tragedies of the commons

A form of tragedy of the commons — A situation in which unmanaged use of a shared resource (such as the atmosphere or an ocean) by a number of participants results in the unintended ruin or total consumption of that resource.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of tragedy of the commons
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