Document Type
Article
Publication Date
June 1987
Subjects
Environmental policy, Environmental protection, Nature -- Effect of human beings on
Abstract
In recent years, scientific understanding and public awareness of environmental problems have increased tremendously. Yet our ability to manage these problems effectively has in too many cases gotten worse, not better. By studying real-world social traps and laboratory examples, we can learn effective escapes.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/9095
Citation Details
Costanza, R. 1987. Social traps and environmental policy. BioScience 37:407-412.
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