Coastal Governance Theme

A key aim of coastal governance is to share and generate information, engage stakeholders, build capacity, protect assets and develop suitable regulatory frameworks for society. In WA, the Governance Systems Theme sought to act as a ‘boundary organisation’ by bringing together participants from four domains of influence: knowledge, governance, constituency and implementation to deliberate on coastal adaptation issues and co-produce new knowledge. This theme presents an analytical framework showing how the legitimacy of coastal adaptation can be enhanced through boundary work. This theme presents results from action-learning-research activities including Participatory Google Earth Mapping. This theme also presents a range of tools and guidelines for use by local governments or NGOs to enhance science uptake into governance. In WA and Queensland, a set of coastal planning principles was developed and tested.