Integrating regional perceptions into climate change adaptation: a transdisciplinary case study from Germany’s North Sea Coast

Coastal protection strategies increasingly have to take into account the effects of climate change. At present, engineering and natural science models that assess the impact of global climatic transformations on regional coastal zones and their protection structures remain rather detached from the k...

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Published in:Regional environmental change 2014-12, Vol.14 (6), p.2105-2114
Main Authors: Schmidt, Anke, Striegnitz, Meinfried, Kuhn, Katina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Case studies
Climate adaptation
Climate Change
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts
Climate effects
Coastal zone
Coastal zone management
Earth and Environmental Science
Environment
Environmental protection
Geography
Global climate
Global temperature changes
Interdisciplinary research
Marine conservation
Nature Conservation
Oceanography
Original Study
Regional/Spatial Science
Shore protection
Social-ecological systems
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Summary:Coastal protection strategies increasingly have to take into account the effects of climate change. At present, engineering and natural science models that assess the impact of global climatic transformations on regional coastal zones and their protection structures remain rather detached from the knowledge and insights of regional practitioners. The main thesis of this contribution, using a case study from the North Sea Coast of Germany, is that innovative coastal protection requires not only interdisciplinary research but transdisciplinary collaboration in order to develop a viable adaptation strategy. The investigation of the social dimension of climate change and coastal protection strategies, using qualitative interviews with organized regional stakeholders, climate researchers and coastal engineers, as well as a representative public survey, contributes to a comprehensive understanding of regional perceptions with respect to climate change and coastal protection.
ISSN:1436-3798
1436-378X
DOI:10.1007/s10113-012-0338-x