Coastal risk governance and knowledge coproduction: the case of the Metropolitan City of Bari

Journal title TERRITORIO
Author/s Giulia Motta Zanin, Olga Giovanna Paparusso
Publishing Year 2026 Issue 2025/112-113
Language Italian Pages 9 P. 148-156 File size 336 KB
DOI 10.3280/TR2025-112016
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This paper applies the Risk Governance Framework to coastal risk, emphasizing shared knowledge creation as a necessary step to inform decisions and overcome engineeringdriven approaches. The case of the Metropolitan City of Bari combines the analysis of planning tools with a participatory assessment of risk perceptions. Through Participatory System Dynamics Modelling, the study reveals critical issues and opportunities for adaptive governance, grounded in the strategic role of the intermediate scale and the active involvement of local stakeholders.

Keywords: coastal risk governance; knowledge coproduction; participatory process

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Giulia Motta Zanin, Olga Giovanna Paparusso, Governance del rischio costiero e coproduzione di conoscenza: il caso della Città Metropolitana di Bari in "TERRITORIO" 112-113/2025, pp 148-156, DOI: 10.3280/TR2025-112016