TY - BOOK

T1 - Eden Vision: Analysis and Insight

T2 - An independent review of the evidence gathered during the Autumn 2018 Eden District Council public engagement exercise

AU - Ford, Chris J.

AU - Wright, Steven

AU - Convery, Ian

AU - Smith, Darrell

AU - Heron, Gemma

PY - 2019/6

Y1 - 2019/6

N2 - The creation of a 2050 Penrith Strategic Masterplan (‘PSM’), in conjunction with a 2050 Vision for Eden, was a significant attempt by Eden District Council (‘EDC’) to take a stronger role in shaping every aspect of the environment, economy and society of the region in future years.The PSM, produced over the spring and summer of 2018 aims to address a pressing need for Eden and Cumbria to tackle the demographic challenge of a rapidly ageing population, by shaping thinking and action in ways that extend far beyond the statutory duties of a District Council. This approach to long range policy making places the council as a central place-shaping organisation, bringing together diverse voices in order to think through and plan out the development path of the region. This is an ambitious goal for EDC to pursue.Such an approach is fraught with risk, and certainly there will be experiments, some mistakes, opportunities won and ideas lost, as the organisation learns new ways of thinking and working. We believe that any attempt to build a sustainable, healthy and prosperous future for the region needs to engage with long term, far reaching issues and that external engagement is critical, and needs to be supported by business, academia and the wider community of Eden. That is why Lancaster University and the University of Cumbria are supporting EDC with the analysis in this report.

AB - The creation of a 2050 Penrith Strategic Masterplan (‘PSM’), in conjunction with a 2050 Vision for Eden, was a significant attempt by Eden District Council (‘EDC’) to take a stronger role in shaping every aspect of the environment, economy and society of the region in future years.The PSM, produced over the spring and summer of 2018 aims to address a pressing need for Eden and Cumbria to tackle the demographic challenge of a rapidly ageing population, by shaping thinking and action in ways that extend far beyond the statutory duties of a District Council. This approach to long range policy making places the council as a central place-shaping organisation, bringing together diverse voices in order to think through and plan out the development path of the region. This is an ambitious goal for EDC to pursue.Such an approach is fraught with risk, and certainly there will be experiments, some mistakes, opportunities won and ideas lost, as the organisation learns new ways of thinking and working. We believe that any attempt to build a sustainable, healthy and prosperous future for the region needs to engage with long term, far reaching issues and that external engagement is critical, and needs to be supported by business, academia and the wider community of Eden. That is why Lancaster University and the University of Cumbria are supporting EDC with the analysis in this report.

KW - Ecosystems

KW - Rural towns

KW - Economic ecosystems

KW - Cumbria

KW - Environmental ecosystems

KW - Cultural ecosystems

KW - Penrith

KW - Evaluation

KW - Lake District

KW - Mixed method study

KW - community engagement

M3 - Commissioned report

BT - Eden Vision: Analysis and Insight

ER -