SCIENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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A clean bathroom used by an individual in their apartment
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A classroom or kitchen after a lot of people were using it
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A well-kept laptop owned by a single individual
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A garden owned by a single family
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Detailed explanation-1: -While a simple cup of coffee might seem harmless, coffee consumption is a prime example of the tragedy of the commons. Coffee plants are a naturally occurring shared resource, but overconsumption has led to habitat loss endangering 60 percent of the plants’ species-including the most commonly brewed Arabica coffee.
Detailed explanation-2: -Depletion of natural resources: When common resources are consumed with an eye towards short-term gain, the result can be a tragedy of the commons. For instance, when water is drawn from an aquifer faster than it refills, the immediate gains are undercut by the long-term danger of drought.
Detailed explanation-3: -Traditional examples of commons include forests, fisheries, or groundwater resources, but increasingly the term commons is used for a broader set of domains, e.g. knowledge commons, digital commons, urban commons, health commons, cultural commons, etc.
Detailed explanation-4: -One possible solution is top-down government regulation or direct control of a common-pool resource. Regulating consumption and use, or legally excluding some individuals, can reduce over-consumption and government investment in conservation and renewal of the resource can help prevent it’s depletion.