Abstract Development of science-based coastal policies and strategies that effectively cope
with coastal change and risk requires transfer of scientific knowledge beyond the scientific …

Achieving coastal sustainability requires a comprehensive knowledge of the coastal
environment. In this context, scientific knowledge plays a major role in understanding …

Lack of access to relevant scientific data has limited decision makers from incorporating
scientific information into their management and policy schemes. Yet, there is increasing …

The literature has identified significant barriers to sustainable management of coastal
resources due to lack of integration between science, policy and practice. The social and …

The complex management problems facing marine and coastal systems require diverse,
multidisciplinary perspectives to inform more holistic, sustainable management …

Research funders can play an important role in supporting the integration of marine science
into policy and practice to enable evidence-informed decision-making. However, to date …

In the context of a growing emphasis on research and application of citizen engagement
methods in environmental planning and management (eg Reed 2008; Von Korff et al. 2010) …

In order to successfully inform environmental management, environmental research needs
to balance legitimacy, credibility, and salience. This paper aims to identify trade-offs and …

Many reports and studies have noted that a significant portion of problem-oriented coastal
science does not actually link to decisions. Here, three competitively funded project case …

Evidence-informed decision-making is in increasing demand given growing pressures on
marine environments. A way to facilitate this is by knowledge exchange among marine …