Policy and Practice Certainty for Effective Uptake of Diffuse Pollution Practices in A Light-Touch Regulated Country.
Policy and Practice Certainty for Effective Uptake of Diffuse Pollution Practices in A Light-Touch Regulated Country.
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在宽松监管国家有效采用分散污染做法的政策和实践确定性。
DOI：
10.1007/s00267-019-01242-y
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发表时间：
2020
影响因子：
3.5
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Knook J
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Knook J
尽管人们几十年来已经认识到农业与水污染扩散之间的联系，但仍需采取有效措施解决这一问题。在诸如新西兰和澳大利亚等管制宽松的国家，促进环境管理做法的努力大多依靠自愿行动，例如参与性研究和推广方案;这些行动的成功在很大程度上取决于农民采用这些做法的意愿和能力。增加对影响农民在这一领域决策的因素的了解将有助于促进有效的咨询服务。本研究提供了52个定性访谈农民和9个农民会议和田间日的观察见解。我们定性地确定影响农民自愿采取水质措施的决策的因素，并根据影响他们决策的因素对农民进行分类。我们发现，在轻度管制的国家，政策的确定性和实践的有效性是必不可少的，特别是对于那些推迟行动直到因继承或监管而被迫采取行动的农民。本文的贡献是三方面的：（一）它确定了影响决策的因素，在一个轻接触管制国家的水质做法的摄取;（二）它开发了不同类型的农民类型学;以及（iii）它为监管宽松的国家提供了政策方法方面的建议，这对任何面临农业政策变化的国家都具有潜在的相关性，比如英国脱欧后的政策。
Although the link between agriculture and diffuse water pollution has been understood for decades, there is still a need to implement effective measures to address this issue. In countries with light-touch regulation, such as New Zealand and Australia, most efforts to promote environmental management practices have relied on voluntary initiatives such as participatory research and extension programmes; the success of which is largely dependent on farmers’ willingness and ability to adopt these practices. Increased understanding of the factors influencing farmer decision-making in this area would aid the promotion of effective advisory services. This study provides insights from 52 qualitative interviews with farmers and from observations of nine farmer meetings and field days. We qualitatively identify factors that influence farmer decision-making regarding the voluntary uptake of water quality practices and develop a typology for categorising farmers according to the factors that influence their decision-making. We find that in light-touch regulated countries certainty around policy and also around the effectiveness of practices is essential, particularly for farmers who delay action until compelled to act due to succession or regulation. The contribution of this paper is threefold: (i) it identifies factors influencing decision-making around the uptake of water quality practices in a light-touch regulated country; (ii) it develops a typology of different farmer types; and (iii) it provides recommendations on policy approaches for countries with light-touch regulation, which has potential relevance for any countries facing changes regarding their agricultural policy, such as post-Brexit policy in the UK.