The concept that a resource that is degraded by the increasing populations that utilize the resource without any regulation of that resource is referred to as
A)the tragedy of the commons.
B)the population bomb.
C)the lack of sustainable thinking.
D)a paradigm shift.

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The "tragedy of the commons" refers to a situation where individuals, acting independently and rationally according to each one's self-interest, behave contrary to the whole group's long-term best interests by depleting a common resource. This concept was popularized by Garrett Hardin in his 1968 Science article, illustrating how unregulated access to a shared resource ultimately leads to its degradation and depletion.

The Concept That a Resource That Is Degraded by the Increasing