
- 140 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Environmental Offsets
About this book
We are currently facing significant challenges in environmental management that must be addressed to maintain the health of our planet and our population. While carbon offsetting in its various forms is widespread globally, few countries have fully legislated and put into operation other offset policies. This edited collection aims to fill the gap of knowledge on environmental offsets, from theory to practice.
Environmental Offsets addresses four major forms of environmental offsets – biodiversity offsets, carbon offsets, offsetting the depletion of non-renewable resources and offsetting the destruction of built heritage. The authors discuss their research and provide case studies from around Australia and across the developing world. Using examples such as the Sydney Olympics, the Bakossi Forest Reserve in Cameroon and green roof gardens, this book highlights the strengths and weaknesses of environmental offsetting and illustrates how jobs can be created in the offsetting process.
Environmental Offsets is both a historical source in our understanding of environmental offsetting and a guide to the way forward. It illustrates what works, what does not and what can be improved for the future.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- About the editors
- List of contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Preamble
- 1 Introduction to environmental offsets
- 2 Crucial and contentious issues in addressing offsets
- 3 The nuts and bolts of biodiversity offsetting
- 4 Management of protected areas: the need for environmental offsets
- Case Studies
- Case Studies: Offsetting in Developing Countries
- All Forms of Offsetting Rolled into One
- The Major Task for the Future
- References
- Index