Tragedy of the Water Commons
Transcript and Reference ListWhen most Australians can access all the water they could ever want with the simple twist of a tap it’s easy to think that water is a common resource. But even in our own backyard, Indigenous people are legally entitled to less than 0.1% of the Murray Darling Basin by the Australian government.Building on the concept of the “tragedy of the commons,” guest producers completing sociology at the University of Melbourne dive into the theory behind whether water can be collectively owned. Unpacking the sociology of sustainability, student producers are here to walk you…
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