Grain for Green Project in farmers' minds: perceptions, aspirations and behaviours in eco-fragile region, Xinjiang, China
Grain for Green Project in farmers' minds: perceptions, aspirations and behaviours in eco-fragile region, Xinjiang, China
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农民心中的退耕还林工程：中国新疆生态脆弱地区的认知、愿望和行为
DOI：
10.1108/ijccsm-06-2020-0069
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发表时间：
2021-06-04
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Zhang, Fuchun
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作者：
Duan, Pei;Chen, Shengdong;Zhang, Fuchun
本研究旨在分析退耕还林农户生态认知与退耕还林行为的内在机制，以及生态认知与生态意愿的进一步关系，从农民的角度提出应对气候变化的对策和管理。运用计划行为的设计/方法论/途径理论和社会交换理论，利用新疆巴州和昌吉生态脆弱区618户农户的调查数据，构建了退耕还林还林农户生态认知的理论框架和受外部因素、退耕还林意愿和退耕还林行为影响下的生态认知。运用结构方程模型和Heckman两步模型分析了农户生态认知与生态意愿的关系、农户生态认知意愿对农户生态意愿的影响以及农户生态意愿行为的影响因素。研究结果表明，生态认知变量对农户生态意愿有显著正向影响。生态认知的综合影响路径系数为PBC(0.498)>；SN(0.223)>；AB(0.177)。收入变化是一个调节变量，它对AB和SN对生态意愿的影响具有显著的调节作用。农户的生态认知对退耕还林还林行为产生影响，农民收入变化对退耕还林的选择有显著的正向影响。现实启示从研究结论中得出生态保护的政策建议和对策，适应中国的生态脆弱地区乃至世界类似地区应对气候变化。原创性/价值结合规划行为和社会交换理论，实证分析了农户生态认知和生态意愿的路径及其影响因素。
PurposeThis study aims to focus on the analysis of the internal mechanism of farmers' ecological cognition and the behaviour of Grain for Green Project (GGP), and the further relationship between ecological cognition and ecological aspiration, proposing climate change strategies and management from the perspective of farmers.Design/methodology/approachTheory of planned behaviour and social exchange theory were used to construct a theoretical framework and an ecological cognition under the influence of external factors, the aspiration and the behaviour of GGP, using ecological fragile areas in Bazhou and Changji, Xinjiang of 618 peasant households' survey data. The structural equation model and Heckman two-step model were applied to analyse the relationship between ecological cognition and ecological aspiration of farmers, the impact of peasant households' ecological cognition and aspiration to the behaviour of GGP and the influence factors of GGP behaviour.FindingsThis research's results show that the three characterizations of ecological cognitive variables, attitude towards the behaviour (AB), subjective norms (SN) and perceived behaviour control (PBC), have significant positive impact on farmers' GGP ecological aspiration. The comprehensive impact path coefficients of ecological cognition are PBC (0.498) > SN (0.223) > AB (0.177). Also, income change is a moderating variable, which has a significant moderating effect on the influence of AB and SN on ecological aspiration. Further, farmers' ecological cognition has an influence on the behaviour of GGP, and the change of farmers' income has a significant positive effect on farmers' choice of returning farmland to forests.Practical implicationsThe ecological protection policy suggestions and countermeasures can be drawn from the research conclusions, adapted to China's ecologically fragile regions and even similar regions in the world to response the climate change.Originality/valueCombining the theory of planning behaviour and social exchange, this paper empirically analyses the path of farmers' ecological cognition and ecological aspiration, as well as the influencing factors.