Urban-Rural Partnerships A win-win approach to realize Regional CES
Urban and rural areas both depend on a shared stock of natural resources. However, theirdevelopment planning is mostly focused within their established boundaries. Thisreportis an effort to bring together innovative methods of integrating urban and rural stakeholders to manage shared natural resources. The reportlooks at seven different case study examples from Japan, specifically focusing on water.The case studies have been selected based upon the principle of urban-rural partnershipand consideration of stakeholder interests. It is hoped that this report will serve as guiding material for regional level policy making around the world.
The second section elaborates on the key concepts of urban-rural linkage, Food-Energy-Water (FEW) nexus and regional circular and ecological sphere. The third section summarizes the characteristics of selected good practices covering key issues, governance and funding mechanism, stakeholders & beneficiaries and sustainability aspects. The concluding section presents key learnings from the case studies and provides ideas for the way forward.
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