ABSTRACT
Coastal Management ...................................................................................22 2.2.1 Information Needs ...........................................................................22 2.2.2 Evidence-Based Policy-Making ..................................................... 24
2.3 Role(s) of Information at the Science-Policy Interface ...........................25 2.4 Characteristics of the Science-Policy Interface ....................................... 27
2.4.1 Actors ................................................................................................. 27 2.4.2 Diverse Subjects and Available Knowledge .................................28 2.4.3 Information Products and Framing of Issues ..............................28 2.4.4 Politicizing of Science ...................................................................... 29 2.4.5 Uncertainty ....................................................................................... 29 2.4.6 Organizational Aspects ..................................................................30 2.4.7 Quality Control (Peer Review) and Attributes of
Information .................................................................................. 31 2.5 Enhancing Communication of Information at the Science-Policy
Interface ......................................................................................................... 32 2.5.1 Boundary Organizations ................................................................ 32 2.5.2 Extended Peer Communities and Increased Public
Participation ......................................................................................33 2.5.3 Changes to Traditional Management Processes .........................33
