Biodiversity offsetting in England: governance rescaling, socio-spatial injustices, and the neoliberalization of nature
In this paper, I use primary empirical data obtained through interviews in selected case studies around England to shed light on the neoliberal character of biodiversity offsetting, its interrelationship with governance rescaling processes, and the way the latter influences the distribution of the c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016-03-01
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| Series: | Web Ecology |
| Online Access: | http://www.web-ecol.net/16/67/2016/we-16-67-2016.pdf |
| Summary: | In this paper, I use primary empirical data obtained through interviews in
selected case studies around England to shed light on the neoliberal
character of biodiversity offsetting, its interrelationship with governance
rescaling processes, and the way the latter influences the distribution of
the costs and benefits of biodiversity offsetting policies. My results show
that biodiversity offsetting in England has been a reactionary neoliberal
policy whose implementation has so far been characterized by important
deficits from an environmental and socio-spatial justice perspective. |
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| ISSN: | 2193-3081 1399-1183 |