Stakeholder Involvement Work Package 8 European Union European Regional Development Fund Kop 2 Fife Coast and Countryside Trust was responsible for the coordination of Work Package 8: “Stakeholder Involvement”. This report was prepared by Julian T. Inglis, Fulcrum Environmental Management, on behalf of the Trust. The thoughts and opinions expressed in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Trust or other partners in the SUSCOD project. The author is solely responsible for the accuracy of the information contained in the report. Please send your comments to [email protected] Table of Contents Summary 6 Section 1: Introduction to stakeholder involvement in the SUSCOD project .........................................8 Section 2: Process for developing the final report on stakeholder involvement .............................. 11 Section 3: A typology of the main categories of stakeholder involvement .......................................... 14 a. Partnerships ............................................................................................................................................................. 15 (i) Coastal Partnerships ............................................................................................................................................... 15 Coastal partnerships in Scotland ............................................................................................................... 16 Coastal Partnerships and emerging marine planning partnerships ..................................................... 16 The Essex Coastal Forum ............................................................................................................................. 18 The Tay Estuary Forum ................................................................................................................................ 19 (ii) Planning Partnerships ............................................................................................................................................. 20 West Sands Partnership, St. Andrews, Fife ............................................................................................... 20 Shoreline Management Plans ...................................................................................................................... 21 Fife Shoreline Management Plan 2011 .......................................................................................... 24 Essex and South Suffolk SMP (2010) ............................................................................................. 24 (iii) Project Partnerships ................................................................................................................................................ 25 The Naze Heritage Project, Essex ............................................................................................................... 25 Zandmotor: Sand Engine ............................................................................................................................. 27 Perspective of the Province of South-Holland .......................................................................................... 28 Stakeholder Conferences and Seminars: LIFEscape ................................................................................ 29 b. Communicating widely with the public ................................................................................................................ 31 (i) Planning Events ....................................................................................................................................................... 31 Stakeholder Involvement in Norra Bohuslan, Sweden ............................................................................ 31 Developing a community partnership .......................................................................................... 31 Implementing the Action Plan: The “Living Bohuslan Fair” ........................................................ 34 Partner Comments on the Living Bohuslän Fair Pilot Project .................................................... 39 Scenario Workshops and Citizen Summits in Region Sjaelland, Denmark ........................................... 40 About the Citizens’ Summit ............................................................................................................ 43 Citizens’ Summit, Haslev, October 30, 2010 .................................................................................. 46 Kalundborg Municipality: Scenario Workshops and Citizen Summit. ....................................... 47 Stakeholder Involvement in Flanders: Master Plan for Coastal Safety .................................................. 49 (ii) Visitor Centres and Interpretation ........................................................................................................................ 50 Maasvalkte 2 and Futureland ...................................................................................................................... 50 Interpretation................................................................................................................................................ 52 (iii) Museums and Science Festivals ............................................................................................................................. 53 (iv) Social Networks and Videoconferencing .............................................................................................................. 55 3 | Stakeholder Involvement in SUSCOD | Work Package 8 c. Volunteers ............................................................................................................................................................. 55 Essex Coastal Wardens ................................................................................................................................ 55 Fife Coast and Countryside Trust ............................................................................................................... 55 d. Informal Networks: KRING .................................................................................................................................... 56 Section 4: Reflections on Stakeholder Involvement in SUSCOD ............................................................... 58 Section 5: Final Thoughts ......................................................................................................................................... 64 Appendices Appendix 1 Description of W.P. 8 Activities......................................................................................................................................... 67 Appendix 2 Questionnaire: Stakeholder Involvement in Partner Activities ................................................................................... 69 SUSCOD Questionnaire: Stakeholder Involvement ....................................................................................................................... 70 Appendix 3 Stakeholder involvement and tools ................................................................................................................................. 72 Appendix 4 The Engagement Continuum ............................................................................................................................................ 73 List of Tables Table 1 | Activities forming the basis for the report on stakeholder involvement in SUSCOD ...............................12 Table 1 | Activities forming the basis for the report on stakeholder involvement in SUSCOD ...............................13 Table 2 | A Typology of Stakeholder Involvement in SUSCOD partner areas ............................................................15 Table 3 | A SWOT Analysis of Coastal Partnerships in the UK ....................................................................................17 .........17 Table 5 | Developing a stakeholder strategy for each stage of the SMP preparation process.................................22 Table 4 | A Summary of benefits provided by Coastal Partnerships (Coastal Partnership Network, Defra 2008) Table 6 | Participatory models employed by Danish Board of Technology (www.tekno.dk) .................................43 Table 7 | A Ladder of Citizen Participation ....................................................................................................................59 4 | Stakeholder Involvement in SUSCOD | Work Package 8 List of Text boxes Box 1 | EU ICZM Principles and stakeholder involvement ............................................................................................6 Box 1 | EU ICZM Principles and stakeholder involvement ............................................................................................9 Box 2 | LIFEscape: Teenagers views on raising awareness about the landscape .................................................... 29 Box 3 | LIFEscape: Motives for engaging citizens in governing processes ............................................................... 30 Box 4 | Second Home Owners and Permanent Residents in Norra Bohuslan.......................................................... 35 Box 5 | Dates, Locations and Some Details of “Living Bohuslan” ............................................................................... 37 Box 6 | Website Information: for the Kungshamn Fair, Sotenas Municipality (translated) ...................................