The negotiation of knowledge for coastal governance

Abstract

In May 2011, the CSIR (Natural Resources and the Environment), in partnership with University of KwaZulu-Natal’s (UKZN) School of Development Studies (SDS, now School of Built Environment and Development Studies – SBEDS) submitted a proposal to the Department of Science and Technology (DST) within the context of the Global Change Grand Challenge and the Global Change (GCGC), Society and Sustainability Research Programme (SSRP) Knowledge Challenge D: Innovation for sustainability posing the main research question: How applicable is the ‘knowledge negotiation’ model for producing appropriate knowledge for coastal governance in the context of a neo-liberal, developing society in the process of transformation? The main objective of the research is the development and testing of an innovative and radical model for (scientific) knowledge production at local (or municipal) levels. The project will run over three years and will form the basis for active collaboration between the project team and eThekwini Municipality, the Provincial and National Government.