our ability to produce food and our ability to produce children. He said human beings are far better at making babies than they are at finding food for survival. His entire essay is based on these two assumptions. “ First, That food is necessary to the existence of man. And second, that the passion between the sexes is necessary and will remain nearly in its present state.” When taking into account what is said in this essay, it is obvious that his original analysis of population has been proven right. Today, in the twenty-first century, people still rely on food to live and stay healthy, and many people consume more food than ever before, especially here in the United States. In addition, the natural attractions between men and women exist more so today than they did in Malthus’s time. When discussing the issue of population, it is important to note that it is one of the most controversial issues facing the world today.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how thomas malthus's essay on the principle of population is based on two assumptions: food is necessary to the existence of man and the passion between the sexes.
- Explains that overpopulation is a major global crisis because of many reasons, such as ocean depletion, water shortages, pollution, global warming, and air pollution.
- Explains that food production doubled from 1961 to 1994, but there are still people who go hungry. malthus predicted that in the future, the population would exceed the amount of food.
- Analyzes how thomas malthus's essay on the principle of population is based on two assumptions: food is necessary to the existence of man and the passion between the sexes.
- Explains that overpopulation is a major global crisis because of many reasons, such as ocean depletion, water shortages, pollution, global warming, and air pollution.
- Explains that food production doubled from 1961 to 1994, but there are still people who go hungry. malthus predicted that in the future, the population would exceed the amount of food.
- Analyzes how malthus believed that depression did not fall evenly on each of the classes in society. he believed the poor brought many of these problems to society by procreating with out being able to support a family.
- Explains how malthus re-worked his principals several times adding positive checks and preventive checks on a growing population.
- Explains that malthus could not predict the future and the technological advances that have occurred in our society. birth control methods and family planning have effected his assumptions.
- Explains that malthus' fundamental theory of population has been proven right, yet human's natural instincts still come out in all of us.
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Garret Hardin's Tragedy of the Commons and Plato and Marx Philosophy of Communal Property
analytical essay
Garrett Hardin developed the concept of the Tragedy of the Commons. The basic concept is a giant pasture that is for everyone to have a piece of land and for the herdsman to have as many cattle a possible to sustain the land. This land should be able to maintain itself for quite a long time because of cattle dying as well as the population staying relatively stable. But at some point the population will begin growing and the herdsman will want to maximize their profits by having more cattle, which in return the land cannot sustain. The herdsman receives all the profit from adding one more animal to the pasture so the herdsman will eventually begin adding more cattle, but the overgrazing caused by that added animal will destroy the land making it uninhabitable for everyone. Thus you have the tragedy of the commons. For all the herdsman on the common, it is the only rational decision to make, adding another animal. This is the tragedy. Each man is compelled to add an infinite number of cattle to increase his profits, but in a world with limited resources it is impossible to continually grow. When resources are held "in common" with many people having access and ownership to it, then a rational person will increase their exploitation of it because the individual is receiving all the benefit, while everyone is sharing the costs.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how garrett hardin developed the concept of the tragedy of the commons.
- Explains that communism is a system of political and economic organization in which property is owned by the community and all citizens share in the enjoyment of the common wealth, according to their need.
- Analyzes how plato proposed the communal ownership of property by an intellectual ruling class to put the welfare of the state above personal desire.
- Analyzes how garrett hardin developed the concept of the tragedy of the commons.
- Explains that communism is a system of political and economic organization in which property is owned by the community and all citizens share in the enjoyment of the common wealth, according to their need.
- Analyzes how plato proposed the communal ownership of property by an intellectual ruling class to put the welfare of the state above personal desire.
- Agrees with garrett hardin's tragedy of the commons, but he fails to recognize that nature can revert back to a natural state while man picks up the pieces.
