The Collaborative Process in Environmental Projects, a Place-Based Coevolution Perspective

Environmental research and management organizations are mutually dependent when it comes to produce use knowledge in favor of responsible action an increasingly uncertain world. Still, science practice interfacing remains a challenge implementing sustaining collaborative process. In this paper, we develop descriptive framework study the coevolution scientific planning activities embedded territorial system. Scientists managers dynamically interact through institutional arrangements, operationalization information communication tools. We propose approach systematically document transdisciplinary pathways characterize bounding process between on typical case-study, coastal Thau territoire (Mediterranean Sea, France). By tracing, illustrating analyzing coupled trajectories environmental sciences for last decades, Systemic Timeline Multistep methodology tackles cross-fertilization mechanisms. The relational analysis draws elaboration synchronic timeline question co-evolution grasp causal mechanisms projects interactions with pathways. Its application shows that public actions shaped each other continuous interaction. It also gives insights into contributive roles long-term place-based intermediate emergence new sociotechnical arrangements.