Smart regulation for water innovation – the case of decentralized rainwater technology |
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| Authors: | Lena Partzsch |
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| Institution: | 1. Post-graduate Program in Production Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Campus Universitário Trindade, Caixa Postal 476, 88040-970 Florianópolis, SC, Brazil;2. Production and System Engineering Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Campus Universitário Trindade, Caixa Postal 476, 88040-970 Florianópolis, SC, Brazil;1. Harvard Water Security Initiative, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Pierce Hall 125, 29 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA;2. UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Department of Integrated Water Systems and Governance, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA, Delft, The Netherlands;3. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA;4. Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont Street, Suite 250, Boston, MA, 02108, USA;5. Sustainability Science Program, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, 79 JFK St, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA;6. FSG, Inc., 500 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116, USA;1. Institute for Infrastructure Engineering, Western Sydney University, NSW 2751, Australia;2. Institute for Infrastructure Engineering, School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics, Western Sydney University, Building XB, Room 2.48, Kingswood, Penrith Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia;1. Lisbon MBA Católica/Nova, Lisbon, Portugal;2. ERSE – Portuguese Energy Regulatory Authority, Lisbon, Portugal;3. INESC-ID & Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal |
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| Abstract: | “Lead-markets”, “environmental innovations”, and “low-carbon technologies” are some of the modern buzz-words surrounding environmental regulation. But how can governments set the stage for industrial innovation, new and improved products, and the implementation of new, cleaner processes, products and services? The article explores this question with reference to sustainable water technologies, specifically the purchase of decentralized rainwater facilities. It is more ecologically sustainable to process rainwater locally than expanding drainage into the centralized system. However, the market for decentralized water technologies is still a niche one compared to centralized infrastructure. The article therefore evaluates regulative instruments in “smart” support of decentralized technologies. |
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