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Garret Hardin's The Tragedy Of The Commons Analysis
analytical essay
The air that humans breathe is often taken for granted as a byproduct of its free and abundant nature. Nonetheless, it is finite, and damage to this resource can have immediate and detrimental impacts on the well-being of a population. Garret Hardin, in The Tragedy of the Commons, describes this shared area with finite resources as a ‘commons’. Humans are exploiting the commons, and the negative effects are adding up. China, with a population of 1.4 billion people, is one of the main polluters in the world due in part to its industrial production. The coal and gas companies are responsible for the majority of the particle pollution (PM) and ozone in China. High levels of these toxins have caused approximately 1.2 million premature deaths (Joshua,
In this essay, the author
- Opines that the only effective solution is to implement administrative law and improve environmental education.
- Analyzes how hardin focuses on the idea that individual interest of people conflict with the public interests.
- Analyzes how pollution is a reverse process of the tragedy of the commons. china's coal and gas companies behaving like the rational man in this analysis.
- Opines that the only effective solution is to implement administrative law and improve environmental education.
- Analyzes how hardin focuses on the idea that individual interest of people conflict with the public interests.
- Analyzes how pollution is a reverse process of the tragedy of the commons. china's coal and gas companies behaving like the rational man in this analysis.
- Explains that a significant amount of research has gone into relieving and solving the pollution problem.
- Argues that the solution to the human pollution problem lies deep within the ethical working of human mind. if individuals can accept that in any given scenario in which they can make a personal gain, they will sacrifice public interest for their own desires.
- Argues that environmental protection must be implemented rigorously into the school curriculum.
- Explains that pollution is not the issue that needs to be addressed; the root cause of the problem is human nature. china must have a complete restructuring of their policies and regulations.
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Tragedy Of Commons Essay
analytical essay
According to Hardin, freedom is the cause of tragedy of commons. There is no technical solution to solve it. The only solution is to alter human’s principles. The article by Hardin focused on the population growth. Overpopulation is an example of tragedy of commons. Because the world is finite, one is unable to maximize goods and population at the same time. Hardin then propose that the only solution is to limit breeding. “Common system from breeding must be abandoned”
In this essay, the author
- Explains that a public good is defined as an economic good or service that is non-rivalrous and not-excludable. due to scarcity and human greed, public goods will always be underprovided.
- Explains that freedom is the cause of tragedy of commons. there is no technical solution to solve it; the only solution is to alter human’s principles.
- Argues that collective action is the most effective solution to the tragedy of commons.
- Explains that a public good is defined as an economic good or service that is non-rivalrous and not-excludable. due to scarcity and human greed, public goods will always be underprovided.
- Explains that freedom is the cause of tragedy of commons. there is no technical solution to solve it; the only solution is to alter human’s principles.
- Argues that collective action is the most effective solution to the tragedy of commons.
- Analyzes how mancur olson's "logic of collective action" suggests that people will always act based on self-interest unless there is coercion or benefits for not doing so.
- Explains that collective actions do not mean that there is absolutely no system of punishment for those who don't act collectively. effective rules and regulation of commons are not enforced by the government but within the group.
- Analyzes how maine's lobster industry is more effective in lobstering than anywhere else by creating their own unusual fishing rules.
- Explains that collective action may sound like the most logical approach but it won't be 100% effective. maine's lobster industry’s unusual colective action worked because it involved violence and fear of the ‘harbor gang’.
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The Tragedy of the Salmon
analytical essay
In 1968, Garrett Hardin published his essay “The Tragedy of the Commons” in Science, in which he elaborated his theories for curtailing the overpopulation problem. The article is perhaps best known for Hardin’s definition of the “commons” as a shared, limited resource under limited (if any) regulation. In his essay, Hardin considered the right to breed as a commons and confronted the resulting problem of global overpopulation. Hardin believed in the inevitable exploitation of any commons, and therein lies the tragedy of commons: a commodity which is universally free and accessible will inexorably result in overutilization precisely beca...
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the united states pacific northwest has been a significant player in the global fishing industry. however, over the last half-century, the fish population has declined at an alarming rate.
- Analyzes garrett hardin's essay "the tragedy of the commons" in science, in which he elaborated his theories for curtailing the overpopulation problem.
