Cutting nature to fit: Urbanization, neoliberalism and biodiversity offsetting in England

摘要: Abstract In this paper, by drawing on primary empirical data obtained through 62 interviews in seven case studies we seek to offer a Marxist historical-geographical analysis of biodiversity offsetting policy England, and its emergence the context global economic crisis, government aspirations for large-scale urban development projects. By paying attention interplay between offsetting, urbanization neoliberal reconstruction conservation, aim extend focus conservation literature from role offsets as ecological ‘commodities’ way is used support production space(s), place(s) nature(s) line with contemporary patterns capitalist growth. particular, show how operationalized new ideas about nature stock biodiversity, it streamlined planning extended urbanization, foreclosed public debate controversial projects, reterritorialized nature-society relationships. We also give central social contestation against implementation class character highlighting potential emancipatory politics that would encompass ‘right nature’ key element struggles city’.