| Commons user mobility | Underlying independent variable | High mobility creates commons alternatives for commons users. | High |
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| Commons alternatives | Proximate independent variable | As a result of their high mobility, the user group can easily access alternative resources. | Easily access other commons |
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| Transaction costs | Moderating independent variable | Low transaction costs facilitate market-based transactions. | Low |
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| Resource market value | Moderating independent variable | The depletion of commons is exacerbated when their value is high on global markets. | High |
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| Market scale | Moderating independent variable | Markets that are large in scale facilitate the depletion of commons by highly mobile users. | Large in scale (e.g. international) |
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| Markets | Moderating independent variable | The presence of markets is a critical part of the narrative presented by Berkes et al. (2006) | Present |
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| Commons feedback visibility use | Moderating independent variable | As a result of their high mobility and access to many commons, commons users do not experience the effects of their depletion on any one particular commons. | Low |
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| Roving bandit | Final outcome | As a result of their being able to access multiple commons, the actor group will tend to act as a roving bandit, moving from one resource to the next, degrading each as they go. | Yes |
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| Commons condition trend | Final outcome | Roving bandits are likely to systematically deplete natural resources. Additionally, local communities of users are discouraged to invest in conservation. | Worsened |
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