Journal article
Enhancing the Knowledge-Governance Interface: Coasts, Climate and Collaboration
Ocean and Coastal Management, Vol.86, pp.88-99
2013
Abstract
Conventional systems of government have not been very successful in resolving coastal management problems. This lack of progress is partially attributable to inadequate representation in governance processes of the variety of knowledges present on the coast. In particular there has been a struggle to engage effectively with climate science and its implications. There has also been a broader failure to capture the complexity of voices, interests, values, and discourses of coastal users. We argue here that coastal governance challenges are not likely to be resolved by singular solutions; rather, interaction and collaboration will generate improvements. We suggest that a co-requisite for progress in coastal management is the development of institutions and processes that enable different knowledges to have a bearing on governance processes. This paper examines a selection of the many opportunities available to broaden and enhance the use of knowledge in decision-making for the coast. A description is provided of emerging elements of coastal governance from an Australian perspective, together with new types of institutions, processes, tools and techniques that may help to achieve an improved coastal knowledge-governance interaction.
Details
- Title
- Enhancing the Knowledge-Governance Interface: Coasts, Climate and Collaboration
- Authors
- B Clarke (Author) - Flinders UniversityL Stocker (Author) - Curtin UniversityB Coffey (Author) - Deakin UniversityP Leith (Author) - University of TasmaniaNick Harvey (Author) - University of AdelaideClaudia Baldwin (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessT Baxter (Author) - University of TasmaniaG Bruekers (Author) - Curtin UniversityC D Galano (Author) - Curtin UniversityM Good (Author) - University of TasmaniaM Haward (Author) - University of TasmaniaC Hofmeester (Author) - Curtin UniversityD M De Freitas (Author) - University of WollongongT Mumford (Author) - University of AdelaideMelissa Nursey-Bray (Author) - University of AdelaideL Kriwoken (Author) - University of TasmaniaJenny Shaw (Author) - Curtin UniversityJanette Shaw (Author) - University of TasmaniaTimothy F Smith (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessDana C Thomsen (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessDavid Wood (Author) - Curtin University
- Publication details
- Ocean and Coastal Management, Vol.86, pp.88-99
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd.
- Date published
- 2013
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2013.02.009
- ISSN
- 0964-5691
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2013. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Engage Research Lab; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450493202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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