Essays about: "License to trash"

Found 2 essays containing the words License to trash.

1. 1. Ecological compensation and mineral extraction : a rocky path

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Annie Burman; [2020]
   Keywords : No-Net-Loss; License to trash; Sustainable development; Sustainability science; Conservation; Mining; Biodiversity offsets; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Ecological compensation builds on the idea of substitutability, meaning that destroyed values can be replaced or substituted with new values that are equal to the ones lost. Through this equivalence between “lost” and “gained” values compensation is meant to allow dynamic economic development without causing irreversible biodiversity loss. READ MORE

3. 2. Assessing the performance of Ecological Compensation in Sweden : A comparative case study of an emerging tool in different contexts

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Hanna Linnéa Kylin; [2017]
   Keywords : Ecological compensation; biodiversity offset; no net loss; mitigation hierarchy; social-ecology;

   Abstract : The concept of ecological compensation (EC) assumes that ecological values are substitutable across spatial units. EC is increasingly recognised in Sweden as a novel policy instrument for land-use planning, however, it suffers from inconsistency in application and outcome. READ MORE