Landscape Entrepreneurship: Lessons From The Mont Saint Hilaire Nature Centre

The following sections are included:IntroductionEntrepreneurship as a mean to meet social needsFrom Classic to Social EntrepreneurshipCase Study: The Mont Saint Hilaire Nature CentreThe Nature CenterThe history of the Mont Saint Hilaire Nature CentreThe early years (1958–1972)The conservation phase (1972–1995/6)A mission statement for a dual undertakingThe beginning of a new eraThe Nature Centre: Exerting influence on regional ecological issuesGetting organized with new tools: development plan and multimedia toolsNature centre partnerships with regional authoritiesThe Nature centre's partnering approach: making partnerships workThe Nature Centre as Landscape Entrepreneur: Four PerspectivesLandscape entrepreneurship as a component of social entrepreneurship and organizingLandscape entrepreneurship and the challenges of stakeholder engagement in the processShared values and intentions as the basis for the entrepreneurial dynamic of partnershipsLandscape entrepreneurship and the construction of resilience in social-ecological systemsBuilding a buffer: shifting the focus from the mountain to the landscapeProviding direction for self-organization: mobilizing local supportBuilding a center for learningLandscape entrepreneurship as seen through the experience of implementing a UN framework for conservationFramework for biosphere reserve activities: the limitations of the Seville StrategyInnovative consultationLearning from entrepreneurial activities at the Mont St-Hilaire biosphere reserveLessons for Landscape EntrepreneurshipLandscape entrepreneurial systemConclusionTensions in landscape entrepreneurshipReferencesWebsites