Towards practitioner-initiated interactive knowledge development for sustainable development: A cross-case analysis of three coastal projects |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands;2. Scenarios and Policy Analysis, Deltares, PO Box 85467, 3508 AL Utrecht, The Netherlands;3. Environmental Policy Group, Wageningen University, PO Box 8130, 6700 EW Wageningen, The Netherlands;1. Royal HaskoningDHV: Resources & Energy, Jonkerbosplein 52, 6534 AB Nijmegen, The Netherlands;2. Wageningen University: Environmental Policy Group, Hollandseweg 1, 6706 KN, The Netherlands;1. TI Institute of Sea Fisheries, Palmaille 9, 22767 Hamburg, Germany;2. CNR—IAMC, Via G. da Verrazzano 17, 91014—Castellammare del Golfo, TP, Italy;3. Deltares, Marine and Coastal Systems Unit, PO Box 177, 2600 MH Delft, The Netherlands;4. Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies (IMARES), PO Box 68, 1970 AB, IJmuiden, The Netherlands;5. Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 46.7 km Athens-Sounio, 19013 Anavyssos, Greece;6. Marine Biology Research Group, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281, Campus Sterre—S8, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium;7. Cefas, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK;8. Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Animal Sciences Unit, Aquatic Environment and Quality, Bio-Environmental Research Group, Ankerstraat 1, B-8400 Oostende, Belgium;9. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Management Unit of the Mathematical Model of the North Sea (MUMM), Marine Ecosystem Management Section, Gulledelle 100, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium;10. Institute of Marine Research, PB 1870 Nordnes, N-5817 Bergen, Norway;11. AquaBiota Water Research, Löjtnantsgatan 25, SE-115 50 Stockholm, Sweden;12. AZTI-Tecnalia, Marine Research Division; Herrera Kaia, Portualdea s/n, 20110 Pasaia, Spain;13. International Centre for Island Technology, Heriot-Watt University, Old Academy, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3AW, UK;14. Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstancow Warszawy 55, PL-81712 Sopot, Poland;15. Capture Fisheries Section, Ministry for Resources and Rural Affairs (MRRA), Fort San Lucjan, Marsaxlokk BBG 1283, Malta |
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| Abstract: | Although the central challenges of sustainable development are well-known, sustainability science has been slow in contributing to effective and feasible solutions for sustainable development. Turning knowledge into action for sustainable development therefore remains a major challenge for sustainability science. Interactive knowledge development is considered a prerequisite for sustainability-oriented action. Most studies approach interactive knowledge development from a researcher's perspective. This paper focuses on practitioners that initiate interactive knowledge development for sustainability-oriented actions. A cross-case analysis is presented for interactive knowledge development in coastal projects. Three cases are analysed through the framework of project arrangements and knowledge arrangements. The projects are located in the Wadden Sea, San Francisco Bay and the Ems estuary and address issues of flood control, nature restoration and liveability. The cross-case analysis revealed 11 causal mechanisms that help explain how project decision-making impacts on interactive knowledge development, how a process of interactive knowledge development functions and what its outcomes are. The mechanisms clarify the key underlying processes of interactive knowledge development in coastal projects. The mechanisms show that interactive knowledge development may result in sustainability-oriented solutions that are feasible for implementation. As such, this paper contributes to a practice-oriented understanding of turning knowledge into action for sustainable coastal development. |
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| Keywords: | Sustainability science Turning knowledge into action Interactive knowledge development Coastal region Cross-case analysis |
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