Cettner Annicka, Ashley Richard, Hedström Annelie, Viklander Maria
Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Division of Architecture & Water, Luleå University of Technology, SE-971 87 Luleå, Sweden.
J Environ Manage. 2014 Dec 15;146:29-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.07.024. Epub 2014 Aug 23.
Individual and organisational receptivity for change towards the use of sustainable stormwater management systems has been previously examined, but the significance of the different contexts for achieving this has been largely unexplored. This paper examines the significance of contexts associated to the actions to bring this about by proposing and evaluating an emerging framework based on two related receptivity theories: the individual or organisational approach and the contextual approach. Results from a Swedish national questionnaire with professionals in stormwater management have been used, together with a limited number of interviews to develop and understand the validity of the framework. The analysis has indicated that the respondents were professionally prepared for change (action) but not practically prepared due to inadequate supportive contexts. In response, a number of potential contexts associated to the necessary actions were identified. The framework was found to provide new insights into the influence of receptive contexts for a change in water management practice. These insights can be used by policy makers and others to better support the realization of professional openness for change and thus accelerate the process of change to sustainable stormwater practice.
以往曾探讨过个人和组织对采用可持续雨水管理系统变革的接受度，但对于实现这一目标的不同背景的重要性，在很大程度上尚未得到充分研究。本文通过提出并评估一个基于两种相关接受度理论的新兴框架，即个人或组织方法以及背景方法，来探讨与实现这一目标相关的背景的重要性。研究采用了瑞典针对雨水管理专业人员的全国性调查问卷结果，并结合了数量有限的访谈，以开发和理解该框架的有效性。分析表明，受访者在专业上为变革（行动）做好了准备，但由于支持性背景不足，在实际操作上并未做好准备。作为回应，确定了一些与必要行动相关的潜在背景。研究发现，该框架为接受性背景对水管理实践变革的影响提供了新的见解。政策制定者和其他人员可以利用这些见解，更好地支持实现专业上对变革的开放性，从而加速向可持续雨水实践的变革进程。
