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  • Environmental science and policy
  • Water resource management
  • Knowledge co-production and sustainability science

Background:

  • Boundary work, mediating between knowledge and action, is crucial for sustainable development.
  • Adaptive management in the water sector requires effective knowledge co-production.
  • A classification of boundary work based on knowledge use and sources exists (Clark et al., 2016).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate a case study of knowledge co-production in the water sector.
  • To assess the applicability of boundary work as a framework for adaptive management.
  • To analyze the role of boundary work in facilitating different types of knowledge use.

Main Methods:

  • Case study analysis of knowledge co-production in water management.
  • Application of a boundary work classification (Clark et al., 2016).
  • Examination of boundary work practices for enlightenment, decision-, and negotiation support.

Main Results:

  • Boundary work was crucial for all three types of knowledge use (enlightenment, decision-, negotiation-support).
  • Effective interaction was achieved through practices like joint agenda setting and data sharing.
  • A temporal dimension is important: building trust through enlightenment first, then supporting decisions and negotiations.

Conclusions:

  • Boundary work is a dynamic process, not a single achievement, vital for adaptive water management.
  • Key actors, such as water utilities, are essential for driving boundary work.
  • Practices identified in this case study can be transferred to other contexts for knowledge co-production.