- Analyzes how hardin's theories in "the tragedy of the commons" can be applied to the case of declining fisheries and fish populations in the northeast pacific.
- Explains that the united states pacific northwest has been a significant player in the global fishing industry. however, over the last half-century, the fish population has declined at an alarming rate.
- Analyzes garrett hardin's essay "the tragedy of the commons" in science, in which he elaborated his theories for curtailing the overpopulation problem.
- Analyzes how hardin's theories in "the tragedy of the commons" can be applied to the case of declining fisheries and fish populations in the northeast pacific.
- Opines that the pacific northwest is a commons in crisis due to overfishing, industrialization, poor management practices, and human psychological factors.
- Analyzes how hardin's "the tragedy of the commons" applies remarkably well to the fish depletion problem.
- Opines that if exploitation of fisheries in the pacific northwest continues along the lines of hardin's tragic commons model, the consequences in locality may be quite severe.
- Explains garrett hardin's definition of a technical solution to the decline of the fisheries, which requires little or nothing in the way of change in human values or ideas of morality.
- Opines that government regulations on the waters of the pacific northwest would entail restrictions on fish an individual can catch, as well as limitations placed on fishing.
- Analyzes how the depletion of fisheries in the pacific northwest represents a tragedy of the commons, as defined by garrett hardin.
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Tragedy Of The Commons Analysis
analytical essay
‘The Tragedy of the Commons’ deals with the over growing population and suggests a solution in a unique prospect. Undeniably, science and technology is often suggested as a solution to the problem (by majority of the published journal). However, Hardin believes that there is no technical solution, and would only aggravate to the issue if the universe does not change its attitude/ assumption that there is an ‘actual’ technical solution. Hardin tackled the population problem in a harsh manner; defining the roots of the problem and to his idea of solution. Hardin examined the correlation between the population and resources, then analyzed the key factors that caused the population to swell.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how garrett hardin tackled the population problem in a harsh manner, defining the roots of the problem and his idea of solution.
- Analyzes how hardin's theory states that we cannot maximize the number of people as well as satisfy everyone’s quality of life due to the provided finite space.
- Analyzes hardin's theory that individuals are short-term, self-interested creatures, who only seek to maximize their own gains.
- Analyzes how garrett hardin tackled the population problem in a harsh manner, defining the roots of the problem and his idea of solution.
- Analyzes how hardin's theory states that we cannot maximize the number of people as well as satisfy everyone’s quality of life due to the provided finite space.
- Analyzes hardin's theory that individuals are short-term, self-interested creatures, who only seek to maximize their own gains.
- Argues that the "commons" system for breeding should be abandoned, stating that 'appealing' to conscience will only result within fewer people with conscience in the population.
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Self Interest Essay
analytical essay
Humans very often act in their own self-interest especially in Western society where culture has taught that in order to be successful one has to act as and value being an individual (Leitchman, Wang, & Pillemer, 2003). However, this thought process can be dangerous not only for Western society, but for the world as a whole. Individuals may have their own lives and decisions to make to best benefit themselves, but they are also a part of a larger scale where they must learn to share. The environment is suffering due to dangerous words like ‘self-interest’ because of a phenomenon known as the tragedy of the commons. This idea was developed by Garrett Hardin (1968), an ecologist who explained when each person working is his or her own best short-term interest, it is in turn, detrimental to the overall long-term interest of the individual and all other individuals in the system (Hardin, 1968).
In this essay, the author
- Explains that western society has taught that to be successful one must value being an individual, but this thought process can be dangerous for the world as a whole. the environment is suffering due to dangerous words like ‘self-interest’
- Argues that it is in everyone's best interest to fish less and use fewer nets, but only if all of the fishermen agree to this solution.
- Argues that individuals acting independently in their own interests often behave contrary to the long-term interest of the group as a whole by over-consuming the common resource.
- Explains that western society has taught that to be successful one must value being an individual, but this thought process can be dangerous for the world as a whole. the environment is suffering due to dangerous words like ‘self-interest’
- Argues that it is in everyone's best interest to fish less and use fewer nets, but only if all of the fishermen agree to this solution.
