Nope, can't examine that. Parking lots are peak human design. The most logical design solution for our species.
They mention less heat as one of the multiple benefits of pavers / bricks.
I used to dislike them by default - "They're bumpy". They're not bumpy. There's a shopping center in my town, and even a new Taco Bell, that use pavers for their parking lot, and I can't even notice.
We could probably do pavers for new parking lots and keep asphalt / concrete for heavy-duty stuff like interstates and roads over 30 MPH and not lose much except the up-front cost of pavers. (But hey if Taco Bell thinks they're worth it...)
You're probably right about foundation quality. But there sure are a lot of roads that didn't get that right.
But for warm, affluent locations, they make sense.
If only they were more common outside the Netherlands. I love my bumpy, brick, tree-lined, narrow, street.
The temperature difference is staggering. In hot summer, the parking lot is unbearable and the green area feels much better. In early spring/late autumn, the parking lot is uhm-okay (though still ugly), while walking through the green area gives you shivers: cool and wet wind.
Only in deep winter, during the freezing days, both areas feel the same.