Transcript Folie 1 - University of Groningen

Road-Pricing: Enhancing
Acceptability in The Netherlands
Sebastian Seebauer
Meike
Henseleit
Nicole Huijts
Fabio de Cristo
Denise Obst
Mauricio Leandro
Ines Thronicker
Ingrid Luiza Neto
Geertje Schuitema, Jens Schade, Sebastian Bamberg
Problem
Government of The Netherlands plans
to implement km-based charge in 2012
How to make the planned transport pricing scheme
effective and acceptable?
Research aim: How to enhance acceptability?
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Theoretical Model
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Action Model Study I Study I
Situational Factors:
Study I
- Price Differentiation
- Revenue Allocation
- Information
- Way of decision
making
- ...
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Research Question
& Hypothesis
Study I
 Research question: How does the allocation of
revenues influence the acceptability of the new
system?
 Revenue allocations concern benefits for different
goals and therefore can be perceived differently by
people
 People with different value orientations perceive the
Study I
benefits and costs differently
-> acceptability
 This influences perceived outcome expectation and
perceived fairness
-> acceptability
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Study I
Method
 Questionnaire study
 Between subjects design
 6 revenue allocations
Explanation of kilometer-charge policy
Study I
Reduce fixed taxes
Subsidies for energy
efficient cars
Road infrastructure
Better health care
Public transport
Nature improvement
Egoistic
Biospheric
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Method
Study I
 Values:
- egoistic
- biospheric
- altruistic
 Perceived personal and collective costs and benefits
 Perceived fairness:
- fairness of division of costs and benefits
 Acceptability
 Socio-demographics, current travel behavior
Action Model Study II Study II
Situational Factors:
Study II
- Price Differentiation
- Revenue Allocation
- Information
- Way of decision
making
- ...
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Research Question
& Hypothesis
Study II
Study II
Could a Participatory Approach (PA) to decision making
process increase the acceptability of a road pricing
scheme compared to a non-participatory approach?
Example of Hypothesis:
Could the perception of fairness be increased by a
Participatory Approach (PA)?
 No minority needs are disregarded (distributive
justice)
 Participation increases procedural fairness
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Study II
Study II
Method
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Method
Study II
Study II
 A sample of pairs of matched cities similar in
demographics, infrastructure, traffic situation
and reasonable distance apart from each other
 Randomly choose 3 pairs (1 urban, 1
suburban, 1 rural)
 Randomly assign to participatory / nonparticipatory condition
 Longitudinal survey in 3-6 months intervals
 Telephone interviews
 Multiple baselines
 Yearly follow-ups
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Expected Results (Study I + II)
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Which revenue allocation is perceived as the most acceptable
How do people perceive outcome expectations for themselves
and for the society as a whole for each revenue scheme
Which revenue allocation is perceived as most fair
How to communicate about transport pricing with respect to
revenue allocation, in order to increase acceptability
To provide concrete info about how to improve the decision
making process by using a participatory approach...
A bottom-up approach will lead to a higher impact on social
norms, trust, a.s.o. and, finally a higher level of acceptability
for road pricing measures than a non-participatory, top-down
scheme.