- Argues that individuals acting independently in their own interests often behave contrary to the long-term interest of the group as a whole by over-consuming the common resource.
- Explains that environmental policy has made several advances since its true beginning almost four decades ago. the fight against ddt in pesticides was won after rachel carson's eye opening novel "silent spring."
- Explains that dangerous materials such as lead have been banned from car fuels, asbestos is banned, and safety guidelines have become more strict and watchful of hazardous wastes and how they are disposed of.
- Opines that the negative news outweighs the positives, which is why there is an intense call for action.
- Explains that as population increases bringing the increase in consumption and the production of technology, resources are steadily decreasing. the overall effects of climate change are more than just warming.
- Explains that the negative list overshadows the positive list of achievements in climate change, so why hasn't anything changed?
- Explains the sequence of psychological behaviors outlined by the apa task force, including ignorance, uncertainty, mistrust and reactance, denial, judgmental discounting, place attachment, habit, perceived behavioral control, perception risks from behavioral change, tokenism and rebound effect.
- Analyzes skinner's explanations for "why we aren't acting to save the world" as the title of his first chapter states.
- Explains the common's problem, which is that the further the predicted consequences are, the less likely a person is to act on advice.
- Opines that humans are selfish creatures, and that easy-to-understand ideas are chosen over complex ideas that are actually correct.
- Explains that social psychology's stanford prison experiment demonstrated that when people are free to abuse others without consequence, they are likely to do so. without policies or regulations, people will abuse their power over the environment.
- Explains that the belief that many people have in some supernatural force or identity is another obstacle for action. this belief stunts action and counters much of what science has revealed to be empirical evidence dealing with climate change
- Opines that with so many psychological barriers to correcting climate change, it is easy to be discouraged. however, by being aware of as many potential obstacles as possible it will be easier to overcome them.
- Explains that the intervention plan suggests giving feedback for the electricity output of individual households and comparing them to other households in the surrounding community and to an ideal energy use goal.
- Explains that the population is measured by individual household, not per person, and that it does not take into account the varying household sizes.
- Explains that it is important to partner with a service provider such as public service new hampshire (psnh) to improve the effectiveness of the intervention.
- Explains that the real-time system will need an electricity flow sensor, wireless data logging and networking hardware, and a software for display and database management.
- Explains that every monthly bill received from psnh will show the household electricity use as well as the community's average electricity usage, and an ideal energy use goal to strive for.
- Opines that social norms and peer pressure will drive motivation to be closer to the community average. this could pose a problem where individuals might attempt to use more energy instead of less.
- Explains that electricity use is predicted to decrease for each individual household and also for the whole community. the perceived notion that all participants are striving for energy use will motivate individuals to aspire to the ideal electricity output.
- Explains that such systems are designed to create convenience out of environmental choices to limit barriers to action. the less electricity each household uses, the more money they are saving on electrical costs.
- Explains that the theory expects a drop in energy usage with the measurement of electricity is because it uses exposure as an instrument. this will ideally make people pay closer attention to their electricity output.
- Argues that by creating a tangible change within each individual household and in the community at large, people may feel that they have more control over something that affects climate change.
- Explains that the intervention is not a future contingency but something that will come into effect immediately. since the billing statements are monthly and financial benefits will be felt then, the energy use behaviors will change for immediate reward.
- Explains that psnh will need to collect electricity output and compare to previous months' usage to determine whether the intervention is effective.
- Explains that the ideal energy usage goal can be changed depending on the location it is implemented.
- Opines that once the intervention plan is established and proven effective, it can be extended to more communities. as research goes on, the method will more than likely be revised according to best practices.
- Describes how a research study at oberlin college implemented an energy use competition that was viewed as very successful.
- Analyzes how the competition resulted in a 32 percent decrease in electricity use and 3 percent reduction in water use, resulting in savings of $5,107 and $261 from freshwater and wastewater treatment.
