Pilot projects and their diffusion: A case study of integrated coastal management in South Africa

International Journal of Sustainable Development

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 148-172

  Vreugdenhil, Heleen ^a,b   Taljaard, Susan ^c   Slinger, Jill H ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Diffusion; ICM; Innovation; Integrated coastal management; Pilot project; Policy change; Policy implementation; Saldanha Bay; South Africa; Transition management

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; REGIONAL PLANNING;

INTEGRATED COASTAL MANAGEMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; POLICY CHANGES; POLICY IMPLEMENTATIONS; SALDANHA BAYS; SOUTH AFRICA; TRANSITION MANAGEMENT;

DIFFUSION;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DESIGN; DIFFUSION; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; POLICY MAKING;

SALDANHA BAY; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 84857214773     PISSN: 09601406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.2012.044039     Document Type: Article

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