Joshua Weitz - Tragedy of the Commons (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Joshua Weitz - Tragedy of the Commons

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Georgia Tech researchers have developed a theory to unite the study of behavior and its effect on the environment, combining theories of strategic behavior with those of resource depletion and restoration, leading to what they term an 'oscillating tragedy of the commons.' Shown is Professor Joshua Weitz.

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Credit: Stephen Beckett, Georgia Tech

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