Summary of Garrett's "The Tragedy of the Commons" without However, it is debated whether this increase is positive or whether it will prove catastrophic. In the article “The Tragedy of the Commons” by Garrett Hardin. Hardin discusses how the ever-increasing world population will deplete the world of its natural resources and therefore man's ability to survive. On the other side of the issue, however, there is Julian L. Simon who wrote the article “More people, greater wealth, more resources, healthier environment”. This article proposes the theory that as population increases, the quality of human life is amplified. One particular issue that both touch upon and have drastically different views on is the future of agriculture and man's ability to sustain it. Hardin explains how the world only has so many agricultural resources and opportunities to spend. So, with a sufficient increase in population, these resources will become extinct. Therefore humans will run out and eventually starve. As he so profoundly stated “a finite world can only support a finite population” (Hardin 98). Simon goes on to discuss how humans always seem to find means to satisfy their needs. When talking about agriculture he even goes so far as to say that food scarcity is a “benign trend” (Simone 24). Benign in this case means not harmful or effective. So Simon sees no concern about rising population and agricultural needs, as he has seen them met through agricultural advances over the decades. The main argument in the escalation debate... half of the document .. ....d will be realized over the decades. Simon came close to the right idea by showing how humans are trending towards agricultural growth, but failed to paint the full picture with food and survival. While Hardin had a blind vision of agricultural engineering and could not accurately predict what the future might hold for humanity. Works Cited “Farms, Land in Farms, and Livestock Operations 2010 Summary.” U.S. Department of Agriculture, February 19, 2011. Web. October 7, 2014. Gul, Hafiza Tahira. “Potential of Nanotechnology in Agriculture and Crop Protection: A Review.” Academia.edu. Bzujournal, 23 January 2014. Web. 7 October 2014. James, Clive. 2011. Global State of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2011. ISAAA BriefNo. 43. ISAAA: Ithaca, NY.Perlman, Howard. "Irrigation techniques". Irrigation: USGS Water-Science School. Department of the Interior, March 17, 2014. Web. October 7. 2014.

Topic > Summary of Garrett's "The Tragedy of the Commons" without However, it is debated whether this increase is positive or whether it will prove catastrophic. In the article “The Tragedy of the Commons” by Garrett Hardin. Hardin discusses how the ever-increasing world population will deplete the world of its natural resources and therefore man's ability to survive. On the other side of the issue, however, there is Julian L. Simon who wrote the article “More people, greater wealth, more resources, healthier environment”. This article proposes the theory that as population increases, the quality of human life is amplified. One particular issue that both touch upon and have drastically different views on is the future of agriculture and man's ability to sustain it. Hardin explains how the world only has so many agricultural resources and opportunities to spend. So, with a sufficient increase in population, these resources will become extinct. Therefore humans will run out and eventually starve. As he so profoundly stated “a finite world can only support a finite population” (Hardin 98). Simon goes on to discuss how humans always seem to find means to satisfy their needs. When talking about agriculture he even goes so far as to say that food scarcity is a “benign trend” (Simone 24). Benign in this case means not harmful or effective. So Simon sees no concern about rising population and agricultural needs, as he has seen them met through agricultural advances over the decades. The main argument in the escalation debate... half of the document .. ....d will be realized over the decades. Simon came close to the right idea by showing how humans are trending towards agricultural growth, but failed to paint the full picture with food and survival. While Hardin had a blind vision of agricultural engineering and could not accurately predict what the future might hold for humanity. Works Cited “Farms, Land in Farms, and Livestock Operations 2010 Summary.” U.S. Department of Agriculture, February 19, 2011. Web. October 7, 2014. Gul, Hafiza Tahira. “Potential of Nanotechnology in Agriculture and Crop Protection: A Review.” Academia.edu. Bzujournal, 23 January 2014. Web. 7 October 2014. James, Clive. 2011. Global State of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2011. ISAAA BriefNo. 43. ISAAA: Ithaca, NY.Perlman, Howard. "Irrigation techniques". Irrigation: USGS Water-Science School. Department of the Interior, March 17, 2014. Web. October 7. 2014.