query: In class exercise around Tragedy of the Commons

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[ed:  thanks to John for responding to Jan's query.]

From: "JOHN M. BEAM" <beam at fordham.edu>

I might be off-base here, but would destroying community gardens to
make space for affordable senior housing provide the sort of
good/good, lose/lose tension you are seeking.  If so, check out the
history of the Lower East Side/East Village in the last 20 years.

John Beam

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