TY - JOUR
KW - common property
KW - sustainable development
KW - water resources 
KW - fisheries
KW - forestry
KW - grazing lands
KW - co-management
KW - wildlife 
AU - David Feeny
AU - Fikret Berkes
AU - Bonnie J. McCay
AU - James M. Acheson
AB - Hardin's Tragedy of the Commons model predicts the eventual overexploitation or degradation of all resources used in common. Given this unambiguous prediction, a surprising number of cases exist in which users have been able to restrict access to the resource and establish rules among themselves for its sustainable use. To assess the evidence, we first define common-property resources and present a taxonomy of property-rights regimes in which such resources may be held. Evidence accumulated over the last twenty-two years indicates that private, state, andcommunal property are all potentially viable resource management options. A more complete theory than Hardin's should incorporate institutional arrangements and cultural factors to provide for better analysis and prediction. (author)
AN - 93-03396
BT - Human Ecology
C6 - 0300-7839; 1572-9915
DA - 03/1990
DB - CiteULike
DO - 10.1007/BF00889070
IS - 1
LA - English
N2 - Hardin's Tragedy of the Commons model predicts the eventual overexploitation or degradation of all resources used in common. Given this unambiguous prediction, a surprising number of cases exist in which users have been able to restrict access to the resource and establish rules among themselves for its sustainable use. To assess the evidence, we first define common-property resources and present a taxonomy of property-rights regimes in which such resources may be held. Evidence accumulated over the last twenty-two years indicates that private, state, andcommunal property are all potentially viable resource management options. A more complete theory than Hardin's should incorporate institutional arrangements and cultural factors to provide for better analysis and prediction. (author)
PY - 1990
SP - 1
EP - 19
ST - The Tragedy of the Commons
T2 - Human Ecology
TI - The tragedy of the commons: Twenty-two years later
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00889070
VL - 18
ER -