she sought to identify ten subsystem variables that affect the likelihood of successful self-organization of efforts to achieve a sustainable socio-ecological systems by the communities involved. Summarized in a simple form the ten variables were:

The size of resource system – a moderate territorial size is most conducive to self-organization.

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Tragedy of the Commons

The Tragedy of the Commons The tragedy of the commons is a socioeconomic dynamic where it is in the best interest of each individual to overuse a resource unless everyone else also does likewise. The dilemma arises when members of a group share a common good, such as an ecosystem, where this common good is rivalrous and non -excludable, meaning... See more