SUSTAINABILITY IN RIBEIRINHOS: HOW ECONOMIC GAMES CAN HELP UNDERSTAND THE SOCIAL BEHAVIOR BEHIND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Cooperation is a central feature of human societies. It occurs when an individual has a cost for
another individual to receive a benefit. Costs and benefits are measured in terms of fitness. In
a population of cooperators, defecting individuals have a higher average fitness than
cooperating individuals. However, in a competitive context, populations of cooperators may
have a greater fitness than populations of selfish individuals. Adaptive mechanisms can
contribute to the evolution and maintenance of cooperation, such as Kin Selection and Direct
Reciprocity. To maximize their gains, individuals can use a public good without contributing
to its maintenance, but it will increase the costs for other individuals, thus constituting a social
dilemma. One way to study sustainable social dilemmas is through economic games. O objetivo
deste trabalho é investigar mecanismos de cooperação que regulam o uso do bem comum em
comunidades de uma reserva de desenvolvimento sustentável The aim of this work to
investigate cooperation mechanisms that regulate common goods use in communities from a
sustainable development reserve. The Ultimatum Game, Dictator Game, Gift Game and Public
Goods Game were used to assess cooperation and resource management. A questionnaire on
day-to-day cooperation was also carried out. It will be investigated whether cooperation
strategies vary according to the degree of kinship, level of interaction and reputation within the
group. Furthermore, situations that facilitate the management of natural resources in a
sustainable way will be observed, such as adherence to the fishing agreements norms. From
this, a long-term cooperation plan in a more sustainable system can be proposed, overcoming
some cooperation dilemmas.
Cooperation is a central feature of human societies. It occurs when an individual has a cost for
another individual to receive a benefit. Costs and benefits are measured in terms of fitness. In
a population of cooperators, defecting individuals have a higher average fitness than
cooperating individuals. However, in a competitive context, populations of cooperators may
have a greater fitness than populations of selfish individuals. Adaptive mechanisms can
contribute to the evolution and maintenance of cooperation, such as Kin Selection and Direct
Reciprocity. To maximize their gains, individuals can use a public good without contributing
to its maintenance, but it will increase the costs for other individuals, thus constituting a social
dilemma. One way to study sustainable social dilemmas is through economic games. O objetivo
deste trabalho é investigar mecanismos de cooperação que regulam o uso do bem comum em
comunidades de uma reserva de desenvolvimento sustentável The aim of this work to
investigate cooperation mechanisms that regulate common goods use in communities from a
sustainable development reserve. The Ultimatum Game, Dictator Game, Gift Game and Public
Goods Game were used to assess cooperation and resource management. A questionnaire on
day-to-day cooperation was also carried out. It will be investigated whether cooperation
strategies vary according to the degree of kinship, level of interaction and reputation within the
group. Furthermore, situations that facilitate the management of natural resources in a
sustainable way will be observed, such as adherence to the fishing agreements norms. From
this, a long-term cooperation plan in a more sustainable system can be proposed, overcoming
some cooperation dilemmas.