Ways of knowing – out-of-sync or incompatible? Framing water quality and farmers’ encounters with science in the regulation of non-point source pollution in the Canterbury region of New Zealand

摘要: Abstract This paper examines farmers’ ways of knowing water quality and their encounters with the science used in policy to address cumulative effects agriculture. Drawing on constructivist theories knowledge discussions farmers two locations New Zealand's South Island region Canterbury, research identifies a significant divergence between conception problem compared issue's framing. In theory, increasingly practice, are assumed merely out-of-sync integration or coproduction possible necessary. poses question: what if have become incompatible? The presented indicates incompatibility that derives from epistemic practices mobilise different ontologies at scales. It is shown how predictive present appear be insurmountable obstacles coproduction. argued collaborative governance needs find work divergent – not for purpose but co-existence.