@inproceedings{09b71f0e8c6848b393a8deaa5f26d1b8,
title = "Knowledge Management Dynamics in Offshore Wind Farms in the Netherlands",
abstract = "Offshore wind farm development is a is a highly complex process. The societal and political pressure to implement is high while environmental responses and future developments in the global energy network are uncertain. Moreover, many interests in maritime space are at stake. The dependency on knowledge for decision-making is high, but the capacity to use knowledge is limited. In this paper we investigate the role of ecosystem knowledge in offshore wind farm planning and management. We have identified 4 types of research arenas: (1) government driven (e.g., monitoring programs) (2) subsidized research (national or EU), (3) industrial or PPS (Public-private partnerships), and (4) research by universities. This study considers the way in which knowledge from different arenas is or could be taken up and used in policy. We identify that particularly government-driven research (monitoring) is used in policymaking. The analysis of policy documents, in-depth expert interviews and focus groups reveals that the distance between knowledge developers and knowledge users may differentiate from purely transactional relations to co-production-relations. However, co-production is rare beyond the monitoring programs directly initiated by the government agencies.",
keywords = "Impact pathways, Research arenas, Science-policy interactions",
author = "Heleen Vreugdenhil and Ellen, {Gerald Jan} and {de Vries}, Jort",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.34190/eckm.24.2.1301",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of the European Conference on Knowledge Management, ECKM",
publisher = "Academic Conferences",
pages = "1440--1445",
editor = "Florinda Matos and Alvaro Rosa",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 24th European Conference on Knowledge Management, ECKM 2023",
note = "24th European Conference on Knowledge Management, ECKM 2023 ; Conference date: 07-09-2023 Through 08-09-2023",
}