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Resolving trade-offs and conflicts across coastal blue space values – A Policy Brief
This project explored how different coastal communities value and use blue spaces - socially, culturally, environmentally, and economically - and how collaborative decision-making can better account for these multiple, and sometimes competing, values.
09.09.2026
Understanding the Tourism Ecosystem in the Forth Water Basin – A Scoping Review
This report provides an overview of the tourism ecosystem in Scotland, with a particular focus on the Forth Water Basin (FWB). It maps key actors, strategies, partnerships, and tourism assets across regional and local levels, and explores opportunities for sustainable, place-based and community-led tourism development.
09.09.2026
FORTH2O WP5 Member-owned businesses and water
This scoping paper analyses the potential of cooperatives and member-owned organisations to contribute to optimising Scottish business and industry, with water resource as the core focus.
09.09.2026
FORTH2O WP5 Circular Economy Participation among SMEs in Scotland
This insight paper examines how Scotland’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) participate in the circular economy, using weighted evidence from the 2022 Longitudinal Small Business Survey (LSBS).
12.06.2026
FORTH2O WP5 Business water skills and capability development
This insight paper explores the skills required to support water-efficient and sustainable business practices, with a particular focus on SMEs, which play a key role in the Scottish economy but often face greater resource and capability constraints.
12.06.2026
FORTH2O WP5 Business accreditation and certification to promote water efficiency amongst Scottish SMEs
This insight paper examines whether business accreditation and certification can promote water efficiency among Scottish SMEs.
12.06.2026
FORTH2O WP5 The awareness and impact of Resource Efficiency Scotland and Business Energy Scotland
In this insights piece we analyse how impactful Resource Efficiency Scotland and Business Energy Scotland support has been.
08.05.2026
FORTH2O WP5 SME policy support for water efficiency in Scotland
The aim of this insight paper is to outline what policy support is available to help Scottish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) adopt water efficiency practice.
05.05.2026
FORTH2O Summary April 2026
FORTH2O is now led by Professor Paul Cairney and a large team coordinated by the University of Stirling. The main project runs for 3 years until the end of 2026. It has significant research and capacity-building resources to support place-based projects
18.04.2026
FORTH2O WP5 Water in Scotland’s Business policy
In this insight paper, the FORTH2O Business & Innovation Team shares insights on how water is represented in business-relevant policy strategies and plans.
14.04.2026