Representing Carbon Property Rights

Fairlie, KL; Boydell, S

Representing Carbon Property Rights

Fairlie, KL Boydell, S

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Publisher:: International Federation of Surveyors (FIG)
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: The XXIV FIG International Congress 2010: Proceedings, 2010, pp. 1 - 18
Issue Date:: 2010-01

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dc.contributor.author	Fairlie, KL	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Boydell, S	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Villikka, M	en_US
dc.date	2010-04-11	en_US
dc.date.issued	2010-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	The XXIV FIG International Congress 2010: Proceedings, 2010, pp. 1 - 18	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-87-90907-87-7	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/16581
dc.description.abstract	The reduction of carbon emissions is considered fundamental in the mitigation of a global rise in temperature and severe climate change events. A market approach has been adopted by several countries to efficiently reduce national carbon emissions and fulfil Kyoto Protocol obligations, and emergent sequestration rights in carbon have gained distinction from the archaic bundle of rights metaphor. In this respect, rights in carbon follow rights in water and biota as emerging property rights that must be independently managed, measured and represented visually. The distinction of carbon from rights in land, biota and water does not preclude the necessity of managing all land system rights as interdependent entities. We suggest that key to managing land and property rights holistically is an adequate representation of the relationships and interdependencies between land elements, the rights, obligations and restrictions, and the multiple stakeholders with an interest. Existing methods, such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS), fail to display systems holistically and comprise only visual elements with limited interactivity that risk compromising understanding and uptake by amateur users. In addressing the above, this paper will first explore areas of contested meaning significant to the unbundling of rights in real property and the management of land at the system level. These areas comprise land and property, representation and visualisation, and property rights themselves. We will then introduce the key requirements and base design of our proposed virtual representation of complex real property rights, specifically designed for a better interpretation of carbon property rights. This research is a work in progress, and is presented as a merging of ideas and concepts to provoke thought and cooperation on a subject that is integral to climate change discussions.	en_US
dc.publisher	International Federation of Surveyors (FIG)	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	The XXIV FIG International Congress 2010: Proceedings	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	FIG Congress	en_US
dc.title	Representing Carbon Property Rights	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location	Sydney, Australia	en_US
utslib.location.activity	Sydney, Australia	en_US
utslib.for	120504 Land Use and Environmental Planning	en_US
dc.location.activity	Sydney, Australia	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.consider-herdc	true	en_US
pubs.place-of-publication	Sydney, Australia	en_US
pubs.start-date	2010-04-11	en_US

Abstract:

The reduction of carbon emissions is considered fundamental in the mitigation of a global rise in temperature and severe climate change events. A market approach has been adopted by several countries to efficiently reduce national carbon emissions and fulfil Kyoto Protocol obligations, and emergent sequestration rights in carbon have gained distinction from the archaic bundle of rights metaphor. In this respect, rights in carbon follow rights in water and biota as emerging property rights that must be independently managed, measured and represented visually. The distinction of carbon from rights in land, biota and water does not preclude the necessity of managing all land system rights as interdependent entities. We suggest that key to managing land and property rights holistically is an adequate representation of the relationships and interdependencies between land elements, the rights, obligations and restrictions, and the multiple stakeholders with an interest. Existing methods, such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS), fail to display systems holistically and comprise only visual elements with limited interactivity that risk compromising understanding and uptake by amateur users. In addressing the above, this paper will first explore areas of contested meaning significant to the unbundling of rights in real property and the management of land at the system level. These areas comprise land and property, representation and visualisation, and property rights themselves. We will then introduce the key requirements and base design of our proposed virtual representation of complex real property rights, specifically designed for a better interpretation of carbon property rights. This research is a work in progress, and is presented as a merging of ideas and concepts to provoke thought and cooperation on a subject that is integral to climate change discussions.

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