In November 2017, Graziano Delrio, Italy’s Minister of Infrastructure and Transport at the time, and Luigi Brugnaro, the Mayor of Venice at the time, announced a ban on cruise ships entering the Grand Canal in the historic center of Venice.

a. How does the ban make the use of this common resource more efficient?

b. Would it have been more efficient to ban cruise ships from the entire Venetian lagoon instead of just the historic center?

c. How do you think tourist hotspots are dealing with the tragedy of the commons resulting from their own success?