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Who among the following used the term “tragedy of the commons” for the first time?

Garrett Hardin is associated with the term tragedy of the commons. It describes how individual incentives to exploit a shared resource can lead to excessive use and depletion.

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Who among the following used the term “tragedy of the commons” for the first time?

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Garrett Hardin is associated with the term tragedy of the commons. It describes how individual incentives to exploit a shared resource can lead to excessive use and depletion.

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