Narrative

Characteristics

Key editors

Ways of expression

Sea defense

- Primary grand narrative

- Weak link

- National importance

- Water safety

- Flood protection

- Dike

- Export product

- Integrating

- Minister of Infrastructure and Environment

- Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management

Water Authority of Delfland

- Stories of flood protection and the “eternal struggle of the Dutch against the sea”

- Government publications [32] [33]

- Government websites

Boulevard

- Grand narrative

- International allure

- Economic importance

- Combination of beauty and safety

- Pride

- Unique

- Integrating

- Alderman for Scheveningen

- Management of DSO and DSB

- Communication department

City Marketing

- Stories of glamour and attractiveness

- Speeches and media performances [33] - [38]

- Project communication

- Municipal websites

Professional superiority

- Coping narrative

- “Best of the best”

- Disciplinary boundaries

- Differentiating

- Senior team members

Initially selected team members

- Stories of personal track records and seniority

- Internal meetings

- Informal discussions

Locality

- Coping narrative

- “Best for locality”

- Local importance

- Entrepreneurs

- Inhabitants

- Differentiating

- Scheveningen team members

- The Hague team members

- Stories of personal commitment to Scheveningen and its inhabitants

- Internal meetings

- Informal discussions

Cocreation

- Coping narrative

- “Best for project”

- Project importance

- Cooperation

- Team work

- Integrating

- Project manager et al.

- Young team members

- Stories of cooperation and working for the city

- Meetings

- Formal discussions