Adapting Governance Incentives to Avoid Common Pool Resource Underuse: The Case of Swiss Summer Pastures

The use of summer pastures in the European Alps provides much evidence against Hardin’s prediction of the tragedy of the commons. For centuries, farmers have kept summer pastures in communal tenure and avoided its overuse with self-designed regulations. During the past decades, however, su...

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Main Authors: Ivo Baur, Heinrich H. Nax
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-10-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/11/3988