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...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: E. Apostolopoulou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-03-01
Series:Web Ecology
Online Access:http://www.web-ecol.net/16/67/2016/we-16-67-2016.pdf
_version_ 1811331788694355968
author E. Apostolopoulou
author_facet E. Apostolopoulou
author_sort E. Apostolopoulou
collection DOAJ
description 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.
first_indexed 2024-04-13T16:25:55Z
format Article
id doaj.art-8fd9ffd83a384910b535b34c7b879703
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2193-3081
1399-1183
language English
last_indexed 2024-04-13T16:25:55Z
publishDate 2016-03-01
publisher Copernicus Publications
record_format Article
series Web Ecology
spelling doaj.art-8fd9ffd83a384910b535b34c7b8797032022-12-22T02:39:44ZengCopernicus PublicationsWeb Ecology2193-30811399-11832016-03-01161677110.5194/we-16-67-2016Biodiversity offsetting in England: governance rescaling, socio-spatial injustices, and the neoliberalization of natureE. Apostolopoulou0Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, CB2 3EN, Cambridge, UKIn 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.http://www.web-ecol.net/16/67/2016/we-16-67-2016.pdf
spellingShingle E. Apostolopoulou
Biodiversity offsetting in England: governance rescaling, socio-spatial injustices, and the neoliberalization of nature
Web Ecology
title Biodiversity offsetting in England: governance rescaling, socio-spatial injustices, and the neoliberalization of nature
title_full Biodiversity offsetting in England: governance rescaling, socio-spatial injustices, and the neoliberalization of nature
title_fullStr Biodiversity offsetting in England: governance rescaling, socio-spatial injustices, and the neoliberalization of nature
title_full_unstemmed Biodiversity offsetting in England: governance rescaling, socio-spatial injustices, and the neoliberalization of nature
title_short Biodiversity offsetting in England: governance rescaling, socio-spatial injustices, and the neoliberalization of nature
title_sort biodiversity offsetting in england governance rescaling socio spatial injustices and the neoliberalization of nature
url http://www.web-ecol.net/16/67/2016/we-16-67-2016.pdf
work_keys_str_mv AT eapostolopoulou biodiversityoffsettinginenglandgovernancerescalingsociospatialinjusticesandtheneoliberalizationofnature