The Coastal Genesis 2 research programme: Outputs, Outcomes and Impact

Q. J. Lodder; Jill Hillary Slinger; Z. B. Wang; A. J.F. van der Spek; M. P. Hijma; M. Taal; C. van Gelder-Maas; H. de Looff; J. Litjens; C. A. Schipper; M. Löffler; A. J. Nolte; C. van Oeveren; J. J. van der Werf; B. T. Grasmeijer; E. P.L. Elias; H. Holzhauer; P. K. Tonnon

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The Coastal Genesis 2 research programme: Outputs, Outcomes and Impact

Q. J. Lodder^*, Jill Hillary Slinger, Z. B. Wang, A. J.F. van der Spek, M. P. Hijma, M. Taal, C. van Gelder-Maas, H. de Looff, J. Litjens, C. A. Schipper, M. Löffler, A. J. Nolte, C. van Oeveren, J. J. van der Werf, B. T. Grasmeijer, E. P.L. Elias, H. Holzhauer, P. K. Tonnon

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The long-term sediment demand of the Dutch coast is integral to the current Dutch Coastal Flood and Erosion Risk Management policy. The Coastal Genesis 2 research programme was initiated to address the sustainability of this policy under sea level rise by focusing on key uncertainties in the conceptual model of the sediment demand of the Dutch coast. The substantive scientific contributions of the Coastal Genesis 2 research programme are analysed in this paper by applying an output-outcome-impact framework. The direct outputs of the programme are categorised in terms of the knowledge types of a 5-element framework, namely measurement data, simulation models, system understanding, conceptual models, and policy and practice. The research outcomes arise from the interactions of these knowledge types. Our analysis of these outcomes highlights that synthesising new scientific insights into shared conceptual models is critical to achieving impact in policy and practice. In the Dutch situation, a new shared conceptual model of the long-term sediment demand enabled the development of four potential nourishment strategies aiming to meet the strategic goals of the Coastal Flood and Erosion Risk Management policy on a timescale up to 20 years. In 2021, the Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management officially articulated her intention to adopt the advised nourishment strategy from 2024 onwards. This represents a lasting impact of the Coastal Genesis 2 research programme in policy and practice. Further, the insight regarding the pivotal role of shared conceptual models as intermediary between science, policy and practice may prove useful in the design of future research programmes aiming to influence policy.

Original language	English
Article number	106499
Journal	Ocean and Coastal Management
Volume	237
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106499
Publication status	Published - 2023

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Conceptual model
Dutch Coastal policy development
Flood and Erosion risk
Nourishment strategy
Policy impact
Sediment budget

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Lodder, Q. J., Slinger, J. H., Wang, Z. B., van der Spek, A. J. F., Hijma, M. P., Taal, M., van Gelder-Maas, C., de Looff, H., Litjens, J., Schipper, C. A., Löffler, M., Nolte, A. J., van Oeveren, C., van der Werf, J. J., Grasmeijer, B. T., Elias, E. P. L., Holzhauer, H., & Tonnon, P. K. (2023). The Coastal Genesis 2 research programme: Outputs, Outcomes and Impact. Ocean and Coastal Management, 237, Article 106499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106499

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