ENR 3200 Exam 1 Review Questions and Answers | OSU Environmental
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Hardin's only method of choice to deal with the tragedy of the commons is to privatize common
pool resources. - ANS ✔✔false
"The tragedy of the commons as a food basket is averted by private property... but the air and
waters surrounding us cannot readily be fenced... and so the tragedy... must be prevented by
different means." (1245).
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According to Hardin, appealing to people's conscience is key to solving the tragedy of the
commons. Only conscientious people can protect the commons. - ANS ✔✔false
Hardin claims that appeals to conscience are very likely to fail. Resource users need to be
constrained by something else (e.g. laws and institutions).
According to Mildenberger... (pick the correct option) - ANS ✔✔-Harding claims that freedom to
breed is intolerable particularly in racially homogeneous societies
-Hardin realizes that there are a bunch of institutional responses to the tragedy of the commons
that are between privatization and nationalization of common pool resources
-Hardin is correct in asserting that climate change is a tragedy of the commons
---->>Hardin's take on the tragedy of the commons is not factually correct. Local institutions can
be good at preventing the tragedy of the commons
According to Dietz et al., which of the following is critical for governing common pool resources
effectively? - ANS ✔✔-----> Social networks that facilitate communication between commons
users
-Highly developed governmental agencies
-Cheap, reliable technology
-Different levels of wealth are present among commons users
, According to Dietz et al., governing the commons is a struggle because (PICK ALL THE OPTIONS
THAT ARE CORRECT) - ANS ✔✔----->Decision making is carried on under uncertain conditions
-Technology changes at moderate rates
-----> There are conflicting human values and interests
-Rules evolve too slowly (Dietz et al contend that rules must evolve, but make no generalizations
about how fast they evolve in different common-pool resources.)
Smith shows two contingents within America's early environmental movement, what are they
and what are their philosophies? - ANS ✔✔Early Conservationists championed preservation and
wanted to minimize human impacts on the land through the creation of protected parks, while
Later Conservationists thought nature should be put to use for human benefits, employing a
utilitarianism philosophy.
Which of the following is not true about Early Conservationists in regard to the management of
natural resources? - ANS ✔✔----> Early Conservationists believed that nature could be
protected only if local governments were the leaders in protecting the environment
------> Early conservationists wanted to create markets to exchange natural resources as private
goods.
------> Early Conservationists believed that the most important thing was to preserve oil and gas
resources for the use of future generations (at least 10 generations moving forward)Preserving
resources for future generations
-Early conservationists defended the protection of nature for its intrinsic value
Smith shows that religion has not played a crucial role in the development of the dominant
social paradigm that affects how individuals relate to the environment. - ANS ✔✔false
What is one of the problematic aspects of the U.S. Constitution in relation to environmental
regulation discussed by Lazarus? - ANS ✔✔The Constitution's primary goal is to protect the
rights of individual citizens. It does not, however, directly address environmental policy, and
often environmental policy entails limiting the rights and freedoms of individuals to enhance
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Hardin's only method of choice to deal with the tragedy of the commons is to privatize common
pool resources. - ANS ✔✔false
"The tragedy of the commons as a food basket is averted by private property... but the air and
waters surrounding us cannot readily be fenced... and so the tragedy... must be prevented by
different means." (1245).
`
According to Hardin, appealing to people's conscience is key to solving the tragedy of the
commons. Only conscientious people can protect the commons. - ANS ✔✔false
Hardin claims that appeals to conscience are very likely to fail. Resource users need to be
constrained by something else (e.g. laws and institutions).
According to Mildenberger... (pick the correct option) - ANS ✔✔-Harding claims that freedom to
breed is intolerable particularly in racially homogeneous societies
-Hardin realizes that there are a bunch of institutional responses to the tragedy of the commons
that are between privatization and nationalization of common pool resources
-Hardin is correct in asserting that climate change is a tragedy of the commons
---->>Hardin's take on the tragedy of the commons is not factually correct. Local institutions can
be good at preventing the tragedy of the commons
According to Dietz et al., which of the following is critical for governing common pool resources
effectively? - ANS ✔✔-----> Social networks that facilitate communication between commons
users
-Highly developed governmental agencies
-Cheap, reliable technology
-Different levels of wealth are present among commons users
, According to Dietz et al., governing the commons is a struggle because (PICK ALL THE OPTIONS
THAT ARE CORRECT) - ANS ✔✔----->Decision making is carried on under uncertain conditions
-Technology changes at moderate rates
-----> There are conflicting human values and interests
-Rules evolve too slowly (Dietz et al contend that rules must evolve, but make no generalizations
about how fast they evolve in different common-pool resources.)
Smith shows two contingents within America's early environmental movement, what are they
and what are their philosophies? - ANS ✔✔Early Conservationists championed preservation and
wanted to minimize human impacts on the land through the creation of protected parks, while
Later Conservationists thought nature should be put to use for human benefits, employing a
utilitarianism philosophy.
Which of the following is not true about Early Conservationists in regard to the management of
natural resources? - ANS ✔✔----> Early Conservationists believed that nature could be
protected only if local governments were the leaders in protecting the environment
------> Early conservationists wanted to create markets to exchange natural resources as private
goods.
------> Early Conservationists believed that the most important thing was to preserve oil and gas
resources for the use of future generations (at least 10 generations moving forward)Preserving
resources for future generations
-Early conservationists defended the protection of nature for its intrinsic value
Smith shows that religion has not played a crucial role in the development of the dominant
social paradigm that affects how individuals relate to the environment. - ANS ✔✔false
What is one of the problematic aspects of the U.S. Constitution in relation to environmental
regulation discussed by Lazarus? - ANS ✔✔The Constitution's primary goal is to protect the
rights of individual citizens. It does not, however, directly address environmental policy, and
often environmental policy entails limiting the rights and freedoms of individuals to enhance
