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Drivers for Public–Private Partnerships in Sustainable Natural Resource Management—Lessons from the Swedish Mountain Region

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  • Camilla Thellbro

    (Department of Political Science, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden)

  • Therese Bjärstig

    (Department of Political Science, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden)

  • Katarina Eckerberg

    (Department of Political Science, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden)

Abstract

Sweden’s mountain areas are sensitive ecosystems that are used by a wide range of stakeholders, and this raises multiple sustainability concerns. Collaborative governance solutions are becoming increasingly common in such situations to promote more sustainable practices. While the Swedish mountain area is indeed a hot spot for different forms of public–private partnerships (PPPs) related to natural resources management, as yet, little is known about the shaping of participation, leadership, and implementation of these processes. What are the drivers for implementing collaborative environmental partnerships, do the drivers differ, and if so, how? What role does the specific context play in the design of these PPPs? Are the PPPs useful, and if so, for what? To analyze those issues, we conducted 38 semi-structured interviews with project leaders from a sample randomly selected from a database of 245 public–private collaborative projects in the Swedish mountains. Our results indicate that consequential incentives in the form of funding and previous successful collaborations seem to be the major drivers for such partnerships. A critical discussion of the possibilities and limitations of public–private forms of governance in rural mountain areas adds to the ongoing debate on the performance of environmental PPPs in a regional context.

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  • Camilla Thellbro & Therese Bjärstig & Katarina Eckerberg, 2018. "Drivers for Public–Private Partnerships in Sustainable Natural Resource Management—Lessons from the Swedish Mountain Region," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(11), pages 1-15, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:10:y:2018:i:11:p:3914-:d:178783
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