24.08.28 Tragedy of the commons

Questions:

  1. What is  a "commons", what is the history, and where you might find one (NE US?)
  2. Where would you find a similar situation on campus? 
  3. Our country is aging, and the "youthening" of the nation will change our IPAT how?
  4. On your 8 countries, which are spending more of their capital than they have? Why?
  5. Why will aquifer depletion (like for golf courses and developments) will be intensified by climate change?
  6. Why are conservation organizations purchasing parts of the amazon rain forest?
  7. How many "earths" did you calculate as your footprint, and how does it compare with the global average?
  8. Read ahead to the next section a bit: how do you compare to the US average and why?
  9. Why would a subsistence fisherperson on a remote Pacific island have a low footprint?
  10. What would you guess are the three things in order LDC people purchase when they have money?
  11. What are the four "revolutions" and what makes you hopeful about them?
  12. The "A" in IPAT is usually a bad thing. Why could it be a good thing?
Thinking about your 8 countries, list an anomaly you see in each one, something interesting you'd like to share next week:
  1. Australia
  2. Brazil
  3. S. Korea
  4. US
  5. UK
  6. NZ
  7. Pakistan
  8. Bangladesh

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