- Explains that the figures were representative of a two week competition among college students in their dorm rooms and the changes were highly significant.
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Too Many People? by Vanessa Baird
analytical essay
The worldwide population is approaching 7 billion and is expected to reach 9 billion by 2050 (Baird). This projected population number is down from a once predicted 16 billion (Baird) and while some are not concerned, others are worried about any increase in population. Population growth is discussed in the articles “Too Many People?” by Vanessa Baird; “Population Control: How Can There Possibly Be Too Many of Us?” by Frank Furedi; and “The Population Bomb Revisited,” by Paul R. Ehrlich and Anne H. Ehrlich. Baird and Furedi concur that a concern for population growth has been around since mathematician Thomas Malthus, in 1798, warned that overpopulation could lead to “the collapse of society” (Furedi). Furedi claims that too much human life is being used as an excuse, by population control supporters, for the world’s current and future problems. Baird tries to discover if “the current panic over population growth is reasonable.” For Ehrlich and Ehrlich the concern over population growth is very real, and they reinforce and support their book “calling attention to the demographic element in the human predicament” (Ehrlich and Ehrlich 63). While taking different approaches to their articles, the authors offer their perspectives on population growth, population control and the environmental impacts of a growing population.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the world's population is approaching 7 billion and is expected to reach 9 billion by 2050.
- Analyzes how furedi believes too much human life around killing the planet is an increasingly popular idea encouraged by population control groups.
- Compares ehrlich and furedi's views on population growth and terrorism.
- Explains that the world's population is approaching 7 billion and is expected to reach 9 billion by 2050.
- Analyzes how furedi believes too much human life around killing the planet is an increasingly popular idea encouraged by population control groups.
- Compares ehrlich and furedi's views on population growth and terrorism.
- Argues that while baird and ehrlich see benefits to family planning, furedi disagrees with the concerns of an ageing population.
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Garrett Hardin The Population Problem Analysis
opinion essay
In 1986, Garrett Hardin wrote an article about the population problem we have in our current world, and presented it to a big highly educated audience. He basically told them about the population problem we are currently going through in specific terms. First, he studied the relation of our current population to our current resources, and realized that our population should be brought under control because of the limited amount of resources we have. He then examined the actions that have caused population to increase uncontrollably.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how garrett hardin wrote an article about the population problem we have in our current world, and presented it to a highly educated audience.
- Opines that hardin disagreed with the idea of wild hope and that technology will increase our population and had a very good cause.
- Opines that garrett hardin's point of view is that the world is biophysically finite, which means that we can't increase the number of people uncontrollably and be able to satisfy everyone.
- Analyzes how garrett hardin wrote an article about the population problem we have in our current world, and presented it to a highly educated audience.
- Opines that hardin disagreed with the idea of wild hope and that technology will increase our population and had a very good cause.
- Opines that garrett hardin's point of view is that the world is biophysically finite, which means that we can't increase the number of people uncontrollably and be able to satisfy everyone.
- Disagrees with garrett hardin on the world's problem and its solution. not a lot of people in this world are willing to breed given their economic circumstance, health, culture, and even opinion on children and their responsibility.
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The Biogen Cycle: The Nitrogen Cycle And The Cycle Of Life
explanatory essay
From the beginning of time, the earth has provided its inhabitants with everything needed to sustain life at its most basic level. For instance, the ratio of land to fresh water as well as Earth’s natural cycles provided enough resources for animals to survive. Unfortunately, as the human population grew, the previously abundant natural resources started to become limited. In fact, engineers have recently been tasked with discovering new methods of harnessing energy, harvesting food, and collecting fresh water because the population is quickly depleting traditional techniques. Not only is the sheer number of people on Earth using up all of its natural resources, but humans’ modern desires are furthering the destruction of Earth. In developed
In this essay, the author
- Explains that humans' modern desires are furthering the destruction of earth's natural resources.
- Explains that humans are disrupting the nitrogen cycle by changing the amount of nitrogen found in the biosphere.
- Explains that humans have disrupted the carbon cycle in all of the spheres of earth since the beginning of civilization.
