From Pilot Projects to Transformative Infrastructures, Exploring Market Receptivity for Permeable Pavement in The Netherlands

Rutger de Graaf-van Dinther, Anne Leskens, Ted Veldkamp, Jeroen Kluck and Floris Boogaard
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Rutger de Graaf-van Dinther: Research Centre Sustainable Port Cities, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, 3089 JB Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Anne Leskens: Research Centre Sustainable Port Cities, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, 3089 JB Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Ted Veldkamp: Research Program Urban Technology, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, 1000 BE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Jeroen Kluck: Research Program Urban Technology, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, 1000 BE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Floris Boogaard: Research Centre for Built Environment NoorderRuimte, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, 9747 AS Groningen, The Netherlands

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 9, 1-13

Abstract: Climate change and changing land use challenge the livability and flood safety of Dutch cities. One option cities have to become more climate-proof is to increase infiltration of stormwater into soil through permeable pavement and thus reduce discharge of stormwater into sewer systems. To analyze the market receptivity for permeable pavements in the Netherlands, this article focuses on the perception of end-users towards key transition factors in the infrastructure transformation processes. Market receptivity was studied on two levels: (1) on the system level, by analyzing 20 key factors in the Dutch urban water sector that enable wider application of permeable pavements; and (2) on the technology level, by analyzing 12 key factors that explain why decision makers select permeable pavements or not. Results show that trust between cooperating partners was perceived as the system level key factor that needs to be improved most to facilitate the wider uptake of permeable pavements. Additionally, the association of end-users with permeable pavement, particularly their willingness to apply these technologies and their understanding of what kinds of benefits these technologies could bring, was regarded the most important receptivity attribute. On the technology level, the reliability of permeable pavement was regarded as the most important end-user consideration for selecting this technology.

Keywords: SUDS; sponge city; permeable pavement; transformative infrastructures; stormwater infiltration resilience; urban water; market receptivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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