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Design and Insights Gained in a Real-World Laboratory for the Implementation of New Coastal Protection Strategies

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  • Daniela Kempa

    (Institute of Environmental Planning, Leibniz University Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany
    Leibniz Research Center TRUST—Transdisciplinary Rural and Urban Spatial Transformation, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany)

  • Leena Karrasch

    (Department of Ecological Economics, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Ammerländer Heerstraße 114-118, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany)

  • Torsten Schlurmann

    (Leibniz Research Center TRUST—Transdisciplinary Rural and Urban Spatial Transformation, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany
    Ludwig-Franzius Institute of Hydraulic, Estuarine and Coastal Engineering, Leibniz University Hannover, Nienburger Str. 4, 30167 Hannover, Germany
    Coastal Research Center, Joint Central Institution of the Leibniz University Hannover and the Technische Universität Braunschweig, Merkurstraße 11, 30419 Hannover, Germany)

  • Martin Prominski

    (Leibniz Research Center TRUST—Transdisciplinary Rural and Urban Spatial Transformation, Herrenhäuser Str. 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany
    Institute of Open Space Planning and Design, Leibniz University Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 2A, 30419 Hannover, Germany)

  • Oliver Lojek

    (Leichtweiß-Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Beethovenstr. 51a, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany)

  • Evke Schulte-Güstenberg

    (Department of Ecological Economics, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Ammerländer Heerstraße 114-118, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany)

  • Jan Visscher

    (Ludwig-Franzius Institute of Hydraulic, Estuarine and Coastal Engineering, Leibniz University Hannover, Nienburger Str. 4, 30167 Hannover, Germany
    Coastal Research Center, Joint Central Institution of the Leibniz University Hannover and the Technische Universität Braunschweig, Merkurstraße 11, 30419 Hannover, Germany)

  • Oliver Zielinski

    (Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW), Seestrasse 15, 18119 Rostock, Germany
    Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg, Schleusenstr. 1, 26382 Wilhelmshaven, Germany)

  • Nils Goseberg

    (Coastal Research Center, Joint Central Institution of the Leibniz University Hannover and the Technische Universität Braunschweig, Merkurstraße 11, 30419 Hannover, Germany
    Leichtweiß-Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Beethovenstr. 51a, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany)

Abstract

Novel strategies in coastal protection are needed to cope with climate change-induced sea level rise. They aim at the sustainable development of coastal areas in light of intensification and land use changes. A promising approach is the design of nature-based solutions (NbS), complementing the safety levels of technical infrastructure. However, NbS lack a widespread and large-scale implementation. To address this deficit, co-design concepts are needed that combine experiences from science and practice. This work presents and discusses the approach of a coast-specific real-world laboratory (RwL) addressing the inclusive design of ecosystem-based coastal protection. Strategies of RwLs are applied for the first time in a coastal context along the North Sea coastline in Germany. We found the concept of RwLs suitable for coastal transdisciplinary research, although adaptions in the spatial reference level or flexibility in location and time of experimentation are necessary. A profound actor analysis is indispensable to specify participatory processes and interaction levels. A criteria-based cooperative selection of RwL sites helps to reveal and solve conflicting interests to achieve trust between science and practice. Addressing site-specific characteristics and practitioners’ needs, our coastal RwL provides a mutual learning space to develop and test NbS to complement technical coastal protection.

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  • Daniela Kempa & Leena Karrasch & Torsten Schlurmann & Martin Prominski & Oliver Lojek & Evke Schulte-Güstenberg & Jan Visscher & Oliver Zielinski & Nils Goseberg, 2023. "Design and Insights Gained in a Real-World Laboratory for the Implementation of New Coastal Protection Strategies," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-20, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:5:p:4623-:d:1088092
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