Describe the tragedy of the commons

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In 1833, the British economist William Forster Lloyd developed the concept that would be later known as the ''tragedy of the commons'' in reference to the ecological strain of communal grazing in Britain and Ireland. In 1968, American ecologist Garrett Hardin built on this idea in his article ''The Tragedy of the Commons'', published by Science. Hardin's theory was that unrestricted human breeding put too great a strain on global resources, which he explored through the metaphor of herdsmen grazing their livestock without restriction on the commons. Hardin's work was an influential piece in its time, both criticized and applauded for its Malthusian approach to population issues.

Research Dr. Hardin's theory on tragedy of the commons and addressing the following prompts:

Describe ''The Tragedy of the Commons'', and the underlying problem that Hardin is examining? What is the population problem? How does he describe it? Why is human population growth problematic?

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