Tragedy of the Commons Have you ever read the Essay‚ The Tragedy of the Commons‚ by Garret Hardin? Although it was written in 1968‚ it is still quite useful today. The main point of Hardin’s essay is to show the conflict between the short term interests of individuals in society and the long term effects those interests have on society itself. Hardin hints to this very simply even in his title. The Commons were similar to a giant plot of land that a community shared as a whole. Everyone allowed
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It’s not a matter of “could” disasters as it’s a matter that it is causing disasters. Spurred by poverty‚ population growth‚ ill-advised policies and simple greed‚ humanity is at war with the plants and animals that share its planet. People are bound to nature no less than a fish is bound to water. If people are to survive they must realize that at such a rate we destroy‚ exploit and damage the environment must be stopped for various reasons. Humanity‚ firstly‚ does not play by the rules of nature
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UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS HIGH SCHOOL Mathematics Department Academic Year 2014-2015 Pop Infoboard Submitted By: Group 1- ILOCOS REGION B.1‚ Timothy Kenneth Arceta B.2‚ Athony Arceño B.3‚ Vince Austria G.19‚ Ainna Tolentino G.20‚ Jonje Marie Villasis Saint Daniel Submitted To: Miss Katherine T. Rodriguez (Teacher) REGION I: Ilocos Region Demography Total Population Growth Rate 2040 — — 2030 — — 2020 — — 2010 4‚ 743‚ 067 1.46 2007 4‚ 540‚ 180 1.10 2000 4‚ 200‚ 478 1.23 Population Projection
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Introduction Many sources‚ books and articles say that people are the most important natural resources a land could have. People are the ones who develop and take care of the nature. People are also the main users of what the nature could give. It was yesterday when it seems that people are not the problem‚ in fact‚ they are the factors that contributes to the betterment of a nation. Today‚ it seems that people are coming way too fast and many already. Well‚ I say there’s no problem about it. No
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Agency theory Kenya has 62 micro-finance NGO’s. They have demonstrated that micro-business lending in Kenya is feasible‚ and that small borrowers do pay. They have pioneered new product types and innovations and some are moving toward sustainability. The microfinance NGO’s have played an important part in moving government toward recognition of the small borrower and have been instrumental in advancing the cause of the proposed Micro-Finance Bill. Small borrowers and the informal sector form a
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opulation is an important topic and I chose it because the people worry about it. However‚ the population on the earth has hit 6.5 billion. Some people are very worried about the ability of the world to sustain these huge numbers. This essay will examine the problem of overpopulation and suggest some ways of solving the problem. The biggest and major problem is rapid increase in the number of people. If the world population continued to grow at the current rate‚ the earth would not be able to
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Social problems of Bangladesh Social problems of Bangladesh Introduction Social problem is an unexpected situation which hinders to lead normal life in a society. Social problem is a multidimensional problem. Social problem are created by various reasons. Definition Sociologists usually consider a social problem to be an alleged situation that is incompatible with the values of a significant number of people who agree that action is needed to alter the situation. Social problems of
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Overpopulation in China Taking into consideration China’s robust economic growth over the last 20–25 years‚ there is little reservation that China’s has had positive impacts on the economy. Because of the increase of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)‚ China has saved over 400 million people from definite poverty between the years 1979 to 2005 (The State Environmental Protection Administration‚ 2007). Despite this economic growth in urbanization and industrialization‚ there have arisen major concerns
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slow down the excessive population growth and safeguarding the ecological balance. Some readers may question the importance of ecological balance‚ but it is important to note that ecological balance creates a sustainable environment. It provides a capacity for the earth’s natural and human systems to survive‚ flourish and adapt to change. Whereas an unbalanced ecology will cause a country to be unstable and unsustainable which can cause total ecological collapse. So how does population growth cause
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productivity improved strongly‚ meanwhile‚ the world’s population is growing in an unprecedented scale. Every unit time for increasing billion in population‚ has been shorten from one hundred years to two or three decades. The earth we live on‚ has been carrying its’ 6 billion people entered into the 21 century. For quite a long time‚ human reproductions has been spontaneously‚ only because of the rapid expansion of population and dramatically worsen of environment quality‚ people just suddenly come to realize
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