Hardin's "Tragedy of the Commons" thesis provides a great example and forewarning of overpopulation and resource demand (Burger & Gochfeld, 1998). Overpopulation is likely the world's chief concern. With this population increase comes the demand on resources. We, as a global society, keep tapping into these resources; resources that may already be close to depletion or no longer function they way they used to. This creates a huge sustainability issue for citizens worldwide; not an issue we are going to take lightly when our offspring are brought into the world.…
