ABSTRACT

Different policy mechanisms to encourage private property developers to adopt sustainable drainage features have been tried in many countries with moderate success. Singapore’s ABC Waters Programme encourages the adoption of sustainable drainage by private developers through certification amongst others. However, this has not been implemented by all developers uniformly. Therefore, using Singapore as a case study we analyse the key strategies to promote sustainable drainage features. In-depth interviews with twelve prominent property developers were conducted to understand their knowledge, attitude and adoption behaviour. There were no substantial differences in company characteristics between adopters and non-adopters. Five main types of strategies: right timing, industry engagement, public education, financial incentives, and regulations were suggested to increase the adoption of sustainable drainage features in Singapore. These strategies could be suitable for other countries pursuing similar policy goals as well.

摘要

在许多国家，已经尝试了不同的政策机制来鼓励私有财产开发商采用可持续的排水功能。新加坡的ABC水资源计划鼓励私营开发商通过认证等方式采用可持续排水。但是，并不是所有开发人员都统一实现这一点。因此，以新加坡为例，我们分析了促进可持续排水功能的关键策略。对十二位知名房地产开发商进行了深入采访，以了解他们的知识，态度和收养行为。采用者和非采用者之间的公司特征没有实质性差异。策略的五种主要类型：正确的时机，行业参与，公众教育，经济激励，建议制定法规以增加新加坡可持续排水功能的采用。这些战略也可能适用于追求类似政策目标的其他国家。