query: In class exercise around Tragedy of the Commons

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[ed: please feel welcomed to copy COMM-ORG with replies to Jan's 
question. A brief reply from me below.]

From: "Jan Breidenbach" <jbreidenbach at apt-la.net>

I am looking for in-class exercises that use the concept of the tragedy 
of the commons applied to land use and sprawl. It’s a bit of a stretch, 
but would welcome any ideas and suggestions. The class is undergraduate 
planning students.

Jan Breidenbach

[ed: I use the prisoner's dilemma exercise in classrooms and in 
trainings, and just change the content. Instead of two prisoners I use 
two landowners drilling wells, or two neighbors building retaining walls 
or fences, etc. If you are unfamiliar with the prisoner's dilemma 
exercise, see Wikipedia for a nice basic explanation .]