Bridging Scales and Stakeholders: Support for an Integrated Systems Approach to National Coastal Resource Management

Bridging Scales and Stakeholders: Support for an Integrated Systems Approach to National Coastal Resource Management | Authorea try { document.documentElement.classList.add('js'); } catch (e) { } var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'G-8VDV14Y67G']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Skip to main content Preprints Collections Wiley Open Research IET Open Research Ecological Society of Japan All Collections About About Authorea FAQs Contact Us Quick Search anywhere Search for preprint articles, keywords, etc. Search Search ADVANCED SEARCH SCROLL This is a preprint and has not been peer reviewed. Data may be preliminary. 9 February 2026 V1 Latest version Share on Bridging Scales and Stakeholders: Support for an Integrated Systems Approach to National Coastal Resource Management Authors : Rachel Jiang 0009-0001-1310-6870 [email protected] , Michelle M. Gierach 0000-0002-8161-4121 , Kelly Luis 0000-0001-9975-3480 , Rashmi Shah 0000-0002-5412-9358 , and Erin Urquhart 0000-0001-7141-9499 Authors Info & Affiliations https://doi.org/10.22541/au.177067618.88197008/v1 118 views 75 downloads Contents Abstract Supplementary Material Information & Authors Metrics & Citations View Options References Figures Tables Media Share Abstract The United States relies on its coastal zones for vital ecosystem goods and services that bolster national socioeconomic well-being and resilience. As coastlines confront converging environmental stressors, the resulting impacts span U.S. stakeholder communities and reveal differing priorities across geographic and governance scales. Therefore, supporting effective coastal decision-making requires an understanding of these nuanced relationships. To address this, we conducted a hybridized literature review across U.S. stakeholder communities, governance scales, and geographic regions. Physical drivers, such as sea level rise, emerged as the dominant thematic focus in U.S. coastal literature (39.36%), with stronger emphasis in literature at the national scale (46.84%) than the regional scale (34.30%). Whereas national scale ecosystem health (12.52%) and water quality challenges (15.93%) was less prevalent than regional ecosystem health (18.15%) and water quality (20.39%). This pattern highlights a granularity gap of coastal information needs, as national scale literature tends to prioritize upstream systems drivers, while regional scale literature focuses on more localized impacts relevant to place-based management. Additionally, challenges, stressors, and sectors are frequently discussed in relation to one another, underscoring the inherently interconnected nature of coastal systems. Taken together, these findings emphasize the importance of linking broad, upstream forcings with the downstream, management decisions. Viewing the coast holistically as a system rather than a collection of isolated components strengthens the foundation for effective decision-making, supports responsive monitoring, and clarifies pathways for resilience and mitigation across the nation’s coastlines. Supplementary Material File (1060749_0_merged_1770083398.pdf) Download 1.20 MB File (agu_paper1_manuscript_2_2.docx) Download 21.95 MB File (agu_paper1_suppinfo_2_2.pdf) Download 442.78 KB Information & Authors Information Version history V1 Version 1 09 February 2026 Copyright This work is licensed under a Non Exclusive No Reuse License. Keywords challenge cascades coastal resilience coastal science environmental management environmental sciences human society interdisciplinary science multiscale science policy socio-ecological systems transdisciplinary Authors Affiliations Rachel Jiang 0009-0001-1310-6870 [email protected] Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology View all articles by this author Michelle M. Gierach 0000-0002-8161-4121 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology View all articles by this author Kelly Luis 0000-0001-9975-3480 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology View all articles by this author Rashmi Shah 0000-0002-5412-9358 Jet Propulsion Laboratory View all articles by this author Erin Urquhart 0000-0001-7141-9499 NASA View all articles by this author Metrics & Citations Metrics Article Usage 118 views 75 downloads .FvxKWukQNSOunydq8rnd { width: 100px; } Citations Download citation Rachel Jiang, Michelle M. Gierach, Kelly Luis, et al. 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