Surfing waves are a great example of a #commons, complete with local rules for who is allowed to ride the waves. But in the age of Instagram and social media, these rules are breaking down. 1/12
nytimes.com/2022/06/06/spo… Surfing waves are a commons - a resource that is rival and non-exclusive. If unregulated, they can be overused.
"An overcrowded wave means fewer waves for everyone, and the one-surfer-per-wave etiquette tends to break down, leading to accidents and confrontations." 2/12

Public safety is a service that co-produced by police department and citizens. Nobel laureate Elinor Ostrom came to this conclusion in the 70s after studying metropolitan police departments. But the horrific mass murders have me wondering if the co-production idea is unraveling. In the 70s, consolidation was seen as a way to achieve economies of scale. But Ostrom and her colleagues challenged that idea.

#EarthDay is a great opportunity to reflect on Elinor #Ostrom’s legacy. She showed that people can collaborate to sustain shared resources. Individual action is important, but collective action can achieve much more. Here are some essays I wrote about Ostrom and our environment. Crises of the Commons: Elinor Ostrom’s legacy of self-governance
The lessons from her research – local institutions for governing commons and polycentric governance across scales – led Ostrom to tackle the most vexing challenge: climate change (@csgskcl)
csgs.kcl.ac.uk/crises-of-the-…