TY - JOUR
T1 - The ‘Research for Policy’ cycle in Dutch coastal flood risk management
T2 - The Coastal Genesis 2 research programme
AU - Lodder, Quirijn
AU - Slinger, Jill
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The development of the Coastal Genesis 2 research programme and its role in contributing to Dutch coastal policy are described in the paper. The organisation of policy development related to coastal flood risk and erosion in The Netherlands is addressed, highlighting the division of responsibilities between the policy and operational directorates of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. A conceptual model of the long term sediment budget of the Dutch coast that underpins the current Coastal Flood and Erosion Risk Management policy is detailed. The role of the operational directorate Rijkswaterstaat in coordinating a ‘Research for Policy’ cycle as a means of generating new insights on the coastal system and ensuring their subsequent inclusion in a new/revised conceptual model, is highlighted. By detailing the new conceptual model of the long term sediment budget, the paper demonstrates how key uncertainties related to this model guided the determination of the research agenda for Coastal Genesis 2. The paper concludes by reflecting briefly on the outcomes of the research programme and the role of the ‘Research for Policy’ cycle in ensuring the sustainable future of the Dutch coast.
AB - The development of the Coastal Genesis 2 research programme and its role in contributing to Dutch coastal policy are described in the paper. The organisation of policy development related to coastal flood risk and erosion in The Netherlands is addressed, highlighting the division of responsibilities between the policy and operational directorates of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. A conceptual model of the long term sediment budget of the Dutch coast that underpins the current Coastal Flood and Erosion Risk Management policy is detailed. The role of the operational directorate Rijkswaterstaat in coordinating a ‘Research for Policy’ cycle as a means of generating new insights on the coastal system and ensuring their subsequent inclusion in a new/revised conceptual model, is highlighted. By detailing the new conceptual model of the long term sediment budget, the paper demonstrates how key uncertainties related to this model guided the determination of the research agenda for Coastal Genesis 2. The paper concludes by reflecting briefly on the outcomes of the research programme and the role of the ‘Research for Policy’ cycle in ensuring the sustainable future of the Dutch coast.
KW - Coastal erosion
KW - Coastal policy development
KW - Flood risk management
KW - Long term sediment budget
KW - Sustainable nourishment strategies
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85124677508&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2022.106066
DO - 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2022.106066
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85124677508
VL - 219
JO - Ocean & Coastal Management
JF - Ocean & Coastal Management
SN - 0964-5691
M1 - 106066
ER -