Objectif There is ongoing political and scientific debate about how to achieve sustainable management of natural resources that will benefit rural communities’ economic development while protecting and enhancing natural assets. Non-governmental multi-stakeholder groups are an important link between policies and on-ground management. There is limited knowledge on the groups’ contribution to sustainable development and only scattered information on how efficiently the activities of these groups can be influenced by means of political programmes such as LEADER. The objective of the project is to identify, analyse and assess the contribution of multi-stakeholder partnerships to the sustainable management of rural landscapes and to the well-being of communities in three European countries. The analysis will classify different types of groups and their specific area of involvement and contribution. The contribution will be assessed from the economic, the social/cultural and the environmental perspective. A crucial point is the definition of the objective(s) that the assessment is made towards. The project aims to consider externally defined objectives (from the regional or national level) as well as internally defined objectives (from within the group or community) and compare the resulting assessments. In addition, the project aims to answer the question which factors determine the resilience and longevity of groups, and whether externally induced groups are as viable as groups that have formed from the bottom up through local stakeholders’ initiative. The project will apply a mix of explorative, qualitative and quantitative methods drawing on institutional analysis, actor network and conflict analysis, as well as communication and behavioural theory. The applicability of the theory of multiple intelligences, as well as the applicability of resilience theory to the social construct of multi-stakeholder groups will be tested. Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Thème(s) FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IEF - Marie Curie Action: "Intra-European Fellowships for Career Development" Appel à propositions FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IEF Voir d’autres projets de cet appel Régime de financement MC-IEF - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF) Coordinateur THE MACAULAY LAND USE RESEARCH INSTITUTE Contribution de l’UE € 173 403,20 Adresse Craigiebuckler 8, A1a AB15 8QH ABERDEEN Royaume-Uni Voir sur la carte Type d’activité Research Organisations Contact administratif Carol Bisset (Mrs.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée
