BookMarianne Darbi.
Summary: We are witnessing an alarming, global biodiversity crisis with an ongoing loss of species and their habitats. In response, a number of tools and approaches - including some that are contested - are being explored and promoted. Biodiversity offsets are one such approach, and deserve critical examination since the debate surrounding them has often been oversimplified and lacking practical evidence. As such, this study presents a refined typology including seven types of biodiversity offsets and taking into account different contexts, governance arrangements and drivers. It draws on a detailed analysis of theoretical concepts to explain the voluntary implementation of biodiversity offsets using an internet-based (netnographic) research approach. Furthermore it builds on a broad global explorative base of 72 practical examples and presents in-depth case studies for each type. The results reveal a number of global tendencies that allow recommendations to be made for different locations, contexts and stakeholders. They also encourage the expansion of this research field to respond to the pressing needs of policy and practice.
Contents:
Intro
Abstract
Keywords
Preface
Acknowledgements
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
1: Biodiversity Offsets and No Net Loss: Introduction, Problem Statement, and Research Questions
1.1 Introduction to the Context for Biodiversity Offsets: From Biodiversity Loss to No Net Loss of Biodiversity
What Are the Implications for the Present Study?
1.2 Introduction to the Concept of Biodiversity Offsets
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1.3 Problems of Biodiversity Offsets, Research Gaps, and Problem Statement 2.2.2 Theoretical Concepts of Empirically Grounded Typification: The Attribute Space After Lazarsfeld and Barton
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2.3 Methods for Empirical Analysis and Sampling
2.3.1 Methods and Materials of Data Collection
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2.3.2 Methods for Sampling as Basis for Choice of Case Studies
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References
3: Applying the Concept of Voluntariness to Explain Behavior Towards Environmental Conservation What Are the Implications for the Present Study?
1.4 Aim and Research Design
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References
2: Developing a Typology of Biodiversity Offsets Using an Internet and Expert Based Approach: Methods and Materials
2.1 General Methodology of an Internet-Based Research
Why Was This Research Approach Chosen for the Present Study?
2.1.1 Introduction to Web 2.0 and the Role of Cyberscience for Academic Research
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2.1.2 The Netnographic Approach What Are the Implications for the Present Study?
2.1.3 Research Process of Internet-Based (Web 1.0 and Web 2.0) Research: The RUDE Procedure
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2.1.4 Variety and Choice of Tools for Research in a Web 2.0 Environment
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2.2 Typification and Categorization as a Scientific Method
2.2.1 Definition, Terminology, and Scope: Ideal Versus Empirical Types
What Are the Implications for the Present Study? Why Is It Necessary to Establish a Theoretically Grounded Description of Voluntariness for the Present Study?
3.1 Defining and Understanding the Notion of Voluntariness and Its Prerequisites: Definition, Terminology, and Scope
3.1.1 Descriptive Approach
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3.1.2 Normative Approach
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3.2 General Theoretical Concepts to Analyze or Explain Voluntariness
3.2.1 The Egoism-Altruism Paradigm
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3.2.2 Economic Theories