- Explains that humans' modern desires are furthering the destruction of earth's natural resources.
- Explains that humans are disrupting the nitrogen cycle by changing the amount of nitrogen found in the biosphere.
- Explains that humans have disrupted the carbon cycle in all of the spheres of earth since the beginning of civilization.
- Explains that the water cycle is constantly being disrupted by human activity. the use of hydroelectric power negatively affects the ecosystems in which the plant is located.
- Opines that modern humans value personal and professional development over sustainable development. the increase in the use of fertilizer pollutes the world’s sources of fresh water while deforestation negatively impacts the carbon cycle.
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Human Relationship With Nature Essay
analytical essay
The relationship between humanity and nature has undergone a power shift since the time of cave paintings in Lascaux. The Tragedy of the Commons describes a balance between pre-industrial humans and nature, a relationship of morbid regulation. Human kind was prosperous, however limited in growth by various methods of population culling, which prevented humans from dominating the resources presented by nature. The issue occurs when humans reach a point of social cohesiveness that they are able to resist nature’s methods of population regulation and grow uninhibited. At this moment I believe humans departed from our relationship with nature, we circumvented the terms of natures presence in the relationship and embodied a supreme position of exploitation
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the relationship between humanity and nature has undergone a power shift since the time of cave paintings in lascaux.
- Analyzes how the photo is an embodiment of the modern connection between humans and nature as well as contemporary culture in industrialized countries.
- Explains that the social contract requires one to acquire currency, which ultimately requires the consumption of natural resources in most cases.
- Analyzes how the relationship between humanity and nature has undergone a power shift since the time of cave paintings in lascaux.
- Analyzes how the photo is an embodiment of the modern connection between humans and nature as well as contemporary culture in industrialized countries.
- Explains that the social contract requires one to acquire currency, which ultimately requires the consumption of natural resources in most cases.
- Opines that the men in the image don't realize the implications of industrialization at the time. the lockean ideal of unlimited economic growth did not appear as harmful as it has become in modernity.
- Argues that the destruction of the environment that is required to maintain this level of consumption will result in a massive normative shift to more primitive lifestyle.
- Analyzes how modern culture has transformed animals into food, tools, or entertainment, commodifying yet another facet of nature.
- Analyzes how the photo has evoked critiques of locke-esque philosophies, and a deep sense of an impending doom by hardin’s predictions.
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Garrett Hardin: The Search For Sustainability
analytical essay
Garrett Hardin, an American ecologist, warned of the dangers of overpopulation. In Hardin’s best-known works, “The tragedy of the Commons” and “Lifeboat Ethics,” he talks about the importance of sustainability and requiring everyone to take action. Hardin stresses the importance of evaluating our environment to maintain a high quality of life without sacrificing future generations ability to do the same. Sustainability is having a healthy balance between economic, social, and ecological issues. In my essay, I will expand on these issues and how they are addressed in Hardin’s writings.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that garrett hardin, an american ecologist, warned of the dangers of overpopulation in his best-known works, "the tragedy of the commons" and "lifeboat ethics."
- Explains that sustainability involves providing sufficient goods and services for a high quality of life, creating worldwide economic justice, and providing meaningful employment.
- Explains sustainability, as a social concept, creates pressure to stem the population growth, close the economic gap between developed and developing nations, improve human rights, and close digital divide.
- Explains that garrett hardin, an american ecologist, warned of the dangers of overpopulation in his best-known works, "the tragedy of the commons" and "lifeboat ethics."
- Explains that sustainability involves providing sufficient goods and services for a high quality of life, creating worldwide economic justice, and providing meaningful employment.
- Explains sustainability, as a social concept, creates pressure to stem the population growth, close the economic gap between developed and developing nations, improve human rights, and close digital divide.
- Argues that sustainability requires everyone to achieve total materials recycling, create a sustainable energy system, and bring industrial processes into sync with the pace of the planetary processes.
- Opines that sustainability in businesses and organizations is essential to our quality of life and future survival.
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