Node 1 produces reference material in the areas of social assessments, deliberation support tools, and methodology for economic evaluation that will serve the objectives of Systems Approach Framework (SAF) development and science-policy interfacing. Each of these activities is placed under the responsibility of a small group of partners that will then serve as a support group to teams in charge of SAF implementation in Study Site Applications (SSAs). Node 1 is composed by two work packages, as follows:		Node 1 Science & Policy Interface Methodology     Node 2 System Approach Framework Methodology     Node 3 Study Sites Activities     Node 4 Support and Services     Node 5 Knowledge Transfer

Work Package 1: Stakeholders and Policy Mapping is dedicated to provide the methodology for social and economic mapping of policy stakeholders and the protocol for interactions between science and other stakeholders. To this aim, a deliberation support tool KERCoast (DST) is developed and available on-line. This tool is tested under real world conditions in different Study Site Applications.

Work Package 2: Economic Assessment provides the generic methodology and tools for economic analyses and guidelines for their insertion into the SAF.

Coordination of Node 1 by Prof. Audun Sandberg (Bodø University College, Norway) (Partner 8)