Humanity and the Tragedy of the Commons

• Type: Educational Publication
• Date: 2010

Authors

Luís Calafate (Author) FCUP

Scientific classification

FOS: Natural sciences > Earth and related Environmental sciences

CORDIS: Natural sciences > Ethics in social sciences

Associated Institutions

FCUP - Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto

Other information

Abstract (EN): Although we are one of the Earth's newest species, humans have an unprecedented ability to reproduce and modify our environment. We have generally benefited in the short term - with longer life spans, lower infant mortality, and reduced violence - but the legacy costs of technology - such as pollution, habitat destruction, and human displacement - are an ecological burden that has yet to be shouldered.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific