This chapter appears in the 2011 publication Restoring Lands - Coordinating Science, Politics and Action. The purpose of the chapter is to discuss, in detail, the mechanisms for making connections between science and action, with an eye toward lessons learned.

This 2011 journal article, published in Coastal Management, analyzed survey, interview, and progress report data to determine if and why the science generated by funded projects was being applied to mitigate coastal management issues.