Adoption and Diffusion of Nature-Based Solutions by Property Owners in Urban Areas: The Case of Green Roofs in Eindhoven, The Netherlands

IF 3.6 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Resources Pub Date : 2023-11-10 DOI:10.3390/resources12110133

Max López-Maciel, Peter Roebeling, Rick Llewellyn, Elisabete Figueiredo, Fábio André Matos, Rita Mendonça, Maria Isabel Bastos, Rúben Mendes, Luuk Postmes, Mayke Van Dinter

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This article explores general concepts related to the diffusion of innovations theory (DoI) and its use regarding the adoption of nature-based solutions, specifically green roofs, in urban areas by private house/property owners in the city of Eindhoven (Netherlands). Given the gap in knowledge on the potential for the adoption of green roofs by private house/property owners as well as barriers and enablers to their implementation from the DoI perspective, we used a model for predicting the adoption of innovations (ADOPT). Results show that the predicted peak adoption level is 3% and that the time to peak adoption level is 17 years. However, the level of adoption can be significantly enhanced by increasing profit benefit (i.e., cost savings) in the years that they are used (+19 percent points adoption), reducing risk exposure (+17 percent points adoption), and improving ease and convenience (+15 percent points adoption), while the time to peak adoption level can be reduced by enhancing relevant and existing skills and knowledge (−3 years), simplifying trialability and innovation complexity (−2 years), and increasing observability (−1 year). Hence, key factors affecting the adoption of green roofs by private house/property owners have been identified, contributing to the formulation of urban climate change adoption strategies.

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城市业主采用和推广基于自然的解决方案:以荷兰埃因霍温的绿色屋顶为例

本文探讨了与创新扩散理论(DoI)相关的一般概念及其在采用基于自然的解决方案方面的应用，特别是荷兰埃因霍温市私人住宅/物业业主在城市地区的绿色屋顶。考虑到对私人房屋/财产所有者采用绿色屋顶的潜力的知识差距，以及从DoI的角度来看实施绿色屋顶的障碍和推动因素，我们使用了一个预测创新采用的模型(ADOPT)。结果表明，预测的峰值采用率为3%，达到峰值采用率的时间为17年。然而，采用水平可以通过增加使用年份的利润效益(即成本节约)(+ 19%的采用率)，减少风险暴露(+ 17%的采用率)和提高易用性和便利性(+ 15%的采用率)来显着提高，而达到峰值采用水平的时间可以通过提高相关和现有的技能和知识(- 3年)，简化可试验性和创新复杂性(- 2年)来缩短。可观测性增加(−1年)。因此，我们确定了影响私人房屋/物业业主采用绿色屋顶的关键因素，有助于制定城市气候变化采用策略。

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Resources Environmental Science-Nature and Landscape Conservation

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7.20

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6.10%

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审稿时长

11 weeks

期刊介绍： Resources (ISSN 2079-9276) is an international, scholarly open access journal on the topic of natural resources. It publishes reviews, regular research papers, communications and short notes, and there is no restriction on the length of the papers. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical research in as much detail as possible. Full experimental and methodical details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced. There are, in addition, unique features of this journal: manuscripts regarding research proposals and research ideas will be particularly welcomed, electronic files or software regarding the full details of the calculation and experimental procedure, if unable to be published in a normal way, can be deposited as supplementary material. Subject Areas: natural resources, water resources, mineral resources, energy resources, land resources, plant and animal resources, genetic resources, ecology resources, resource management and policy, resources conservation and recycling.