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Public perception and social network analysis for coastal risk management in Maresme Sud (Barcelona, Catalonia)
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Author:
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Roca Bosch, Elisabet; Villares Junyent, Míriam; Oroval Junyent, Laia; Gabarró, Adrián
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Civil i Ambiental; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. EXIT - Enginyeria de les Xarxes i les Infraestructures de Transport |
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The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11852-014-0341-0 |
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Understanding the governance system, stakeholder relationships and perceptions of coastal landscape risk is essential to improving the sustainability of coastal environments. Our main objective was to analyse social networks for the Maresme Sud coastal area in Catalonia and examine public perceptions of risk in order to shed light on how the current governance system could be improved to promote more adaptive coastal landscape risk management. Our methodology was based on semi-structured interviews of key stakeholders and a social network analysis, which provided context-based information on stakeholder interactions and power relationships and the transfer and diffusion of different types of knowledge. In Maresme Sud, the strong presence of public bodies makes the integration of more adaptive and innovative discourses in coastal management practices more difficult. The role of supra-local stakeholders, currently poorly represented in the network, should be enhanced. Coastal partnerships could also act as bridging organizations to facilitate learning, cooperation and knowledge exchange among stakeholders. |
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Peer Reviewed |
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-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Enginyeria hidràulica, marítima i sanitària::Ports i costes -Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Aspectes socials -Coastal zone management--Spain--Barcelona (Province) -Public perceptions -Coastal risk management. -Social network analysis -Maresme coast -Adaptive governance -Ecological systems -Zones costaneres -- Ordenació -- Catalunya |
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Article - Submitted version Article |
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