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gaps of information have to be made or an agreement of neglecting this information could
be done. At the end it is not important if you got the full information for these exercise.
The main intention is to think in different roles and to try to understand different points
of view on the given problem. Considering the entrance of this book where the German
philosopher Kant already helped to understand that space cannot entirely be grasped or
described as “thing itself”, only by sensual perception and experiences.
Another point is to plan and develop an adequate strategy on how to approach the
problem. What are the necessary steps? What is really important to know (relevant)? What
if some steps of the process for solving the problem didn’t work as expected? What if
milestones or interim results won’t be achieved?
8.1.1 Setting the Scene
A new institution has been installed to bridge the gap between sectoral planning and
administration approaches. The institution is called Coastal Integration Association
(CoastInA) and the founders are all relevant parties in the respective coastal zone. You
are one of the first employees at the CoastInA of the southern North Sea Region and your
first task is to solve two long-lasting but now getting urgent problems. The third problem
refers to a situation which has been solved, maybe you will find another solution or agreement. It is important to know that we assume CoastInA has no legal sovereignty, but is
acknowledged by a binding treaty of all founders, that is, CoastInA is for the time being
accepted.
8.2 Problem 1: Eroding Coastal Stretch
8.2.1 Delineation of the Problem
At a coastal strip the dike fore land is eroding and half of the salt marsh has been destroyed.
The stability of the main dike is at risk! In front of the dike there is a highly protected nature
area. Behind the dike different types of land uses can be found: agricultural land use (e.g.,
meadows, dairy farming, crops) and tourism. Of course, there are more types of land
use existing, but avoid to make it too complex (see Fig. 8.1). The following paragraphs
describe the situation and the interests and needs of each user perspective representing
different types of land use assigned to specific sectors.
8.2.2 Coastal Protection
Currently, the strategy for protecting people in the low-lying part of the coast against
flooding is based on the improvement (heightening and strengthening) of the main dike. In
addition to these improvement works also maintenance work in front of the dike is carried
out, for example, protecting salt marshes against erosion by brush-wood groins or other
8 Exercises: Fictitious Case Studies
gaps of information have to be made or an agreement of neglecting this information could
be done. At the end it is not important if you got the full information for these exercise.
The main intention is to think in different roles and to try to understand different points
of view on the given problem. Considering the entrance of this book where the German
philosopher Kant already helped to understand that space cannot entirely be grasped or
described as “thing itself”, only by sensual perception and experiences.
Another point is to plan and develop an adequate strategy on how to approach the
problem. What are the necessary steps? What is really important to know (relevant)? What
if some steps of the process for solving the problem didn’t work as expected? What if
milestones or interim results won’t be achieved?
8.1.1 Setting the Scene
A new institution has been installed to bridge the gap between sectoral planning and
administration approaches. The institution is called Coastal Integration Association
(CoastInA) and the founders are all relevant parties in the respective coastal zone. You
are one of the first employees at the CoastInA of the southern North Sea Region and your
first task is to solve two long-lasting but now getting urgent problems. The third problem
refers to a situation which has been solved, maybe you will find another solution or agreement. It is important to know that we assume CoastInA has no legal sovereignty, but is
acknowledged by a binding treaty of all founders, that is, CoastInA is for the time being
accepted.
8.2 Problem 1: Eroding Coastal Stretch
8.2.1 Delineation of the Problem
At a coastal strip the dike fore land is eroding and half of the salt marsh has been destroyed.
The stability of the main dike is at risk! In front of the dike there is a highly protected nature
area. Behind the dike different types of land uses can be found: agricultural land use (e.g.,
meadows, dairy farming, crops) and tourism. Of course, there are more types of land
use existing, but avoid to make it too complex (see Fig. 8.1). The following paragraphs
describe the situation and the interests and needs of each user perspective representing
different types of land use assigned to specific sectors.
8.2.2 Coastal Protection
Currently, the strategy for protecting people in the low-lying part of the coast against
flooding is based on the improvement (heightening and strengthening) of the main dike. In
addition to these improvement works also maintenance work in front of the dike is carried
out, for example, protecting salt marshes against erosion by brush-wood groins or other