Despite official government warning of a severe water shortage,most citizens fail to conserve in the belief that their personal water consumption will have little effect on the community's total water supply.The eventual depletion of the community's water resources provides an example of

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The situation described in the question is a classic example of the tragedy of the commons. This is a situation where individuals, acting in their self-interest, consume a shared resource (in this case, water) without regard for the long-term consequences. Each individual believes that their personal water consumption has little effect on the community's total water supply, but in reality, the cumulative effect of everyone's behavior leads to the eventual depletion of the water resources.

Despite Official Government Warning of a Severe Water Shortage,most Citizens