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Enhancing the Knowledge-Governance Interface: Coasts, Climate and Collaboration.

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Clarke, Beverley
Stocker, Laura
Coffey, Brian
Leith, Peat
Harvey, Nicholas
Baldwin, Claudia
Baxter, Tom
Bruekers, Aldegonda
Danese Galano, Chiara
Good, Meg
Hofmeester, Carolyn
Freitas, Debora
Mumford, Taryn
Nursey-Bray, Melissa
Kriwoken, Lorne
Shaw, Jenny
Shaw, Janette
Smith, Tim
Thomsen, Dana
Wood, David
Cannard, Toni
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2013
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Clarke, Beverley and Stocker, Laura and Coffey, Brian and Leith, P and Harvey, Nicholas and Baldwin, C and Baxter, T and Bruekers, Aldegonda and Danese Galano, Chiara and Good, Meg and Hofmeester, Carolyn and Freitas, Debora and Mumford, T and Nursey-Bray, M and Kriwoken, L and Shaw, J and Shaw, Janette and Smith, Tim and Thomsen, D and Wood, David and Cannard, Toni. 2013. Enhancing the Knowledge-Governance Interface: Coasts, Climate and Collaboration. Ocean and Coastal Management. 86: pp. 88-99.
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Ocean and Coastal Management
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NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Ocean & Coastal Management. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Ocean & Coastal Management, Vol. 86 (2013). DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2013.02.009

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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.